Today we will take some time to study on the topic of Repentance. Christ fully paid the penalty that we owe. he had a blowout. Daily Bible Verse: Habakkuk 3:19 Everybody on his team was giving him high-fives and slapping him on the back. 1. /CS /DeviceRGB /Group << What amazing grace, that Christ chose Peter and us, knowing full well how we would fail Him! Have we truly repented if we dont feel sorry about our sins? Arrows of Truth # 4- What is the Hunters Strategy? AIM: I want everyone to be educated on the principles of restoration and the need for divine restoration in the church today. /S /Transparency Is it right to restore to pastoral ministry a man who has fallen into sexual sin? /F5 39 0 R The Gospel Coalition supports the church by providing resources that are trusted and timely, winsome and wise, and centered on the gospel of Jesus Christ. /Contents 85 0 R The text is in Ephesians, chapter one as we continue the thought of restoration. We like a loving and tolerant God, but we dont care for a holy God who lets us reap what we sow and who visits the iniquity of fathers on children to the third and fourth generation. 18 0 obj . Lost: When a person discovers that something needs to be restored. Introduction . Though this belief is not as SermonSearch.com is an online resource for sermon outlines and preaching ideas. Read it consecutively, not skipping the hard parts. >> /S /Transparency She went with her household and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years. My failures turn me to the Father ''When he came to his senses he got up and went to his father.'' /Tabs /S /ExtGState << >> Gathering to Hear the Word & Rejoice %PDF-1.3 /Font << /Parent 1 0 R /Tabs /S Need: A weekly series to help believers engage with loved ones, friends and neighbors who are dropout believers to restore them to the church - the Body of Christ. The path you chose in your career or at college was a dead end. Before this event, it appeared impossible for prophecy concerning Israel to be literally fulfilled, therefore alternative explanations were sought. And he can even restore days and years that have been lost to the effects of sin (Joel 2:25). /Contents 90 0 R Then He looked at Peter and Peter looked at the Lord (Luke twice refers to Jesus as the Lord to emphasize His deity, v. 61). Proverbs 29:18 'Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint (they run wild), but blessed is he who keeps the laws.' Vision is the ability to see - the picture you see in your mind. /Subtype /TrueType /GS8 36 0 R The Lord wants to come and bring restoration in the area of productivity and fruitfulness.Genesis 28:3'May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful. You didnt fully understand this urge, but you gave yourself to it. I advise you to read all of Gods Word. A2pP't-t=0-8b>6\ y?%4InJcM"mQgJ!PwNkO;18iv}vfD@FpAnnm7cbnMp1Z uul_}s@j%- v_acDKC0YkkxMaLaEQpk }w28K]?uX&o:iJ,~"bKU%[bU#l8IK[n<75&NZCKa_%N?U#D],Y Holiness, Scripture: What do lost years look like for us? We like a God who heals us and makes us happy, but we dont like a God who refines us through trials and hardship. 17 0 obj >> Copyright 2003-2023 | Outreach, Inc., All rights reserved. /S /Transparency /Tabs /S endobj But How? Lost years are loveless years. 2 Kings 8:1, Denomination: 1. Later, when other disciples had turned away because of Jesus hard teaching, Jesus asked the twelve if they, too, would turn away. read more, Scripture: In Peters restoration, we see Gods abundant grace: The turning point for Peter involved two things: the crowing of the rooster, which reminded him of Jesus prediction; and, the Lords turning and looking directly at Peter (which only Luke records). Heres a story thats been repeated thousands of times. endobj About This Sermon. A man begins tolerating lustful thoughts. /ItalicAngle 0 /AvgWidth 401 As believers, our hope ultimately rests in the promise that Christ will come back for us one day and make all things new. endobj . >> /F1 20 0 R So we too wait and we pray and we actively open our lives up to that lling of His Power, His Spirit. You should never really be defeated by failure. /StructParents 1 On the date of the accident I was working alone on the roof of a six story building. "Lost" is not the will of God for your life. 12 0 obj John 10:10 "The thief cometh not, but for to steal and to kill, and to destroy. >> What can mere mortals do to me? The first hand which touched my head and stole my glory while I was coming into the world the day I was born, O Lord deliver me by fire, restore my glory and destroy the hand in the name of Jesus. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied (Joel 2:24, 26). You have words of eternal life. << If we fumble and our hearts go bad, then our behavior will follow suit, but if our heart is pure, then only positive behavior will follow. >> Need: Josiahs restoration only occurred after he found the book of the law. Now there are lots of churches that claim to be Christian, but they don't preach Christianity and they're nothing about Christianity, yet they go under the banner Gal. 15 0 obj After everything was destroyed, the people must have thought, All this work and what do I have to show for it? Apostle Joshua Selman During Hallelujah Challenge 2023, preaching a sermon on Restoration and Resurrection that will totally transform your life forever! /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] Ed, Issue 46, Winter 2023. Because as a believer in Jesus Christ, victory is your spiritual birth-right. Then the bystanders began to accuse him of being a disciple because of his Galilean accent. /Type /Group We are looking at heart matters as they are given to us in the life of David. 2 Bear one another's burdens, and thus fulfill the law of Christ. Brochures. 4 Leadership Lessons from the Life of Queen Elizabeth II, Colin Smith on Teaching Lamentations to Grieving People. But then the pitcher took the ball, threw to the first baseman As a young boy in the 1930's, Bob Hoover fell in love with flying. >> (2) Discipleship is an identity. /Tabs /S /Group << Your success is tied to it. /S /Transparency If you will turn back to Him, He will abundantly pardon and restore you to fellowship with Him and to service in His cause. 20. Jesus took it upon Himself to remove the hindrances to true corporate worship. If only I had chosen a different path. But the moment has passed. /Font << . /S /Transparency A woman in my church in California had earned her degree in counseling from a Christian university. The truth is, you can be the victor over lifes failure rather than its victims. This is the passage of scripture where David returns to the Lord from a period of time when he was obviously out of the will of God. Still, we need to ask, How can a believer who enjoyed the privileges Peter enjoyedwho walked as closely with Jesus as Peter did, who saw the miracles Peter saw, who heard the teaching Peter heard, who professed his commitment as strongly as Peter didhow can a believer like that fall into such terrible sin? The answerplease noteis, gradually, not suddenly. As Robinson also wrote, O to grace how great a debtor daily Im constrained to be!. The Hunters strategy is based on an incident in 1 Samuel 30 in which David and his men recovered his family and possessions from the foreign raiders who had kidnapped them. 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Although Luke is kind to Peter, the other gospels hint that his three denials began small and grew to horrible proportions. /Resources << /GS8 36 0 R ''Free from the law, O happy condition; Jesus has bled, and there is remission; Cursed by the law and bruised by the fall, Grace has redeemed us, Once for all. /ExtGState << For those who are walking with the Lord, this story warns us to take heed lest we fall. << 'John 15:5'I am the vine; you are the branches. 0 We are not made right with God through our works, abilities, or righteousness. 3 For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. endobj We have tracked Nehemiah, a man of prayer, purpose, performance from a prominent position in the Persian Empire to the despairing people of Jerusalem God Will Renew and Restore! hbbd``b`z $[A4`6]AbA4 bq,D$"@0$@@Bb``$@g, ` 55 All Christ-less years are locust years. He is spiritually awakened. Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before stumbling (Prov. 6) This was the book of MosesGods law to Israel. For about an hour he tried to block out his failure by making small talk around the fire. /F3 27 0 R /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI ] The restoration plea is still valid today. >> /ExtGState << >> He secretly looks at pornography. 