Talking the Talk & Walking the Walk
#10
Growing a talk that
empowers your walk…
“And when you pray, do not be like the
hypocrites…” Matthew 6:5
If a house is divided against itself, that house
cannot stand. Mark 3:25
Key vs.
“This, then, is how you should pray: ”‘Our
Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your
will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily
bread. 12 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil
one.’ 14 For if you forgive
men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 But if you do not forgive men
their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” Matthew 6:9-15
You need…
1. The Father that
fulfills…
2. The strength in surrender…
3. The availability of assistance…
4. The freedom of
forgiveness…
5. The reality of
wrong…
*How do I get totally
dependent upon God?
1. Get the
order right
…
2. Progress through the
process
…
3. Determine a
…
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell
God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 If you do
this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the
human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you
live in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7
#1- Recognize
…
Philippians 4:6a
Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts. Psalm 139:23
over
please…
#2- Use worry
…
Philippians 4:6a
Worry is an
ALARM!
“So don’t worry about having
enough... 32 Why be like the pagans who are so deeply concerned about
these things? Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs, 33
and he will give you all you need from day to day if you live for him and make
the Kingdom of God your primary concern. Matthew 6:31-33
#3- Use prayer
…
Philippians 4:6b
…though we live in the world, we do not wage
war as the world does. 4 The
weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they
have divine power to demolish strongholds. 2Corinthians 10:3-4
How you pray
does matter…
1st-
Our Father… Prayer is all about building a
.
2nd-
Your will… Prayer is about
God’s will for you.
3rd-
Give me… Prayer is about
on your father…
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about what
happens to you. 1 Peter 5:7
4th-
Thank you…
#4- Live in
…
Philippians 4:7
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts…
Colossians 3:15
Growing a talk that
empowers your walk…
“And when you pray, do not be like the
hypocrites…” Matthew 6:5
If a house is divided against itself, that house
cannot stand. Mark 3:25
Key vs.
“This, then, is how you should pray: ”‘Our
Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your
will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily
bread. 12 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil
one.’ 14 For if you forgive
men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 But if you do not forgive men
their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” Matthew 6:9-15
You need…
1. The Father that
fulfills…
2. The strength in surrender…
3. The availability of assistance…
4. The freedom of
forgiveness…
5. The reality of
wrong…
*How do I get totally
dependent upon God?
1. Get the
order right
…
2. Progress through the
…
He humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you with
manna, a food previously unknown to you and your ancestors. He did it to teach
you that people need more than bread for their life; real life comes by feeding
on every word of the Lord. Deuteronomy 8:3
The process
of learning to depend on God:
#1- He
you…
Deuteronomy 8:3
“God sets himself against the proud,
but he shows favor to the humble.” 1Peter 5:5
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
James 4:10
Over
please…
#2- He
…
Deuteronomy 8:3
Our story: Jesus told them this story: “A man had two sons. 12
The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now… So his
father agreed…” Luke 15:11-12
#3- He lets
you go
…
Deuteronomy 8:3
Our story: “A few days later this younger son
packed all his belongings and took a trip to a distant land, and there he wasted
all his money on wild living. 14 About the time his money ran out, a
great famine swept over the land, and he began to starve.” Luke 15:13
#4- He makes
it clear that
…
Deuteronomy 8:3
Our story: So he went and hired himself out to
a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
16 He longed to fill his stomach
with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. Luke 15:15-16
#5- He
allows this process over and over to
…
Deuteronomy 8:3
Our story: “When he came to his senses, he
said, ‘How many of my father’s hired men have food to spare, and here I am
starving to death! 18 I will
set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against
heaven and against you. 19 I
am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men.’
20 So he got up and went to
his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was
filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and
kissed him. Luke 15:17-20
3. Determine a
…
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell
God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 If you do
this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the
human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you
live in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7
Talking the Talk & Walking the Walk
#8Growing a talk that empowers your walk…
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites…” Matthew 6:5
If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. Mark 3:25
Key vs.
“This, then, is how you should pray: ”‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’ 14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” Matthew 6:9-15You need…
1. The Father that fulfills… 2. The strength in surrender…
3. The availability of assistance… 4. The freedom of forgiveness…
5. The reality of wrong…
*How do I get totally dependent upon God?
