Call to worship:
4 One generation shall commend your works to another,
and shall declare your mighty acts.
5 On the glorious splendor of your majesty,
and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.
6 They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds,
and I will declare your greatness.
7 They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness
and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.Psalm 145:4-7
Gathering Video
Questions for reflection:
What does waiting well look like?
We see the theme of repentance again in Acts, what does it look like in the book? In your life?
In what areas of your life are you longing for refreshing? How is Jesus leading you toward it?
Corporate Prayer:
Our Father in Heaven,
We thank you for your story that centers on Your Son. Would You empower us by Your Spirit to live as witnesses to Your kingdom in every sphere of life. May we trust and serve you as we look to show your love this week.
In the name of Christ we pray, amen.If you are able to support the church financially, we invite you to give securely by clicking the button below:
Notes//Quotes//Slides:
Slide 1
Title of the Message:
Repentance, Removal, Refreshment, and Restoration
Slide 2
Big idea
As we wait for Jesus to restore all things, refreshment is now available in
His presence.
Slide 3
“The healing story itself is similar to those related in the gospels, but it is related with a fair amount of detail. Peter is able to do the kind of things that Jesus did by acting in the name of Jesus: thus, the continuity between the ministry of Jesus and the witness of the church is expressed…the main point of the story is the continuing power of the name of Jesus to perform the same gracious and healing acts which were signs in the gospels of the coming of the kingdom or rule of God.”
I.Howard Marshall
Slide 4
“The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him. But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses.”
Acts 3:13-15
Slide 5
“Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.”
Acts 3:19-21
Slide 6
True Christian repentance involves a heartfelt conviction of sin, a contrition over the offense to God, a turning away from the sinful way of life, and a turning towards a God-honoring way of life.
Sam Storms
Slide 7
“The word wipe away is a really precious and beautiful word in the New Testament. It’s used, for example, in Revelation 21:4, where it says, “God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” God is in the business of wiping away sin to prepare people for the wiping away of tears in the age to come.
John Piper
Slide 8 – Selah logo (sending by email)
Slide 9 – Verse on wall (sending by email)
Slide 10
“Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn! But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.”
2 Peter 3:11-13
Slide 11
Big idea
As we wait for Jesus to restore all things, refreshment is now available in
His presence.