Start Small - Your Breakout Year

0:01 Happy New Year, everyone. We are so excited that you decided to spend your morning with us and welcome to Church online. We are so excited to spend the morning with you and you may be here looking for some positive news, maybe some encouragement, maybe a little bit of Hope and I want to tell you have come to the right place. I have a feeling that there's somebody on the other end of that screen this morning who just needs to hear used to have a reminder that we serve a God who is still active and alive and In our community, a God who wants a relationship with you fiercely wants to pursue. You have a holy spirit who's working in our life, not just today, but wants to have success for us all the way through this. Next 20, 23 season.

0:45 I'm so excited for all that God has in store for us this morning. So what we're going to do is we're going to have a couple of worship songs right after that. We're going to have some fun time for you to connect with us through the screen. And then Pastor, Sean is going to bring us an exciting new series called Your breakout year, it is going to be an amazing morning. But before we get started with all of that, let's get started with some awesome worship. Happy New Year. Real life. We are so excited to worship with you this morning. So, whatever, wherever you are joining in with us today. Pick a posture of worship. Stand up kneel down. We are going to lift up God and start this new year off, right? With some amazing worship. And so we can't wait to worship along with you all.

1:36 How great the chasm that lay between us how high the mountain I could not in desperation, I turn to and spoke your name. Into and through the darkness, your loving, kindness toward through the shadows of mine. Jesus Christ my life What heart could find such boundless Grace to wear my sin.

2:52 And baby has fallen. The King of Kings calls me. Jesus. Raise the age group you have broken every day there salvation in any other name.

3:42 Jesus Christ my baby. That seal the bra in your very body began to breathe out of outside. The roaring lion. Declare, the grain has no claim on me. Amen. Let's hang out again. Your very body begin to bow.

5:02 You set me free. Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on the, you have broken Every Chain there salvation in any other name. Jesus Christ, my name.

6:22 From the moment I don't wake up until I lay my head. I will see of the goodness of God. I'd know my life you have been Faith, No More life. You all been to so go. With every breath in Miami, I will see the goodness and I love your voice.

7:09 You and let me do the fight and in dark East. You are close. Like, no other. I know you as a father. I'm known you as a friend and I know my life. You have been faithful. No my life. Um, And so, so so good.

7:52 Every break it on your goodness. They don't surrender your girl.

8:54 You're good. No, my life is in play. No Mi. I Feel Love in so so so good. With every breath that I am me. I'm gonna sing Look Tony.

10:14 Come on. Give it a big for God. Today, we worship him. We praise him. The only one who is Worthy. We are so excited that you are here connecting with us this morning. We're back online which means we get to have a lot of fun in the comments and make sure you guys are thrown out those hearts. Throwing up those lights interacting with us right there in the comments. If you are new with us at this is your very first time interacting with Real Life Church, whether it's online or in person, we want to connect with you. So if you can text RL new to 97,000, that'll give us an opportunity to connect with you in an even bigger way you guys can actually check out the comments right below and it will provide you with the link. And a way to get connected. There we are a church that is on a mission and that mission is to see people who are far from God discover their real life and purpose in.

11:02 Jesus, and simply put that just means that we are at church for the unchurched. We want to see this city just completely transformed in the name of Jesus and we get the opportunity and the privilege of doing that right here on line with you guys today before we get started with our message list because took an opportunity to really quick to fray. Dear God. Thank you so much for this amazing opportunity that we have to connect in a unique way. Today, Lord not just to the people in our city, but just to be able to have an opportunity, even outside of the walls of a church Lord to worship and praise you. And to honor you with our words, Lord help to fill us today with hope and love as we head into this 2023 season. Lord help us to just feel encouraged by the word, the pastor. Sean brings to us today.

11:46 Help us to just have an authentic encounter with you. That only you can Provide Lord bless this entire message, Lord and just help all of this to lift up your name and ask all of this in your name. Amen. Well as we launch into this new year, I am so excited to pass off the camera to Pastor Sean as he launches this brand new series. It provides you guys with a little bit of Hope today. Happy New Year, real life, come on you made 2023 and I even got a coffee right here because I know some of you after last night needs Some coffee. Come on somebody, but me, I'm excited. You guys are with us. Excited to launch a brand new year and a really lean into really a new series called breakout, and really, it's your breakout year in 2023.