1. Get the …
*3 things you can know:
#1- He wants a relationship with you
#2- He wants you to grow to be more and more like Christ
#3- He wants you to be useful in growing His kingdom
Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. Psalm 37:4-6
*Why does God want it in that order?
#1- You don’t know until you want His will first…
Vs.4
1st-
2nd-
3rd- over please…
#2- You don’t what you are asking for until you want His will first… Vs.4
For the love of money is at the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. 1Timothy 6:10
The lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil. 4 But the result is as bitter as poison, sharp as a double-edged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave. 6 For she does not care about the path to life. Proverbs 5:3-6
“You know that in this world kings are tyrants, and officials lord it over the people beneath them. 43
But among you it should be quite different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all. 45 For even I, the Son of Man, came here not to be served but to serve others, and to give my life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:42#3- You don’t have the that it takes to handle what He wants to give you until you want His will first…
Vs. 5&6
2. Progress through the …
He humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you with manna, a food previously unknown to you and your ancestors. He did it to teach you that people need more than bread for their life; real life comes by feeding on every word of the Lord. Deuteronomy 8:3
3. Determine a …
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7
Talking the Talk & Walking the Walk
#5
Growing a talk that
empowers your walk…
“And when you pray, do not be like the
hypocrites…” Matthew 6:5
If a house is divided against itself, that house
cannot stand. Mark 3:25
Key vs.
“This, then, is how you should pray: ”‘Our
Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your
will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily
bread. 12 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil
one.’ 14 For if you forgive
men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 But if you do not forgive men
their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” Matthew 6:9-15
You need…
1. The Father that
fulfills…
2. The strength in surrender…
3. The availability of
assistance…
4. The freedom of forgiveness…
5. The reality of
wrong…
*How do I surrender my
will to God?
You need to…
1. want His
will…
Do not let your hearts
be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. John 14:1
*3 questions to help you
begin moving toward trusting your father:
1st-
what do you want
?
*3
things God wants for your life:
#1- He wants a
relationship with you
#2- He wants you to grow
to be more and more like Christ
#3- He wants you to be
useful in growing His kingdom
If you try to keep your life for yourself, you
will lose it. But if you give up your life for me, you will find true life.
Matthew 16:25
“My Father! If it is possible, let this
cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will, not mine.”
Matthew 26:39
Over please….
2nd-
what are your
?
…you must give up everything you have to be my follower…
Luke 14:33
(NCV)
When the young man
heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.
Matthew 19:22
…one of the teachers of religious law said to
him, “Teacher, I will follow you no matter where you go!”20 But Jesus
said, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but I, the Son of Man,
have no home of my own, not even a place to lay my head.”21 Another
of his disciples said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.”
22 But Jesus told him, “Follow me now! Let those who are spiritually dead
care for their own dead.” Matthew
8:19+
God blesses those who
are persecuted because they live for God…
-Matthew 5:10
And how do you
benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your
own soul
in the process?
Matthew 16:25-26
3rd-
what’s your
in following Jesus?
…the reason you don’t have what you want is that
you don’t ask God for it. 3 And even when you do ask, you don’t get
it because your whole motive is wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.
James 4:2-3
…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. 29 For God knew his people in advance, and he chose
them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn, with many
brothers and sisters. 30 And having chosen them, he called them to
come to him. And he gave them right standing with himself, and he promised them
his glory. Romans 8:28-30
2. uncover problem
…
Do not conform any
longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your
mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good,
pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2
3. expect difficult
…
The old sinful nature
loves to do evil, which is just opposite from what the Holy Spirit wants. And
the Spirit gives us desires that are opposite from what the sinful nature
desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, and your choices
are never free from this conflict. Galatians 5:17
Talking the Talk & Walking the Walk
#3Growing a talk that empowers your walk…
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites…” Matthew 6:5
If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. Mark 3:25
Key vs.
