Sermons on Restoration (Page 2)
Waiting on God
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) When you’re waiting the minutes seem like hours, especially if you’re waiting for something that will bring relief. We look for ways we can actually lay down our hurt and confusion, then walk away confident God will take care of it in his time. Take a moment to read our passage for a fascinating…
The Road Back
Failure. We have to deal with it. We had such high hopes and showed such great promise, but we blew it! We know about God’s forgiveness and we even believe it; but we’re discouraged and afraid. Is there really a road back? Will God really take us back? Sunday we’ll see that he does! God will restore us to an abundant life but we must be willing to take…
Satisfying the Wrath of God
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) Sunday we look at the hard reality that God takes sin very seriously. Sometimes our dry, boring, discouraging lives come because we haven’t dealt with issues that are destroying us. We’ll learn that the Valley of Trouble (Achor) can become the valley of hope when we turn to God and…
The Neighborly Thing To Do
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) Sunday we look at two of the most important practical expressions of Christian living – loving your neighbor as yourself. We’ll see these through Galatians 6:1-6. I’m looking forward to a great day in the Lord as we delve into the reality that the fruit of the Spirit is more…
Jesus Comes to Restore Us
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) Wrongs committed and relationships broken; we’ve been on both sides of the fence. Whether we’ve been the one who was in the wrong and caused the breach, or we were the ones wronged. Things changed. It’s so much harder when we wronged God. Can we ever have the same intimacy? Sunday we’ll…
Restoration through Worthy Sacrifice
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) Sunday we open up Malachi 1 as we begin a two-part series on this important book. Like Israel of old we wonder if God really loves us. God’s abundance seems to be replaced with a new normal of frustration and depression. We don’t ask ourselves if our give-back to God has started to…