12:32 And for some of us last year, maybe not been the URI wanted, but this year, I believe God been praying for God to release this year, kind of breakthrough. Maybe some relationships, I missed some addictions. Maybe some things in your life that you're trying to do name a Jesus, maybe some Souls changed. Maybe some people coming to Christ and really honestly maybe just take off the weight. And keep it off in Jesus name. Come on somebody, I'm really praying for God's kingdom to come here through you in this season. Here's the reality though. 92% stats. A of those who make a New Year's resolution actually fail at the resolution and Paul went through this war of the Flesh and the spirit and really on the inside the same, we're going to go through as we launched in this new year and says this Romans chapter 7, is this Paul talking? It says, I don't understand myself. For I want to do what is right but I don't do it instead. I do what I hate.

13:26 I do. It's not right but I can't I want to do it's good but I don't I want to do. I don't do it's wrong but I do it anyway. He says oh what a miserable person, I am. Who will free me from the life. That is dominated by sin and death. He says thank God. The answer is in Jesus Christ, Our Lord, and this year, we're going to start off. And we had these goals and is resolutions, and there's just War happening on the inside, its release. More of the Flesh in the spirit. And Paul was in this war, nice, believe those invisible battles. You have to fight this year. Will make all the difference as you lead in 2023. I know it's easy to start and state some goals of things that happen out there and outcomes, but I want to start out this year talking about what's happening right here inside of our hearts, the invisible walls, that we battle the visible voices that are in our heads.

14:14 And so maybe last year. There's a lot of maybe ourselves in last year, maybe is ego and pride, we're pushing. It was just maybe He too much of us or maybe it was the this invisible Wall of Shame. These chains are holding us back, some things that are spoken over us. Some thoughts about ourselves that kept us for having a breakout year last year. Maybe it's a visible of fear may be that worried that's been keeping us up at night. Maybe there's a situation or circumstance or broken relationship and it's just raining on our souls. Maybe, there's some distrust from 2022, maybe last year was like your biggest year and isolation and insulation. And Just shut the world out and completely, and you really need to start trusting people this year.

14:55 Maybe there's guilt. That's driving you, or maybe you're in the comparison trap. Maybe start believing, I'm not this. I'm not that. And I'm not lovable, and I'm just helpless and I can't, maybe you're stuck at the beginning of this year and so, there's so many invisible walls. But here's what I'm start out this year with. It's really simple. I can't, but Jesus can, amen. I can't. But Jesus can I'm not good enough, but Jesus is good and through Jesus. He He can tear down the walls on the inside and so for this to be a breakout Year, we're not going to tell it what to do out here. Let's talk about today what God can do in here. What walls does need to tear down in your life to really set the foundation to make this one of your best years yet? I believe this, it's a small thing. It's the invisible things.

15:39 The things that no one else sees that will make the biggest difference in 2022. 2023 thing, but every sports team out there. They'll want to win the championship. Come on, they'll be Super Bowl champs. So Talk smack online. Everybody's got their teams and room for stuff, but we all have the same goal but what makes a difference. It's all the small things. All those daily things, invisible things that make the difference at the end. A think about people's marriages, people have a great marriage and then you get five, seven, ten, maybe fifteen years down the road, and you know what? They're on opposite sides and they end up having marriage fights and all sorts of things, go off track and the train crashes, and no one South to do that, but it's all the small things we all want.

16:21 Have the great things, but so small things, they were didn't make the difference. Those invisible things add up to be big things. Here's, I'm talking about, think about Jesus. Jesus, often neglected, the crowd often went away in solitude, he went away on a side of a mountain. He left his disciples by the campfire and went out by himself. He did something that seems so small but it's so big. He prayed he spent time alone with God. It was his there's a holy spirit Power, it was a source. And so for Jesus, for him to get Can hear words from his father and the Holy Spirit and build him up those small things that consistent had in his life, made all the difference in the world. You know what kind of birds would make for you?