“This, then, is how you should pray: ”‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’ 14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” Matthew 6:9-15You need…
1. The Father that fulfills…
2. The strength in surrender…
3. The availability of assistance…
4. The freedom of forgiveness…
5. The reality of wrong…
Your “father” in heaven fulfills through:
1. The
confidence of a child…So you should not be like cowering, fearful slaves. You should behave instead like God’s very own children, adopted into his family—calling him “Father, dear Father.” Romans 8:15
2. The lavishing of
love …This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1John 4:10
And this expectation will not disappoint us. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. Romans 5:1
3. The reinforcement of
relation …For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. Ephesians 3:14-15
Over please…Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12:1
Jesus asked, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” 49 Then he pointed to his disciples and said, “These are my mother and brothers. 50 Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!” -Matthew 12:48-50
4. The of His children…
Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. Hebrews 12:7
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Hebrews 12:11
5. The help of the …
It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. John 16:7
I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. John 14:16
…the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. -John 14:26
…the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22
…when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit… Ephesians 1:13
Talking the Talk & Walking the Walk
#3
Growing a talk that
empowers your walk…
“And when you pray, do not be like the
hypocrites…” Matthew 6:5
If a house is divided against itself, that house
cannot stand. Mark 3:25
Key vs.
“This, then, is how you should pray: ”‘Our
Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your
will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily
bread. 12 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil
one.’ 14 For if you forgive
men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 But if you do not forgive men
their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” Matthew 6:9-15
You need…
1. The
Father that fulfills…
2. The strength in
surrender…
3. The availability of
assistance…
4. The freedom of
forgiveness…
5. The reality of
wrong…
Your
“father” in heaven fulfills through:
1. The
confidence
of a child…
So you should not be like cowering, fearful
slaves. You should behave instead like God’s very own children, adopted into his
family—calling him “Father, dear Father.”
Romans 8:15
2. The lavishing of
…
This is love: not that
we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for
our sins.
1John 4:10
And this expectation
will not disappoint us. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has
given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
Romans 5:1
3. The reinforcement of
…
For this reason I kneel
before the Father, 15 from whom his whole family in heaven and on
earth derives its name. Ephesians 3:14-15
Over
please…
Therefore, since we are
surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that
hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance
the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12:1
Jesus asked, “Who is my mother? Who are my
brothers?” 49 Then he pointed to his disciples and said, “These are
my mother and brothers. 50 Anyone who does the will of my Father in
heaven is my brother and sister and mother!”
-Matthew 12:48-50
4. The
of His children…
Endure hardship as
discipline; God is treating you as sons. Hebrews 12:7
No discipline seems
pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of
righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:11
5. The help of the
…
It is for your good that I am going away. Unless
I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to
you. John 16:7
I will ask the Father,
and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever—
17 the Spirit of truth. The world
cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him,
for he lives with you and will be in you. John 14:16
…the Counselor, the
Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and
will remind you of everything I have said to you.
-John 14:26
…the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, 23
gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22
…when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you
the Holy Spirit… Ephesians 1:13
Talking the Talk & Walking the Walk
#2
Growing a talk that
empowers your walk…
“And when you pray, do not be like the
hypocrites…” Matthew 6:5
If a house is divided against itself, that house
cannot stand. Mark 3:25
Key vs.
“This, then, is how you should pray: ”‘Our
Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your
will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily
bread. 12 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil
one.’ 14 For if you forgive
men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 But if you do not forgive men
their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” Matthew 6:9-15
You need…
1. The
Father that fulfills…
2. The strength in
surrender…
3. The availability of
assistance…
4. The freedom of
forgiveness…
5. The reality of
wrong…
Your
“father” in heaven fulfills through:
1. The
of a child…
So you should not be like cowering, fearful
slaves. You should behave instead like God’s very own children, adopted into his
family—calling him “Father, dear Father.”
Romans 8:15
*A child of
God can:
#1- S
Use every piece of
God’s armor to resist the enemy in the time of evil, so that after the battle
you will still be standing firm. Ephesians 6:13
#2- Have
There is no fear in
love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.
1 John 4:18
#3- Be
Jesus replied, “I tell
you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
35 Now a slave has no permanent
place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever.
36 So if the Son sets you free, you
will be free indeed. John 8:34-36
Over
please…
2. The lavishing of
…
And this expectation
will not disappoint us. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has
given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
Romans 5:1
This is love: not that
we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for
our sins.
1John 4:10
I kneel before the
Father, 15 from whom his whole
family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of
his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your
inner being, 17 so that Christ
may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and
established in love, 18 may
have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high
and deep is the love of Christ, 19
and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to
the measure of all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:14-19
3. The reinforcement of
…
For this reason I kneel
before the Father, 15 from whom his whole family in heaven and on
earth derives its name. Ephesians 3:14-15
Therefore, since we are
surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that
hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance
the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12:1
4. The help of the
…
I will ask the Father,
and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever—
17 the Spirit of truth. The world
cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him,
for he lives with you and will be in you. John 14:16
…the Counselor, the
Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and
will remind you of everything I have said to you.
