Welcome to the VoodChurch podcast. Happy birthday, Vood! Today Pastor Rich

Wilkerson Jr. shares live from Anniversary Sunday in this special message

Fresh Start. As we reflect on eight years of God's faithfulness we're

celebrating you. Thank you for being a part of our community and the story God

is telling. We would love to hear from you share what God has done in your life

at VoodChurch.com slash story. Now let's lean into the message together.

Isaiah chapter 43, Isaiah chapter 43, starting in verse 18. This is so good.

I preach this to our staff of his summer and now I'm bringing you the same word

with a slight iteration. Isaiah 43 verse 18, forget the former things. Do not

dwell on the past. Verse 19, see someone say see. See I'm doing a new thing. Now

it springs up. Do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and

streams in the wasteland. Do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert

and streams in the wasteland. I want to preach today on our anniversary Sunday

on our birthday. I want to preach from the subject a fresh start. A fresh start.

Look at your neighbor say neighbor. It's a fresh start. Look at your other

neighbor say other neighbor. Today is a fresh start. Would you pray to me,

Lord, we thank you for your word. God, we thank you that it's alive, that it's

active, that it's still ministering to us. Thousands of years later, Lord,

it's relevant for our lives, but we open ourselves up now for the next 30 minutes

or so that you might have your way in our lives. God, all we long, Lord, we have

been in the world, but today we are in your house. Lord, we open up our ears and

we open up our eyes. Holy spirit, have your way. We love you, Lord. And in Jesus

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