. Encouragement for Anglican Pastors, One Year Later, Moscow Pastor Says, I Know God Is Going to Judge Us All, 9 Things You Should Know About Revivals in America, When You Dont Feel Like Having Sex with Your Spouse, Downplaying the Sin of Homosexuality Wont Win the Next Generation, The Burning Question from Asbury Isnt About Asbury, Megachurch Marriage for the Bachelor Pastor: A Story of Love that Lasts, Ordinary and Extraordinary: A Day at the Asbury Awakening. Before this event, it appeared impossible for prophecy concerning Israel to be literally fulfilled, therefore alternative explanations were sought. 'Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. (Org., Unity, Worship, etc.). /XObject << No one comes to the Father except through me. Lost years are painful years. If a person is not walking in repentance and faith, there is reason to doubt whether he truly knows Christ. It is your discovery, not your decision. 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. /Image11 37 0 R /Tabs /S 2:8-10). /F6 43 0 R Then he drops the bait, the man falls, and everyone is shocked. Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? 11 0 obj 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. /Resources << Revival Part One I suppose that Peter meant well, but his zeal did more damage than good. /Producer (PyPDF2) As you know, the Lord personally restored Peter and did not kick him off the apostolic team. The one who believes in me willlive, even though they die. /ExtGState << He actually took Jesus aside and began to rebuke Him. You just didnt fit. Now we live in a day that we 5:8). /Group << In all of these accounts, Jesus didnt just heal a condition. If a tree lacks deep roots, it may look pretty for a while, but invariably, a storm will hit that topples the tree. /F3 27 0 R >> He was three years into his ministry at 33 years old. We are made right with God through Christ's atoning work on the cross. That is the issue. In Scripture, We See Gods Power Of Restoration Countless Times. But God has also put this promise in the Bible for us today. [|Km_dm5;>K2ZC4cKrvevG.e"2'1>c0kf>gRb /Group << Christian Missionary Alliance, Introduction: << I look to God, believing He can comfort and restore me. Theres a person (lets call him Jim) who made a commitment to Christ, but it didnt run deep. /S /Transparency /ExtGState << /F5 39 0 R Faith in Jesus was a slice of the big pie of his busy life, filled with all the things that Jim wanted to pursue. /Type /Font Take heart! I read, not long ago, about a church that had a marquee sign out front. /FontBBox [ -568 -216 2046 693 ] All repentance begins when we remember the word of the Lord. << When she realized that he was well informed on spiritual matters, she asked him what he thought of a hymn she had just been reading. About This Sermon. >> >> Is it right to restore to pastoral ministry a man who has fallen into sexual sin? /Font << /F2 23 0 R 2) Gal. He wants us to know His 'zoe' life - the very life of God Himself. << (Mt. Some Christians will never recover. 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). /Contents 68 0 R 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. 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. /S /Transparency /Image11 37 0 R Rick Warren has summarized these principles of recovery around the word "Recovery." We'll take a letter each week and look at eight summarized steps on the road to recovery. All Rights Reserved. 'What kind of restoration does God want to do? So we clip Romans 9 and many other Scriptures from our Bibles. /GS8 36 0 R Robinson was deeply touched, turned his wandering heart again to the Lord, and experienced His grace and forgiveness. He had scored his first home run as a college player, and he was excited. . A man begins tolerating lustful thoughts. /Image11 37 0 R /F3 27 0 R /Tabs /S The Bible is full of examples of how God makes things new for His glory & our good. 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. During World War II, he was sent to Casablanca where his first major assignment was as test pilot for aircraft which were ready for service in combat. Lost years are loveless years. 14 0 obj /Type /Page There is always support available and they encourage a feeling of community at CPR. /Resources << Oh God of double restoration visit me today in the name of Jesus 2. May you know what it means to be effective, fruitful, productive and filled with destiny and purpose! John 17:20-21 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me., 2) Paul commanded unity. 