-John 14:26
5. The
of His children…
Endure hardship as
discipline; God is treating you as sons. Hebrews 12:7
No discipline seems
pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of
righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:11
Talking the Talk & Walking the Walk
#1Growing a talk that empowers your walk…
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites…” Matthew 6:5
Whoever claims to live in him (Jesus) must walk as Jesus did. 1John 2:6
Time talking with God empowered Him to…
1st - stand up to evil…
“Now my soul is deeply troubled. Should I pray, ‘Father, save me from what lies ahead’? But that is the very reason why I came! 28 Father, bring glory to your name.” John 12:27-282nd- deal with intense temptation…
“Keep alert and pray. Otherwise temptation will overpower you. For though the spirit is willing enough, the body is weak!” Matthew 26:413rd- endure terrible pain…
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 32:344th- be ok in the midst of rejection…
Jesus said, “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding the truth from those who think themselves so wise and clever, and for revealing it to the childlike.” -Luke 10:215th- remain humble and focused…
After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Matthew 14:236th- make powerful choices…
Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. 13 When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them… Luke 6:12-137th- help people…
…the report of his power spread even faster, and vast crowds came to hear him preach and to be healed of their diseases. 16 But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer. Luke 5:15-16“Lord, teach us to pray…” Luke 11:1
Key vs.
“This, then, is how you should pray: ”‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’ 14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” Matthew 6:9-15 Over please…*So HOW do I get a talk that empowers my walk?
1. The Father that …
Key vs.9
“God” is generic- “Father” is very specific.
So you should not be like cowering, fearful slaves. You should behave instead like God’s very own children, adopted into his family—calling him “Father, dear Father.” Romans 8:15
2. The strength in …
(2 messages)Key vs. 10
Submit yourselves, then, to God….10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. James 4:7a&10
3. The availability of …
Key vs.11
If you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him. Matthew 7:11
4. The freedom of …
Key vs.12
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
John 8:365. The reality of …
Key vs.13
Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8
But you belong to God, my dear children… because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world. 1 John 4:4
RESTORATION #7
“I
will restore you to health and heal your wounds,” declares the LORD…
Jeremiah 30:17
Res·to·ra·tion (n) the
restoring of something to a whole
or complete condition; bringing something back to an earlier and usually
better condition; renewal.
Key
verse:
Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love.
Because of your great compassion, blot out
the stain of my sins. 2 Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me
from my sin. 3 For I recognize my shameful deeds— they haunt me
day and night. 4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I
have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you
say, and your judgment against me is just. 5 For I was born a
sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me. 6 But you
desire honesty from the heart, so you can teach me to be wise in my inmost
being. 7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me,
and I will be whiter than snow. 8 Oh, give me back my joy again;
you have broken me— now let me rejoice. 9 Don’t keep looking at
my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt. 10 Create in me a clean
heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me. 11 Do not banish me
from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me. 12
Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey
you. 13 Then I will teach your ways to sinners, and they will
return to you. 14 Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves;
then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness. 15 Unseal my lips,
O Lord, that I may praise you. 16 You would not be pleased with
sacrifices, or I would bring them. If I brought you a burnt offering, you
would not accept it. 17 The sacrifice you want is a broken
spirit. A broken and repentant heart, O God, you will not despise.
-
Psalm 51:1-17
THE RESTORE-O-METER
EMPTY
------------------------------------------------------FULFILLED
BROKEN
RESTORED
PARTIAL
WHOLE
*Five REQUIREMENTs for
RESTORATION:
1. The loving resource
of restoration…
2. The necessary
reality for restoration…
3. The central request
in restoration…
4. The vital rewards
from restoration…
5. The powerful reason of restoration…
over please…
*The
Jesus Job App…
Key vs.
13-15
1.
Experience…
Requirement: A past that
.
Key
vs.1-12
2.
Education…
Requirement: A resume’ that
.
Sin + no
restoration = unusable
No sin +
restoration = unusable
Sin +
restoration = extremely useful
I tell you, her sins—and they
are many—have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. But a person who
is forgiven little shows only little love. Luke 7:47
3.
Expertise…
Requirement: A future that
.
Key
vs.13-15
For we are God’s
masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the
good things he planned for us long ago.
