God’s Promises to You: He Will Make Everything New

with Pastor Mike Novotny

A new, perfect world where fear, pain, and suffering are gone. That’s God’s promise in this message that concludes this series. Pastor Mike teaches of how God’s promise to make everything new offers both peace for today and a beautiful future beyond this life. 

📄 Transcript

Who should confront?

Does God want you personally to confront, call out, and judge other sinners? Jesus’ answer is, “Depends.” He preached, “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye” (Matthew 7:3, 5).

Jesus doesn’t want you to call others to repentance if you haven’t repented yourself. Don’t express your concern about your friend being gay if you are living/sleeping with your girlfriend. Don’t yell, “Stop yelling!” Don’t accuse someone of stubbornly trying to win an argument because you’re trying to win the argument. First, look into the mirror of God’s Word and see your own sinfulness. Repent.

But if you are repentant, you are called to confront. “Then you will see clearly,” Jesus said, “to deal with your brother’s sin.” You don’t have to be perfect to say something, just repentant.

If someone gets defensive and throws your sin back in your face—“Who are you to talk?!”—you can say, “You’re right. I sin too. But I’m sorry for that sin. Are you?”

Please don’t assume that confrontation is just for the pastor or the boldest members of your church. It’s part of your calling, a crucial way that God keeps his children from straying so that they can spend forever with him (and you) in heaven.

Learning. Growing. Sharing.

My favorite thing about this [YouTube] channel and Pastor Mike in particular is talking about uncomfortable or misunderstood topics. This has helped me grow in faith and helps me share the gospel too.

I really enjoyed this week’s sermon [God’s Promises to You: He Will Use This for Your Good]. I think that it provides much needed information on what to expect from being a Christian. I’m thirteen and live in Milwaukee. I shared this sermon with a friend who I thought would appreciate it. I hope it leaves as big of an impact on her as it did on me. 

This isn’t much of an appreciation email, but thank you!! Pastor Dan’s story [from the “Did I Commit the Unforgivable Sin?” video] completely resonated with me. Connections were made in my mind, and I felt comforted. This problem has often been on my mind, but I always felt it was an unexplainable question.

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Scripture for Today

“Then I saw ‘a new heaven and a new earth,’ for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.’

He who was seated on the throne said, ‘I am making everything new!’ Then he said, ‘Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.’” (Revelation 21:1–5)