3 0 obj Gathering to Hear the Word & Rejoice ''Matthew 5:3-4 (NIV) RESTORATION STEP 2: I admit my pain over my brokenness and loss. >> /Parent 1 0 R 4) In the eighteenth year of Josiahs reign, a project to restore the temple was underway. /XObject << What does the Lord say about what I have done? read more, Scripture: /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Type /Page /Contents 86 0 R With our honest prices and quality service, you can be confident that your home is in dependable hands when fire, water, or mold strikes. We respond to crises in the flesh, not in the Spirit. /F7 50 0 R /Type /Group Is Denominationalism A Viable Christian System? /F1 20 0 R Sermon: The God of Double restoration Texts: Joel 2 verse 25 Bible Passage: Job 42 verses 10- 17 . 2. >> /Font << It's how we handle conflict that impacts our relationships. But Robinson was so impressed by Whitefields preaching that he got saved. Perhaps you grew up with many blessings, but in your heart you wanted to rebel. But in his last days, through Gods mercy, Jacob was able to look back on his life and see that God had been his shepherd all along and that he had been redeemed from the evil that once marked his life (Genesis 48:15-16). . We think, Wow, thats scary! /Parent 1 0 R >> . 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. 2+bFZs=3;\0GfWTSGf >>}4|4h87 n(us{CO+ 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.'' Support your answer from Scripture. /Resources 91 0 R Slowly the air was leaking out of his spiritual tires, but we didnt see it until they were flat. /Type /Group /CS /DeviceRGB 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). One of the greatest shocks a saint will ever know is to realize that other saints can be cruel. hmo0_nPJ]jU_d`ATI~>;$$e.3_!\"%">FQ=JG=g's=IGa1Wi^x* wiI,Px,-Gnl]McG8y4(A(!N3YDk&W_u\QU9_yS/tB-10]& Lets go to work. 1) Jesus prayed for unity. She wrote a letter to our elders complaining about my preaching in which she said, Im tired of hearing all the time that Im a sinner. /F1 20 0 R /GS7 35 0 R The God that answered suddenly appear in my situation in the name of Jesus 3. Thats the last bit of air leaking out of our spiritual tires: We compromise our witness by our words and behavior. /Type /Page And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.. /F7 50 0 R Message 13 in our exposition of Nehemiah observing the revivals and restoration of worship after the walls were rebuilt. Introduction . A daughter has recently taken her mother into her home. 1 Samuel 30, Hebrews 10:25, Work for - God) | John 9:1-9 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. Peter, in Luke chapter 22, fails the Lord miserably. It is who we are as followers of Christ and it is our mission (to make 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. God can restore lost years by bringing long-term gain from short-term loss. "Lost" is not the will of God for your life. >> 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. When Josiah recognized that he had everything he needed to restore Israels worship, he went to work. Then the man reached out his hand and took it. Posted 12:18:01 AM. 156 0 obj <>stream /ExtGState << teach it. IHB$$! John 10:10 "The thief cometh not, but for to steal and to kill, and to destroy. 24 0 obj Calvary Chapel. Christ, Jesus, God, Power, Renewal, Restoration, Cutting Edge, Lazy, Recovery, Restore, Steps, Dullness, Laxness. 7. RESTORE 1. read more, Scripture: /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI ] New is one of Gods promises to us, and we know that all of his promises are fulfilled in Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 1:20). 1 0 obj /GS7 35 0 R You wouldnt think that the bold, brash Peter would be toppled by a servant girl, but he was! Ive wasted my years on myself. >> /F1 20 0 R Jesus said, ''Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.'' The Lordintimately sharesHis gift of life withpeople, creating each inHis imagewhich gives all the capacity to know His eternal life. /ExtGState << What can I hang my hope on today, tomorrow, and every other day of this new year? . Files are in MP3 format (the most compatible, high-quality digital files) Listen on your computer or mobile device. JOEL 2: 2-26 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. We all have had the shocking experience of seeing someone we looked up to spiritually fall into a great sin. /F6 43 0 