-Ephesians 2:10
RESTORATION #6
“I will restore you to health and heal your
wounds,” declares the Lord…
Jeremiah 30:17
Res·to·ra·tion (n) the restoring of something to a whole or complete condition;
bringing something back to an earlier and usually better condition; renewal
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*Five REQUIREMENTS for RESTORATION:
1. The loving resource of
restoration
2. The necessary reality for
restoration
3. The central request in
restoration
4.
THE VITAL REWARDS FROM RESTORATION
5. The powerful reason of
restoration
I am rewarded with a clean heart (Core
I____________)
“The human heart is the most deceitful of all
things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? (Jeremiah 17:9)
“Create in me a clean heart, O God. Psalm 51:10
I am rewarded with a right spirit
(Right M_____________)
14
But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It
all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are
spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. 15 Those who are
spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by
others. 16 For, “Who can know the Lord’s
thoughts? Who knows enough to teach
him?” But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ. (1
Corinthians 2:14-16)
2
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you
into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know
God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. (Romans 12:2)
I am rewarded with access to God’s presence
(I __________)
12
Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently
into God’s presence, assured of His
glad welcome. (Ephesians 3:12)
I am rewarded with real Joy (A
Lifestyle of D___________)
9
“I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. 10
When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s
commandments and remain in his love. 11 I have told you these things
so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! (John
15:9-11)
I am rewarded with a willingness to do the right thing
(Desire to S__________)
Philippians 2:1-11
DREAMS are for REAL Psalm 37:4 and Psalm 126:1-6
God + our dreams can = make sense of our lives and be very
rewarding
But DANGEROUS MOTIVES can destroy God given dreams creating DANGEROUS DREAMS
DANGEROUS DREAMS demand:
-
Fame or larger than life status
-
Ungodly expectations and outcomes from everyday life
-
Replace our need for God with the dream itself.
RESTORATION #5
“I
will restore you to health and heal your wounds,” declares the LORD…
Jeremiah 30:17
Res·to·ra·tion (n) the
restoring of something to a whole
or complete condition; bringing something back to an earlier and usually better
condition; renewal.
Key verse:
Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love.
Because of your great compassion, blot out the
stain of my sins. 2 Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my
sin. 3 For I recognize my shameful deeds— they haunt me day and
night. 4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what
is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your
judgment against me is just. 5 For I was born a sinner— yes, from the
moment my mother conceived me. 6 But you desire honesty from the
heart, so you can teach me to be wise in my inmost being. 7 Purify me
from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me— now let me rejoice.
9 Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.
11 Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit
from me. 12 Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make
me willing to obey you. 13 Then I will teach your ways to sinners,
and they will return to you. 14 Forgive me for shedding blood, O God
who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness. 15 Unseal
my lips, O Lord, that I may praise you. 16 You would not be pleased
with sacrifices, or I would bring them. If I brought you a burnt offering, you
would not accept it. 17 The sacrifice you want is a broken spirit. A
broken and repentant heart, O God, you will not despise.
-
Psalm 51:1-17
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*Five REQUIREMENTs for
RESTORATION:
1. The
loving resource of restoration…
2. The
necessary reality for restoration…
3. The
central request in restoration…
4. The vital
rewards from restoration…
5. The
powerful reason of restoration…
over
please…
Key vs. 7-9
Guilt is
manifested in at least 5 ways…
#1- D
…
#2- D
…
#3- D
…
#4- D
… #5- D
…
*How to request
restoration…
1. You have to
…
Key vs.7
…your
Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!
-Matthew 6:8
*3 reasons
to ask:
#1- He wants
a
…
#2- He
…
Keep on asking, and you will be given what you
ask for. Keep on looking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will
be opened. 8 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks,
finds. And the door is opened to everyone who knocks.
Matthew 7:7-8
#3- He says
if you
you might not receive…
…the reason you don’t have what you want is that
you don’t ask God for it. 3 And even when you do ask, you don’t get
it because your whole motive is wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.
James 4:2-3
2. You have to
…
Key vs.7
If you need wisdom—if you want to know what God
wants you to do—ask him, and he will gladly tell you. He will not resent your
asking. 6 But when you ask him, be sure that you really expect him to
answer, for a doubtful mind is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is driven
and tossed by the wind. 7 People like that should not expect to
receive anything from the Lord. 8 They can’t make up their minds.