17:01 If you were to pray for your spouse every day? Well, if you pray for your kids every day, but if you got her knees and you said, God used my life. Today, I'm, I'm yielded to you. I want you to use me. God, thank you for my family. Think for my spouse. What difference would that make in your life? One small thing that make a huge difference this year. You know, we don't need to set out and Put the goal to lose 20 pounds or that we're going to get more organized or pay off her credit card debt, or we're gonna be professional evangelist. I would encourage you salt stump start with something very, very, very small. Maybe the beginning of this year. Maybe just say, I'm just going to go outside. I'm gonna, I'm gonna walk, I'm just gonna walk three times a week. I'm not going to go out with a goal and try lose weight. I'm just going to start doing these little tiny things that maybe you, pray and listen to God. We talked about this year, about chair time, just being Five Minutes Alone with Jesus.

17:53 Maybe your goal is really simple. Maybe your goal this year at the very beginning, the year is just to pick your Bible up, not even read it. Literally just grab it and put it in your work bag and bring it with you to work or maybe you just bring it on the nightstand. Next to your bed, just pick up the Bible. See, like, I believe, 90% of what you're into this year is just showing up like if you just get to the gym, if you just get to the Bible, I believe that you have a really good chance of doing what God has called you to do. Just by getting that book in your, Hands just by getting on your knees and praying and asking God, there's a little small things make all the difference. What about this? Well, if you didn't buy a coffee, every single day, what was like every other day, we do something crazy. What if you canceled, Netflix, come all somebody. Maybe.

18:35 Maybe save like $100 a month between Netflix and coffee, right? In Jesus name. I can tell you something small that's working for die. And I, we took our TV ad for bedroom. Something really small relocated, you know, talking 30 feet away, and it's changed changed a lot for us. So it's The seasons been crazy at the Hope Center and you get home and you're just late, it's like, hey, you know what? Let's move TV out. And we turn our bedroom into place of rest and Recreation. Come on somebody, she can't keep her hands off me. What can I say? It's a new year. These guys are trying not to laugh but their laughs and it's a real deal right there. Trying not to its great dying. When we cut that out bum, keep it in, right? But I'm just totally Small Things, add up to big things. Think about blowing water, you try to watch that hot though that water boil and you're going to put those noodles. As in wait, for kids are going psycho. Right, and you, waiting and waiting, and waiting, and it feels like nothing is happening, right? But the reality is this, you don't see anything until it gets to 212 degrees, but all the way between that 90° or will be 40 degrees right now, write all those temperatures to scope one temperature at a time until you can find see the results and the reality is this is it a lot of shaping, a lot of things that God is going to do the inside of you to prepare you before. Other people, even notice the difference. If you're working out you Even notice a difference in your own life, until 30 days, then your closest people do in 60, and then your friends will notice about 90 days. The reality is this, those little small things every day, those habits, those the way we see ourselves, make all the difference in the world.

20:05 Moving up one degree at a time. So I believe this in Galatians 6:9. This we have to do. It says this. Let us not be weary in doing good for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest. If we do not give up. The reality is most people don't see the fruit of their labor. There's not a microwave Christianity and so as you start this, your app, you just do the things, you know, are the right things to do follow God, those small little areas, but don't give up, it's hard, you don't see the fruit. You don't see the results, you don't see all the things you want to see. You don't look in the mirror and, like, wow, I'm changed overnight. When you work out, it's the same thing. Spiritually in the same thing for your marriage. Same thing, your kids. So this year start with something really simple start on the inside and go slow tear down those walls attack the things but don't give up through the hard seasons.

20:51 Like you're making a difference. Here's the question. I want you guys to Think Through, who do you want to become the next six to 12 months? Think About 20-23 by the end of the year by end of summer? Who do I want to become for some you might say man I'll be the man, God has called me to be on called a woman, God's calling me, then I'll be the Family Guy. I want to be the person who shows up and it's trustworthy. Only person that gets clean this year. I'm the person that breaks the addiction of alcohol on the person. That is a game changer for a family. I want to save some money this year. I want to A payoff, part of my debt. What, who do you want to become? You have six to 12 months, you can pretty much change. The really course of your family and your life in this time. Who do you see yourself becoming? And for me, I just look at this year, I think, man last year spent a lot of time at the Hope Center. A lot of time building things this year, I'm going to build my family.

