/CS /DeviceRGB >> The longer I am a Christian, the more acutely I am aware of the exceeding wickedness of my own heart. He tempted Eve by appealing to her pride, telling her that she could be like God. When restoring a house, you start with fixing the problems. And yet we often ignore the adversary of our souls, living as if he did not exist. /ExtGState << /CS /DeviceRGB . >> << That has to be greatest evidence of the extravagant nature of Gods mercy. Is it right to restore to pastoral ministry a man who has fallen into sexual sin? I suppose that Peter meant well, but his zeal did more damage than good. @tgAvYmC? His grace saved us and it keeps us unto the day when we shall be with Him forever. /Parent 1 0 R (Mt. 3 Tests Of Plagiarism: Do Your Sermons Pass Them? /Contents 71 0 R /XObject << He kept up the outer appearances. /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI ] (NCV) B. Peter remembered the word of the Lord, which included the fact that he would be restored because of Jesus prayers for him (22:32). After everything was destroyed, the people must have thought, All this work and what do I have to show for it? >> Help me to trust You more and to follow Your leading, even when the path is steep. It was probably in secret. . /Tabs /S /Type /Pages >> This was a divine strategy that enabled him to recover all his family 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. Attention: /F1 20 0 R A daughter has recently taken her mother into her home. /GS7 35 0 R >> /ExtGState << He may be preaching or teaching Gods Word every week. 1) Jesus said, Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. (Matthew 9:37-38). What amazing grace, that Christ chose Peter and us, knowing full well how we would fail Him! I advise you to read all of Gods Word. << /F7 50 0 R /XObject << . (2) Discipleship is an identity. No one comes to the Father except through me. We can only appropriate Christs sacrifice to cover our sins. God can restore lost years by deepening your communion with Christ. But the repentance and faith which save us do not put us in a protective bubble so that we are free from all sin until we get to heaven. He was fighting when he should have been submitting. Then, sitting by the fire, he was submitting to group pressure when he should have fought in the Spirit. Inwardly, it is rotten and weak. >> /F3 27 0 R In Acts 3:17-18, Peter has just indicted the listeners with killing Jesus, and now he says: And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 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. /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI ] Look at the first two verses there and you will find that they are similar and it will connect Bobby Bowden, (former football coach of Florida State University) said that when he was in college, he played college baseball. 9:18). /Type /Page endstream endobj 132 0 obj <>stream 16 0 obj >> The Lords look penetrated down to Peters conscience. << Jesus took it upon Himself to remove the hindrances to true corporate worship. /Type /Page He is able to restore earthly relationships. << 10 0 obj /Resources << Joel 2:25, Joel 2:25-26, Denomination: At age 17, he went with some friends to scoff at the famous evangelist, George Whitefield. Christ can restore lost years by deepening your fellowship with him. H\n0E 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. /Type /Group /CS /DeviceRGB Alexander Maclaren observes, Over-reliance on self leads us to put ourselves in the way of temptations which it were wiser to avoid (Expositions of Holy Scripture [Baker], Luke 13-24, p. 267). Whenever I deal with someone who is having serious problems, I ask about his devotional life. Mark 11:15-19. /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /XHeight 250 >> /CS /DeviceRGB The text is in Ephesians, chapter one as we continue the thought of restoration. Lets go to work. teach it. /Type /Page Some of you know this pain in the world of businessa failed venture, a bad investment, a misguided policy, and all the effort that you put in day-by-day, month-by-month, year-by-year led only to massive disappointment. If were not careful, we focus on the Scriptures we like and skip the ones we dont care for. /F1 20 0 R Premonition, precognition, and prophecy He justifies it, thinking, Im just a normal guy. We have just learned what it means to ''live by the Spirit'' and not fulfill the ''works of the flesh.'' 11 0 obj /Parent 1 0 R Have titled the sermon: Repentance, Recovery, Restoration Repentance, our road to recovery, restoration, and redemption Repentance is a powerful Biblical truth that perhaps has been lost in the contemporary church. >> /F2 23 0 R >> But the Lord turned, which probably caught Peters attention. He would ride his bike 15 miles from his home in Nashville, TN to Berry field just to be around airplanes. 