They waver back and forth in everything they do.
James 1:5-8 NLT
3. You have to
…
Key vs. 8-9
& 16-17
God sent Jesus to take the punishment for our
sins and to satisfy God’s anger against us. We are made right with God when we
believe that Jesus shed his blood, sacrificing his life for us.
Romans 3:25
“I
will restore you to health and heal your wounds,” declares the LORD…
Jeremiah 30:17
Res·to·ra·tion (n) the
restoring of something to a whole
or complete condition; bringing something back to an earlier and usually better
condition; renewal.
Key verse:
Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love.
Because of your great compassion, blot out the
stain of my sins. 2 Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my
sin. 3 For I recognize my shameful deeds— they haunt me day and
night. 4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what
is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your
judgment against me is just. 5 For I was born a sinner— yes, from the
moment my mother conceived me. 6 But you desire honesty from the
heart, so you can teach me to be wise in my inmost being. 7 Purify me
from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me— now let me rejoice.
9 Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.
11 Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit
from me. 12 Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make
me willing to obey you. 13 Then I will teach your ways to sinners,
and they will return to you. 14 Forgive me for shedding blood, O God
who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness. 15 Unseal
my lips, O Lord, that I may praise you. 16 You would not be pleased
with sacrifices, or I would bring them. If I brought you a burnt offering, you
would not accept it. 17 The sacrifice you want is a broken spirit. A
broken and repentant heart, O God, you will not despise.
-
Psalm 51:1-17
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*Five REQUIREMENTs for
RESTORATION:
1. The loving resource
of restoration…
2. The
necessary reality for restoration…
3. The central request
in restoration…
4. The vital rewards
from restoration…
5. The powerful reason
of restoration…
over
please…
The necessary reality
for restoration…
1.
Recognition of Darkness…
Key vs.3
Psalm
32:1-4
John 3:19-21
2.
Sorrow
about Darkness…
Key vs.3
2
Corinthians 7:9
3. Light is
…
Key vs. end
of vs.4
“If you hold to my
teaching, you are really my disciples.
32
Then you will
know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:31-32
4.
from Darkness…
He called you out of
the darkness into his wonderful light. 1Peter 2:9
Key vs.5
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new
creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
18 All this is from God, who
reconciled us to himself through Christ…
2Corinthians 5:17-18
…to all who received him, to those who believed
in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
13 children born not of natural
descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
John 1:12-13
No one who is born of God will continue to sin,
because God’s seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been
born of God. 1 John3:9
5.
the light shine…
Key vs.6
“If you are filled with light, with no dark
corners, then your whole life will be radiant, as though a floodlight is shining
on you.” Luke 11:36
For you were once darkness, but now you are light
in the Lord. Live as children of light 9
(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and
truth) 10 and find out what
pleases the Lord. 11 Have
nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
12 For it is shameful even to
mention what the disobedient do in secret. 13
But everything exposed by the light becomes visible…
Ephesians 5:8-13
John 3:16-21
“I will restore you
to health and heal your wounds,” declares the LORD… Jeremiah 30:17
Res·to·ra·tion (n) the
restoring of something to a whole
or complete condition; bringing something back to an earlier and usually better
condition; renewal.
Key verse:
Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love.
Because of your great compassion, blot out the
stain of my sins. 2 Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my
sin. 3 For I recognize my shameful deeds— they haunt me day and
night. 4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what
is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your
judgment against me is just. 5 For I was born a sinner— yes, from the
moment my mother conceived me. 6 But you desire honesty from the
heart, so you can teach me to be wise in my inmost being. 7 Purify me
from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me— now let me rejoice.
9 Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.
11 Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit
from me. 12 Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make
me willing to obey you. 13 Then I will teach your ways to sinners,
and they will return to you. 14 Forgive me for shedding blood, O God
who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness. 15 Unseal
my lips, O Lord, that I may praise you. 16 You would not be pleased
with sacrifices, or I would bring them. If I brought you a burnt offering, you
would not accept it. 17 The sacrifice you want is a broken spirit. A
broken and repentant heart, O God, you will not despise.
-Psalm
51:1-17
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*Five
REQUIREMENTs for RESTORATION:
1. The
loving resource of restoration…
2. The
necessary reality for restoration…
3. The
central request in restoration…
4. The vital rewards
from restoration…
5. The powerful reason
of restoration…
over
please…
The necessary reality
for restoration…
1.
of Darkness…
Key vs.3
2Samuel 12:1-9
What forms
of “turning the lights on” is God using in your life?
