New Reality Part 1 | July 13, 2025

Journey to where your story connects with God’s still unfolding story, filled with wonder and endless possibility. 

This week, Bill Johnson unpacks the story of Israel’s slavery in Egypt and God’s faithfulness to deliver His people through the Passover, showing how blood represents freedom, not just life. Pastor Bill explains how God sees, hears, knows, and comes down to deliver His people from generations of shame and bondage, reminding us that even after seasons of silence, God is working to bring freedom and newness. This teaching will help you understand how God’s judgment and mercy intersect, how the blood covenant of Passover points toward Jesus, and how God can deliver you from shame into a new reality of freedom.

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Daybreak | July 13, 2025
New | Week 3
New Reality | William Johnson

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0:00 - Welcome and introduction to “New Reality”
2:22 - The story of Genesis, God’s design, and the fall into slavery
10:00 - God sees, hears, knows, and comes down to deliver
16:04 - Pharaoh’s resistance and God’s judgment through the plagues
20:56 - The Passover: blood as freedom and covenant
24:03 - God’s detailed instructions reveal His character
26:29 - Freedom from external slavery vs. internal shame
28:59 - Closing prayer: Freedom, shame, and a call to return next week

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Scripture Referenced:
Genesis 2.25 – “And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.” (God’s original design for shameless relationship)
Genesis 12.1-3 – God’s promise to Abraham to make his name great and bless all people through him.
Genesis 50.26 – (Implied) Joseph’s death, closing Genesis with Israel in Egypt, setting up Exodus.
Exodus 1.8-22 – Pharaoh enslaving Israel, ordering Hebrew babies to be killed.
Exodus 3.7-8 – “I have seen the oppression of My people… I have come down to deliver them.” (God sees, hears, knows, and comes down)
Exodus 12.1-28 – The Passover instructions: choosing the lamb, applying the blood, and God’s covenant of protection.
Exodus 12.12-13 – “I will pass through the land of Egypt…and when I see the blood, I will pass over you…”
Exodus 3.14 – “I AM WHO I AM.” (God’s self-revelation to Moses at the burning bush, tied to “I am the Lord.”)