Hot & Hidden #1 – When Nothing is Happening, Everything is Happening

Hot & Hidden #1 – When Nothing is Happening, Everything is Happening

Pastor Blake Hanson | 7.6.25 

Luke 3:2–3 (NLT)

2 At this time a message from God came to John son of Zechariah, who was living in the wilderness. 

3 Then John went from place to place on both sides of the Jordan River, preaching that people should be baptized to show that they had repented of their sins and turned to God to be forgiven. 

When it seems like nothing is happening, God wants, is happening. 

Reasons we feel like God is not doing anything: 

1.  We  

2.  We’re  

3.  We underestimate the work 

WHEN IT FEELS LIKE NOTHING IS HAPPENING REMEMBER… 

1.  God prepares you in a place where wants to be. 

Luke 3:2 (NLT)

2 At this time a message from God came to John son of Zechariah, who was living in the wilderness. 

Moses 

Exodus 3:1–2 (NLT)

1 One day Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai, the mountain of God. 

2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush. Moses stared in amazement. Though the bush was engulfed in flames, it didn’t burn up.

David 

1 Samuel 16:11 (NLT)

11 Then Samuel asked, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied. “But he’s out in the fields watching the sheep and goats.” “Send for him at once,” Samuel said. “We will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”

Jesus 

Luke 4:1 (NLT)

1Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,

Israelites 

Deuteronomy 8:2 (NLT) 

2 Remember how the Lord your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his commands.

2.   God isn’t asking for performance, He’s asking for . 

Luke 3:7–8 (NLT)

7 When the crowds came to John for baptism, he said, “You brood of snakes! Who warned you to flee the coming wrath? 

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, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones. 

Jeremiah 17:9 (NLT)

9 “The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?

Luke 3:9–14 (NLT)

9 Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.” 

10 The crowds asked, “What should we do?” 

11 John replied, “If you have two shirts, give one to the poor. If you have food, share it with those who are hungry.” 

12 Even corrupt tax collectors came to be baptized and asked, “Teacher, what should we do?” 

13 He replied, “Collect no more taxes than the government requires.” 

14 “What should we do?” asked some soldiers. John replied, “Don’t extort money or make false accusations. And be content with your pay.”

3.  God forms your  before He gives you an assignment. 

Luke 1:14–17 (NLT) 

14 You will have great joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, 

15 for he will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He must never touch wine or other alcoholic drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth. 

16 And he will turn many Israelites to the Lord their God. 

17 He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah. He will prepare the people for the coming of the Lord. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and he will cause those who are rebellious to accept the wisdom of the godly.”

Luke 3:15–16 (NLT)

15 Everyone was expecting the Messiah to come soon, and they were eager to know whether John might be the Messiah. 

16 John answered their questions by saying, “I baptize you with water; but someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Luke 3:21–22 (NLT) 

21 One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened, 

22 and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form, descended on him like a dove. And a voice from heaven said, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.” 

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