Oh, what joy for those whose rebellion is
forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! 2 Yes, what joy for those
whose record the Lord has cleared
of sin, whose lives are lived in complete honesty! 3 When I refused
to confess my sin, I was weak and miserable, and I groaned all day long. 4
Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me.
Psalm 32:1-4
“ This is the verdict: Light has come
into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were
evil. 20 Everyone who does
evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds
will be exposed. 21 But
whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly
that what he has done has been done through God.”
-John 3:19-21
2.
about Darkness…
Key vs.3
…the pain caused you to have remorse 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 God can use sorrow in our lives
to help us turn away from sin and seek salvation. We will never regret that kind
of sorrow. But sorrow without repentance is the kind that results in death.
2 Corinthians 7:9
*2 kinds of
sorrow:
D
L
God is light; in him there is no
darkness at all. 6 If we claim
to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live
by the truth.
1 John1:5-6
“I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,” declares the LORD… Jeremiah 30:17
Res•to•ra•tion (n) the restoring of something to a whole or complete condition; bringing something back to an earlier and usually better condition; renewal.
Key verse: Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins. 2 Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin. 3 For I recognize my shameful deeds— they haunt me day and night. 4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just. 5 For I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me. 6 But you desire honesty from the heart, so you can teach me to be wise in my inmost being. 7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. 8 Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me— now let me rejoice. 9 Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me. 11 Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. 13 Then I will teach your ways to sinners, and they will return to you. 14 Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness. 15 Unseal my lips, O Lord, that I may praise you. 16 You would not be pleased with sacrifices, or I would bring them. If I brought you a burnt offering, you would not accept it. 17 The sacrifice you want is a broken spirit. A broken and repentant heart, O God, you will not despise. -Psalm 51:1-17
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BROKEN RESTORED
PARTIAL WHOLE
*Five REQUIREMENTs for RESTORATION:
1. The loving resource of restoration…
2. The necessary reality for restoration…
3. The central request in restoration…
4. The vital rewards from restoration…
5. The powerful reason of restoration… over please…
*God restores you out of…
#1- His …
Key vs.1
Mercy is the characteristic of God that says- I don’t get what I deserve.
Psalm 28:1-2
Psalm 79:8
Psalm 116:3-5
Psalm 143:1-2
#2- His …
Key vs.1
“I am the LORD, I am the LORD, the merciful and gracious God. I am slow to anger and rich in unfailing love and faithfulness. 7 I show this unfailing love to many thousands by forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion. Even so I do not leave sin unpunished… Exodus 34:6-7
#3- His …
Key vs.1
*3 Reasons that God is compassionate:
#1- For sake…
“I—yes, I alone—am the one who blots out your sins for my own sake and will never think of them again.” Isaiah 43:25
#2- For sake…
When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things. Mark 6:34
Once you were wandering like lost sheep. But now you have turned to your Shepherd, the Guardian of your souls. 1 Peter 2:24
#3- For sake…
So he got up and went to his father.“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. Luke 15:20
“I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,” declares the LORD… Jeremiah 30:17
Res•to•ra•tion (n) the restoring of something to a whole or complete condition; bringing something back to an earlier and usually better condition; renewal.
Key verse: Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love.
Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins. 2 Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin. 3 For I recognize my shameful deeds— they haunt me day and night. 4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just. 5 For I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me. 6 But you desire honesty from the heart, so you can teach me to be wise in my inmost being. 7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. 8 Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me— now let me rejoice. 9 Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me. 11 Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. 13 Then I will teach your ways to sinners, and they will return to you. 14 Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness. 15 Unseal my lips, O Lord, that I may praise you. 16 You would not be pleased with sacrifices, or I would bring them. If I brought you a burnt offering, you would not accept it. 17 The sacrifice you want is a broken spirit. A broken and repentant heart, O God, you will not despise. -Psalm 51:1-17
*Five REQUIREMENTs for RESTORATION:
1. The loving of restoration…
Key vs.1-2
In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. 1 Peter 5:10
Over please…
2. The necessary for restoration…
Key vs.3-6
3. The central in restoration…
Key vs.7-9 & 16-17
4. The vital from restoration…
Key vs.10-12
There truly is a reward for those who live for God… Psalm 58:11
5. The powerful of restoration…
Key vs.13-15
3- T’s
T
T
T
He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:10
How does a person get into heaven?