21:37 So I'll be the greatest Family Guy and the world love my family of my kids. I'll be that guy that you guys look at all you guys out there and you start rolling. Your eyes. Every time you start hearing the stories of what I'm doing. My family hanging out loving on them. You like this guy is ridiculous. To go on a horse ride with the horse named Daisy. We're going to go on a date. Actually, that's got your main so he's got us all be, he's got great stories. Don't even talk to Scott, he'll make you feel like a sluggard. He's just got the he's got relational use. I don't know what it is, but I'm just telling you, I'll be that guy that loves my family this year and by the end of the year, I would like me what a family man. Now I just spend more time with my kids. My family, its leaders, been little crazy. So I will be a strong leader for the cause of Christ, push the needle for with our church and to seeing God's kingdom being built here. So encouraging He's made pick a word. What can it be like in six to 12 months. What's the area that God could have? You focus in?

22:27 What's that one specific thing? You say, you know what? God's will work on this wall. My heart, there's an area that God is calling me into, and I'm going to lean into that. I'm gonna set some goals around that. There's a theme that guy's been working in me. It's a, it's a Battle Cry, my life, and they just pick one single word. And ask Diane said, what word would you have between 23? And she told me the word was intentional. She's going to lead by her nose. She's been just kind of stretch over Direction, but this year, it's like, Focus. In alignment and just really being careful about her time and really, where she put your passing energy. And for me, I surprised her with this word, but actually picked the word Diane because I was going to spend more time with my family, really focus on her and help her grow and develop and just be there, just encouraging her and just really strengthen our family and so not, there's anything crazy. It's like a check-up.

23:11 Come off, somebody got ya maintenance, you know change the oil in the marriage. Come on somebody, right? Rotate the tires. Look under the hood, you know, it's all about. And so I'm just telling you I'm just thinking maybe great year. Are just really focusing on her so I don't know where it is for you, but I encourage you to pick a word and lean into a God has for you. The good news is you don't do perfect. Yeah, if you eat too much, you just next day. Say, hey, I'm starting over. If you skip a day at the gym, you don't pick your Bible up. You make mistake, you lose your temper. Well guess what? You are forgiven, you're not called be perfect. You just called the confess and then let Jesus have it and then learn and move forward. So this year, you're going to stumble the fall forward. Learn from your You're stumbling. Maybe you're trying to save money and you impulse shop. Come On Target started speaking.

23:55 All you ladies, it's only been one day. You did the returns last week. Now you spend all that money from the turns again, but the reality is, hey, just go to Jesus. So, you know, I'm starting over on be disciplined with all those little pennies. Now, I want you to think about this. This is, this is pretty pretty special small things add up to big things. If I give the option of having three million dollars right now, or give you a magical penny that doubles itself in a value, every single day for 31 days, which one you pick? Now, most people would take the three million dollars, it's like man, that's a lot of money, but the reality is, if you're taking Penny, it wouldn't really look like it. Added up too much. You look like a fool for the really the first about 20, 25 days. You look like complete idiot, but the reality is all those little small things, others will pennies. They double they add up and nobody sees it, nobody knows what's going on.

24:40 It's not until the 30th day. Do you actually make more than the 3 million dollars? And by the 31st day, you made ten point seven million dollars just by doubling a penny every Day. I'm telling you, there's a little small things you do in life. If you don't give up, you will reap a harvest. So plant those small stuff. Do what's right? Focus in and really tear those walls that maybe have pulled you back last year. Let's have a breakthrough year in 2023. I'm excited to launch this new series. I'm excited to see what God's going to do. I want to invite you back. One of the small habits you can have is just showing up as just being a part of the family of God, and there's something that happens right here. When you hear the word of God, you get challenged and changed. And so what is it for you?