1) Luke 8:11 The seed is the word of God., 2) 1 Peter 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.. /Type /Page >> Now we live in a day that we /S /Transparency 1 Corinthians 1:10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment., 3) Our fellowship is based upon unity. /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI ] If only I had taken that opportunity. Ezekiel 37:1-14; John 1:1-18 . When you place Peters earlier confession, You are the Christ of God (9:20) next to I do not know Him, you wonder how the same words could have come out of the same mouth within the space of a few months. Losses however are not so much recovered from as, Scripture: Jesus had already begun to suffer for Peters sins as He endured abuse at the hands of sinners. It looks at vision, passion, and guidance of the Holy Spirit. True corporate worship can be restored/recovered. BACKGROUND TO THE MASTER AND RESTORATION DEFINITION AND KEY SCRIPTURES /CS /DeviceRGB 2 Kings 8:1-6, Psalms 126:1-4, 2 Kings 6:1-6, Denomination: /F4 31 0 R Though this belief is not as SermonSearch.com is an online resource for sermon outlines and preaching ideas. Everyone slips up occasionally. People Listen In Different Wayscan You Reach All Of Them? /Type /Group If Peter had clung to his pride, he would have said, Im never going to show my face in Jerusalem again. /S /Transparency The God of Restoration David Cawston Psalm 23:3; Isaiah 61:1-3 Introduction: There has been a thief who has stolen by deception from us the original state God held from man. Someone else can preach, but Im going back to fishing. But thankfully, Peter recovered from the fear of what people thought and was restored to care about what pleases Christ. /Image11 37 0 R In the life of the child of God, failure need never be final. /Resources << . /FirstChar 32 /XObject << Request a free estimate today by calling (480) 656-3999. As you know, the Lord personally restored Peter and did not kick him off the apostolic team. 5 0 obj /GS7 35 0 R /FontName /TimesNewRomanPSMT read more, Our God is a God of Recovery. 2 0 obj /F2 23 0 R /Type /Group At 23 he wrote the hymn, Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. For many years he served as a Baptist pastor, but later in life he got involved with the doctrines of Unitarianism and strayed from the Lord. /F4 31 0 R If you need to be restored, you must repent of your sin and trust again in Gods grace and mercy. . 9 0 obj /Parent 1 0 R /Tabs /S /F1 20 0 R /Contents 70 0 R It's how we handle conflict that impacts our relationships. In our case today, there is around us the corruption of religion. Luke 19:10 For the Son of Man came to find and restore the lost. /FontWeight 400 /Group << 'John 11:25Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection andthe life. Jesus had warned the disciples, Keep watching and praying, that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak (Mark 14:38). >> >> Is all spiritual failure a slow leak, or are there occasional blowouts? And now, he shows us what that looks like in real life - what it looks like through real people filled with the Spirit. IHB$$! The immediate meaning of this promise is clear. /Font << Even so, when we have been dodging the hard truths of Scripture, we have not judged our pride, were under satanic attack, and were spiritually dull and distant, we will respond to crises in the flesh, not in Gods Spirit. Theres no substance in my life. In Josiahs case, Israels worship was corrupt. endobj /F4 31 0 R RESTORE 1. /Tabs /S /Type /Group Your private devotional times with the Lord are the roots that sustain the tree. The preacher put on the marquee sign the words, ''If you're tired For several weeks we have been learning from the book of Galatians about The Lord of Liberty! Jesus confessed that He is the Messiah and Son of God before the powerful Jewish Sanhedrin, but Peter failed to confess Christ before a lowly servant girl. I hope it never happens to me. But the fact is, there is no such thing as a spiritual blowout; there are only slow leaks. /Type /Group Ephesians 3:20-21 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. (ON SCREEN) This morning, we're looking at Amos 9 in a sermon entitled, Thy Kingdom Come. 21 0 obj Daily Bible Verse: Habakkuk 3:19 /F2 23 0 R /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI ] /Parent 1 0 R /Tabs /S He went out and wept bitterly. /Resources 91 0 R Further occurrences of repairing what had decayed included personal relationships, fortunes, and health. >> >> The Bible is full of examples showing how God makes things new for his glory and for the good of his people. You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God (Joel 2:27). What are some difficult biblical truths which American Christians are ignoring or denying? May you be able to see beyond your current situation and beyond what you can see with your physical eyes! 0 5:5; Phil. To his astonishment, he found that it was the hymn, Come Thou Fount, which he had written as a young man. Lord, the locusts have eaten too many years of our lives. Paul says in 2.16, ''knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.'' . DISCUSSION: The need for restoration implies. /ExtGState << >> /Parent 1 0 R So the king appointed an official for her, saying, Restore all that was hers, together with all the produce of the fields from the day that she left the land until now.. Scripture no where teaches such a thing. /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] In the story of Ruth, we see God take a family whose name faced extinction and not only restore to them a secure future but knit them into his grand story of redemption by placing them in Jesus family line. /Contents 84 0 R We have tracked Nehemiah, a man of prayer, purpose, performance from a prominent position in the Persian Empire to the despairing people of Jerusalem He is paralyzed from the neck down. From this point on, those who believe this also try to allegorize any reference to Israel in the New Testament claiming it is a symbolic reference to the church. 7 0 obj Today Pastor Benny Hinn and his son-in-law, Michael Koulianos, continue their discussion from the Jesus Image studio in Orlando on the Five Keys to Total Recovery of everything you've lost or had stolen. 3) Josiahs reign began by destroying all of the idolatrous places. /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI ] Ephesians 1:7- ''In whom we had redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.'' Dont Worry, and Let the Lord Handle It! 4. PSALM 126: 1 When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed, Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Christ, Jesus, God, Power, Renewal, Restoration, Cutting Edge, Lazy, Recovery, Restore, Steps, Dullness, Laxness. One of the greatest shocks a saint will ever know is to realize that other saints can be cruel. It is then said that the church is the new Israel. Then we are to mature disciples by teaching them the Word of God. I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David.. may result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ" ( 1 Peter 1:7 ). /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding /F5 39 0 R /Tabs /S Foursquare. Revival Part One /Group << /F2 23 0 R /ItalicAngle 0 Outwardly, it looks tall and strong. Jesus found these misplaced people and then He restored them. 2. They are our compass. endobj << 8 0 obj . People Listen In Different Wayscan You Reach All Of Them? Support your answer from Scripture. /S /Transparency Z? /Parent 1 0 R It is who we are as followers of Christ and it is our mission (to make >> When I completed my work, I found that I had about 500 pounds of brick left over. >> 2:8-10). You cant go back to it. The need for restoration implies, 1) that something is corrupt, 2) the need for a pattern, 3) unity of purpose, 4) there is work to be done. /StructParents 1 Im thinking of those who have lost a loved one. You wouldnt think that the bold, brash Peter would be toppled by a servant girl, but he was! [Introduction] %PDF-1.3 We like the idea that man is free to choose his own destiny, but we dont care for a God who has mercy on some and who hardens others according to His will (Rom. /Subtype /TrueType Benny Hinn - Sermon: Five Keys to Total Recovery, Part 2. 17. 3 For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. As believers, our hope ultimately rests in the promise that Christ will come back for us one day and make all things new. Just after Peters famous confession, Jesus began to teach the disciples that He must suffer many things, be rejected by the Jewish leaders, and be killed. Now you look back on those years with regret, the years that the locusts have eaten. Daniel 4:34-37, Deuteronomy 6:1-10:15, Denomination: Becoming a Christian is a matter of repentance and faith (Acts 20:21), which are flip sides of the same coin. << /Image11 37 0 R /CS /DeviceRGB /Parent 1 0 R These words were echoing in the woman's head as she left the doctor's office: "I'm sorry but its cancer." 6) This was the book of MosesGods law to Israel. The apprentice is to find and restore people who have lost life and lost God. Although Luke is kind to Peter, the other gospels hint that his three denials began small and grew to horrible proportions. You can never get them back. endobj /Contents 72 0 R /FontFile2 25 0 R CPR is a wonderful company to work for! 2. 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