“Come now, let us argue this out,”
says the LORD. Isaiah 1:18
#Top 5 problems with “good people go to heaven”:
Problem #1- What is ?
If you think you can judge others, you are wrong. When you judge them, you are really judging yourself guilty, because you do the same things they do. Romans 2:1(NCV)
Problem #2- Human conscience is a terrible …
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure.
Who can understand it? Jeremiah 17:9
Problem #3- The Bible doesn’t give guidelines…
…no one can be made right with God by following the law.
-Galatians 2:16 (NCV)
Problem #4- It’s not …
Problem #5- Jesus never …
I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter
the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:20
One of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed, “So you’re the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself—and us, too, while you’re at it!” 40 But the other criminal protested, “Don’t you fear God even when you are dying? 41 We deserve to die for our evil deeds, but this man hasn’t done anything wrong.” Luke :23:39-41
Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.” Luke 23:42
And Jesus replied, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43
Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” 49 The other guests began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?” 50 Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” Luke 7:48-50
*5 things that forgiven people do:
1. Forgiven people admit they are …
Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just. Psalm 51:4
…all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God… Romans 3:23
For the wages of sin is death… Romans 6:23
2. Forgiven people recognize that they cannot do enough to …
God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
3. Forgiven people accept God’s …
…the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6.23
4. Forgiven people live …
But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. 13 They are reborn! John 1:12-13a
5. Forgiven people of this new life…
…you have been saved by grace through believing. You did not save yourselves; it was a gift from God. 9 It was not the result of your own efforts, so you cannot brag about it. 10 God has made us what we are. In Christ Jesus, God made us to do good works, which God planned in advance for us to live our lives doing. Ephesians 2:8-10 (NCV)
God Questions
Why should I
believe the Bible?
“Come now, let us
argue this out,”
says the
Lord. Isaiah 1:18
*Top FIVE
Weird and Strange Bible Myths:
Myth #1- The Bible
doesn’t
…
Many people have
written accounts about the events that took place among us. 2 They
used as their source material the reports circulating among us from the early
disciples and other eyewitnesses of what God has done in fulfillment of His
promises. 3 Having
carefully investigated all of these accounts from the beginning, I have decided
to write a careful summary for you, 4
to reassure you of the truth of all you were taught.
Luke 1:1-4
Myth #2- The Bible is
…
All Scripture is
inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize
what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is
right. 17 It is
God’s way of preparing us in every way, fully equipped for every good thing God
wants us to do.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Myth #3- The Bible isn’t
…
Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will
raise it again in three days.” 20 The Jews replied, “It has taken
forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three
days?” 21 But the temple he
had spoken of was his body. 22
After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then
they believed the Scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.
John 2:19-22
Above all, you must
understand that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophets themselves
21
or because they wanted to prophesy. It was the Holy Spirit who moved the
prophets to speak from God. 2 Peter 1:20-21
Myth #4.
the Bible…
Then he explained to
them, “You have been permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of
Heaven, but others have not. 12
To those who are open to my teaching, more understanding will be given,
and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But to those who are not
listening, even what they have will be taken away from them.
Continued on
other side…
13
That is why I tell these stories, because people see what I do, but they
don’t really see. They hear what I say, but they don’t really hear, and they
don’t understand. Matthew 13:11-13
Myth #5. The Bible
…
In the beginning the
Word already existed. He was with God, and he was God. 2
He was in the beginning with God…
So
the Word became human and lived here on earth among us. He was full of unfailing
love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the only Son of
the Father. John 1:1-2&14
For God did not send
his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
18 Whoever believes in him is
not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he
has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
19 This is the verdict: Light has
come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds
were evil.
John 3:17-19
My response:
#1-
All these events
happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us, who live
at the time when this age is drawing to a close. 1 Corinthians 10:11
#2-
He did it to teach you
that people need more than bread for their life; real life comes by feeding on
every word of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 8:3 NLT
#3-
You carefully study
the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. They do in fact
tell about me, 40 but you refuse to come to me to have that life.
John 5:39-40(NCV)
#4-
“He who has ears to
hear, let him hear.” Luke 14:35
#5-
“He has sent me to
proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to
release the oppressed, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
Luke 4:18-19