19 0 obj >> If only I had taken that opportunity. Hebrews 10:19-25, Romans 10:17, Denomination: /F1 20 0 R If you have experienced loss in one way or another, this message will definitely speak to you. If only. If . He would ride his bike 15 miles from his home in Nashville, TN to Berry field just to be around airplanes. /CS /DeviceRGB With our honest prices and quality service, you can be confident that your home is in dependable hands when fire, water, or mold strikes. When you restore a house, you may have everything in place, but if you fail to do the work, the house will never be restored. 3 0 obj Robinson was deeply touched, turned his wandering heart again to the Lord, and experienced His grace and forgiveness. 2 Let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a pole; and let us build a place there for us to meet. And he said, Go. 3 Then one of them said, Wont you please come with your servants? I will, Elisha replied. He is able to restore earthly relationships. /XObject << Shock my foes, friends, and even myself, in the name of Jesus. [Introduction] Now, he came back, following at a distance, and sat down among Christs enemies to warm himself by the fire. Life always and only comes from God and all life is sustained by His self-existent life. Gods people had suffered the complete destruction of their entire harvest through swarms of locusts that marched like an insect army through the fields, destroying the crops, multiplying their number as they went. 3. Notice that verse 25 takes us the theme of dross again. H|Sn0}+@6lUU-H{`}`l TQ~|miJ|||.]}_:8;.X=V%vw|. They are focused on Helping the Hurting. /Tabs /S It was just so cold and so dead.'' /Leading 42 In the bookPilgrim's Progress, it was 'Hopeful' who comforted Christian in 'Doubting Castle'; while conversely at the entrance to 'Dante's Hell' were the words, 'Lay down all hope, you that go in by me. 2) Gal. It is your discovery, not your decision. /BaseFont /TimesNewRomanPSMT Youre proudly trusting in your own method of atonement. Revival Part One: Gathering To Hear The Word And Rejoice. Thats the last bit of air leaking out of our spiritual tires: We compromise our witness by our words and behavior. /Type /Group /Type /Group Z? 2) The Reformation was tried to fix the corruptthe result is denominationalism. You'll learn the vitally important par. Luke 22:31-34. He was like a mighty tree that has been eaten inside by bugs. Even when we fail the Lord badly, if we will repent God will restore us and use us again in His service. 1) Catholicism is not what Jesus builtit is a corruption of the original. /Type /Page /Contents 86 0 R /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] RESTORE 1. 3. We are called to reconcile and we are called to forgive. What do spirit-filled people do? 3) Josiahs reign began by destroying all of the idolatrous places. Relationships? Jesus found these misplaced people and then He restored them. /ExtGState << << Everyone slips up occasionally. /Type /FontDescriptor In truth, all of God's faithful servants will be finally vindicated (NCV) B. But the Lord became jealous for his land and had pity on his people. God said, Behold I am sending to you grain, wine and oil, and you will be satisfied (Joel 2:18-19). >> endobj /Image11 37 0 R /Type /Page We offend others just as often as we are offended, but we only notice what affects our personal feelings. /Group << There is an ongoing need for restoration today among those who would profess to be Christians. /GS8 36 0 R Support your answer from Scripture. I want to make a difference in the world, but the locusts have eaten half my life! And, submit yourself to the whole thing, not just to the parts you like. 1) 2 Timothy 1:13 Hold the pattern of sound words which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus., 2) Romans 6:17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.. 13 0 obj The Sovereign LORD is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer, He enables me to tread on the heights.. /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] ''Matthew 5:3-4 (NIV) RESTORATION STEP 2: I admit my pain over my brokenness and loss. He rounded 1st and looked to the 3rd base coach.He turned at 2nd, was halfway to 3rd - and coach was still waving him on to home and when he reached home, he stepped triumphantly on the plate. People Listen In Different Wayscan You Reach All Of Them? /BaseFont /BCDEEE+Tahoma >> Jesus took it upon Himself to remove the hindrances to true corporate worship. 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