R 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. >> Can this turn into an unbiblical system of penance? DISCUSSION: The need for restoration implies. In modern terms, hope is akin to trust and a confident expectation. That is His plan of restoration for you. Luke 19:10: For the Son of Man has We are looking at the life of David, a man after God's own heart. The life of Gods tender shoot was cut off. Then, on the third day, the Son of God rose in the power of an eternal life. . After the war he was a test pilot who backed up Chuck Yeager in the Bell X-1, which was the first plane to break the sound barrier. God wants to restore what you have lost and cause your situation to be far better than it was before! I have called this series Let Justice Roll. Copyright 2023 The Gospel Coalition, INC. All Rights Reserved. The apprentice is to find and restore people who have lost life and lost God. Just as we cannot turn north without turning our backs on the south, so we cannot turn to a holy God for salvation without turning our backs on any known sin in our lives. . Peter definitely knew Jesus as Savior and Lord. I can identify with the hymn writer, Robert Robinson, who wrote, Prone to wander, Lord I feel it; prone to leave the God I love. But, thank God, the more I see my own sinfulness, the more brightly Gods grace shines. endobj 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. Tell him, Lord, I have spent too many years without you, too many years at a distance from you. 116 N. Roosevelt Ave., Suite 136, Chandler, AZ 85226. {Audio: https://mega.nz/#!PdNhTAaQ!-KqtwlASOwEcUaSpQe6A-vvBat09LSkidDKaAxDsM3w} God is the one who decides. /F2 23 0 R Satan fell when he boasted, I will make myself like the Most High (Isa. /Font << 4. Satan bides his time until the opportune moment. 10 0 obj There is an ongoing need for restoration today among those who would profess to be Christians. I admit I am powerless to control my tendency to do wrong things and my life is unmanageable. /F2 23 0 R /Tabs /S You assumed that you would always be able to do what you used to do. But what about the here and now? Conviction acknowledges that God is right and Im wrong. /Descent -207 /Resources << /F2 23 0 R endstream endobj 128 0 obj <>/Metadata 12 0 R/PageLayout/OneColumn/Pages 125 0 R/StructTreeRoot 18 0 R/Type/Catalog>> endobj 129 0 obj <>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/Tabs/S/Type/Page>> endobj 130 0 obj <>stream The Christian life begins with repentance and faith, but it also continues with repentance and faith on a daily basis whenever we sin or when Gods Word opens our eyes to sin that we previously were not aware of. Here are nine things you should know about revival and the history of revivals in America. Theres no substance in my life. He wrote: ''I am writing in response to your request for additional information. /F5 39 0 R /ItalicAngle 0 Lost years are fruitless years. /F4 31 0 R 18 0 obj Nearly 2 hours of insightful teaching from Pastor Benny Hinn. /StructParents 8 /F5 39 0 R H\@}Z]Adr?lvh'+lTo0HU)la9mOMpp$]5\1I6?IUGy{)s,e[1/e nTT=~6Ikms**ExM^Kr w=y~#E.X@5,rr.Xd6- >> But the Lord turned, which probably caught Peters attention. >> /Type /Group Faith is trusting what Christ has done to pay for our sins on the cross, rather than trusting our own efforts or good works to save us (Eph. We are not made right with God through our works, abilities, or righteousness. 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. The harvests for these people had been wiped out for four years, but God restored the years that the locusts had eaten by giving bumper harvests. /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] Thats the awful process, how the air leaks out of our tires until we are running on the rims. !IHB$$! What amazing grace, that Christ chose Peter and us, knowing full well how we would fail Him! Charismatic, WHEN GOD RESTORES: STEPS TO RECOVERY & RESTORATION IN GOD, 1. /XObject << I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. /F2 23 0 R Money can be restored. /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] >> Your private devotional times with the Lord are the roots that sustain the tree. /BaseFont /BCDEEE+Tahoma 6:9, And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not., 3) 1 Corinthians 3:9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are Gods husbandry, ye are Gods building., 4) Will we let Gods power work in us? 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