25:20 What's Your one word this season, don't get discouraged and you see the water not boiling and the pennies aren't adding up. Don't get discouraged because one day you're going to reap a harvest. And so I know you guys are really faithful to God and I know God is going to bless you, continue to follow him work through those this year, make it a breakout year and see what God is going to do. Probably come before you go. We thank you so much for really just changing our lives. God allowed this year to be a year. We're gonna start fresh, we can just reset the clock. You can Just wipe away our sins God and we start over and we don't have to be ashamed or walking the season of fear or worry or doubt. And so God, I pray, you tear down some walls in the people are church that we walk in here with really less baggage than we started because we know you and so God help us to have a year that we look back on and say, man, I'm proud of this and even through small steps, got a prayed. There's things that are in our lives that nobody else could see that.

26:13 You would just do some work in God. That you do some heart surgery today. Even our lives, we watch this guy to pray that somebody would see this and realize Sighs man, I need Jesus and there's some things in my life that I've been putting in front of that. And so, I'm going to get this in the right position and re put Jesus in the seat on the throne of my life. So we got to pray for our church had used it to really be a breakout church this season. Go see, Souls changed and people changed. And I pray for one more group people and that's those you that say, you know what, I need completely fresh start this year. I need something I've never had before. I need Jesus and you got to realize who Jesus is Jesus. The sinless son of God. We just celebrate an amazing Christmas. And we'll the birth of the sinless. Son of God that came for us, Adama cross for us. For some of you, you need started this year out on the right foot and you needs to come down to being right with Jesus. And so, for those you need, Jesus Bible says this, whoever believes in him, he confesses with their mouth. That Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins, they'll be forgiven and made new and stuff.

27:10 You need to be made new. Today, I want to encourage you to pray this prayer with me and ask Jesus to save you from your sin. They finally got. Thanks so much for sending Jesus, sending your best to die on a cross. Or me? Yeah, you can have my life got on this year to be a year. That's all about you guys. And I want to use you. Use my life, how you see? Fit got. Thank you for sending this message. Across my screen, you can change my life and praise in Jesus name. Amen. Come on, real life. Lift up the hearts, put the likes, let people know you love them. They came to Christ today and happy New Year that prayer that you just prayed is not the end. But it's actually the beginning of you starting this incredible journey with Jesus and we want to make sure that you're not doing.

27:51 Not alone. We are so excited for you and want to provide you with a next step to help you get started on this journey. And that next step is to text RL next to 97,000. And what that's going to do is just kind of a ride you with some resources, as well as get you connected with a member of our team, who can just help you to figure out what's next? And we can be with you every step of the way on this exciting and brand-new decision evening to follow. Jesus and Pastor Sean talk today, all about this idea of how we don't have to hit 20. 23 going in all the way you can start with these small things that can ultimately make a really big impact. And if you're new with us today at this is your first time checking us out online. My encouragement for you today is maybe that next small thing for you is to just check us out again next week. Maybe it's online again.

28:38 Maybe you want to come out and see us in person at Kentucky Trail. Well, I just want to encourage you to make that be your next small thing. If you do call real life home, my encouragement for you is to go in maybe a little bit, just making it. Funny mornings, a full commitment, maybe instead of that once a month, maybe you're coming every single week and really having that shot in the arm that just full transformation to start your week off. Strong to see what really God can do through every single day, every single week through this next 2023 season. That's my encouragement as we get moving into this next season. And again, if you call real life home, we just want to thank you guys for being such a generous church. This last year, we had a record breaking numbers and are Giving and that's all thanks to you guys making a decision to say yes to Jesus to say yes to what he would have you to do this last year and this next year is going to be no different if you guys continue to say yes.

29:32 And so that's my encouragement for you today. What can we do as a church? This next year if you decide, you're going to give as big and even bigger as you did, this last year and as we're online today, there are a couple of ways that you can do that. You can text any amount to eight four, three, two, one. Or you can also head to our website to Real Life Church, Casey? Dot-com and you can hit the giving button there if you want to select it that way as well. Again we want to say thank you as a church or spending your new year with us happy New Year from us to you. And as always clever finds, Jesus discovers real life and purpose will see you guys later.

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