“FAMINE TO FIRE: THIS IS OUR MOMENT”
Pastor Darren Greene
Sunday March 8, 2026
GOD SHAKES WHAT IS COMFORTABLE TO AWAKEN WHAT IS CALLING
Haggai 2:6–7 NLT
6 “For this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: In just a little while I will again shake the heavens and the earth, the oceans and the dry land. 7 I will shake all the nations, and the treasures of all the nations will be brought to this Temple. I will fill this place with glory, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.”
Hebrews 12:26–28 NLT
26 When God spoke from Mount Sinai his voice shook the earth, but now he makes another promise: “Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also.” 27 This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain.28 Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe.”
Genesis 42:1 NLT
1 “When Jacob heard that grain was available in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you standing around looking at one another?”
GOD DELAYS REVELATION UNTIL HEARTS ARE READY
Proverbs 20:22 NLT
22 Don’t say, “I will get even for this wrong.” Wait for the Lord to handle the matter.”
Isaiah 30:18 NLT
18 So the Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for his help.”
TRUE REPENTANCE PRECEDES TRUE REUNION
Genesis 37:26-27 NLT
26 Judah said to his brothers, “What will we gain by killing our brother? We’d have to cover up the crime. 27 Instead of hurting him, let’s sell him to those Ishmaelite traders.
Genesis 44:33 NLT
33 “So please, my lord, let me stay here as a slave instead of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers.”
2 Corinthians 7:10 NLT
8 I am not sorry that I sent that severe letter to you, though I was sorry at first, for I know it was painful to you for a little while. 9 Now I am glad I sent it, not because it hurt you, but because the pain caused you to repent and change your ways. It was the kind of sorrow God wants his people to have, so you were not harmed by us in any way. 10 For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.
Luke 3:8 NLT
8 Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God. Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing…”
WHEN GOD REVEALS HIS HAND, EVERYTHING MAKES SENSE
Genesis 45:5 NLT
5 But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives.
Genesis 50:20 NASB
20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to keep many people alive.
5 Then Joshua said to the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do miracles among you.”
How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
John 13:35 NLT
35 Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”
“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice…the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.”
4. EMBRACE THE SOVEREIGN STORY
Proverbs 3:5–6 NLT
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.6 Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.
Romans 8:28 NLT
28 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
Pastor Darren Greene
Sunday March 8, 2026
GOD SHAKES WHAT IS COMFORTABLE TO AWAKEN WHAT IS CALLING
Haggai 2:6–7 NLT
6 “For this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: In just a little while I will again shake the heavens and the earth, the oceans and the dry land. 7 I will shake all the nations, and the treasures of all the nations will be brought to this Temple. I will fill this place with glory, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.”
Hebrews 12:26–28 NLT
26 When God spoke from Mount Sinai his voice shook the earth, but now he makes another promise: “Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also.” 27 This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain.28 Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe.”
Genesis 42:1 NLT
1 “When Jacob heard that grain was available in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you standing around looking at one another?”
GOD DELAYS REVELATION UNTIL HEARTS ARE READY
Proverbs 20:22 NLT
22 Don’t say, “I will get even for this wrong.” Wait for the Lord to handle the matter.”
Isaiah 30:18 NLT
18 So the Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for his help.”
TRUE REPENTANCE PRECEDES TRUE REUNION
Genesis 37:26-27 NLT
26 Judah said to his brothers, “What will we gain by killing our brother? We’d have to cover up the crime. 27 Instead of hurting him, let’s sell him to those Ishmaelite traders.
Genesis 44:33 NLT
33 “So please, my lord, let me stay here as a slave instead of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers.”
2 Corinthians 7:10 NLT
8 I am not sorry that I sent that severe letter to you, though I was sorry at first, for I know it was painful to you for a little while. 9 Now I am glad I sent it, not because it hurt you, but because the pain caused you to repent and change your ways. It was the kind of sorrow God wants his people to have, so you were not harmed by us in any way. 10 For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.
Luke 3:8 NLT
8 Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God. Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing…”
WHEN GOD REVEALS HIS HAND, EVERYTHING MAKES SENSE
Genesis 45:5 NLT
5 But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives.
Genesis 50:20 NASB
20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to keep many people alive.
- CONSECRATE BEFORE YOU CELEBRATE
5 Then Joshua said to the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do miracles among you.”
- PROTECT UNITY LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT
How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
John 13:35 NLT
35 Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”
- STEP FORWARD LIKE JUDAH
“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice…the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.”
4. EMBRACE THE SOVEREIGN STORY
Proverbs 3:5–6 NLT
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.6 Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.
Romans 8:28 NLT
28 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.