7-The Promise of Restoration
2/22/15
INTRO:
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II.
 Isaiah 61:4
JERUSALEM HAS BEEN DESTROYED AND RESTORED 37 TIMES
BODY:
I.
Rebuilding What Was Ruined
“They will rebuild the ancient ruins”
A.
PEOPLE
B.
rebuilt.
The Spirit of Christ is always looking for targets of restoration.
1) Isaiah 58:12
Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up
the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of
Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.
2) THE HACIENDA OF CORTEZ—THE OPPRESSION OF THE
Sometimes the building must be torn down before it can be
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2)
II.
Isaiah 58:9-10
“If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the
pointing finger and malicious talk, and if you spend
yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of
the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and
your night will become like the noonday.”
SOJOURNER TRUTH—“AIN’T I A WOMAN?” (ALICE WALKER)
Restoring What Was Devastated
“And restore the places long devastated”
A.
purpose.
It is the Christians anointing to bring restoration of God’s
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2)
Acts 3:20-21
And that he may send the Messiah, who has been appointed
for you—even Jesus. Heaven must receive him until the time
comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long
ago through his holy prophets.
THE RESTORATIONISM IN THE SECOND GREAT AWAKENING
B.
SERVICE
III.
Renewing Every Generation
“They will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for
generations.”
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PREJUDICE
B.
Lord.
God’s vision is so much more than our comfort and ease.
1) 1 Peter 5:10-11
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory
in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself
restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
2) FALSE CHOICE BETWEEN THE GOSPEL AND COMMUNITY
Renewing a generation for the ministry of His Spirit.
1) Acts 15:16-17
“After this I will return and rebuild David’s fallen tent. Its
ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, that the rest of
mankind may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles who bear
my name.”
2) JAMES AT THE JERUSALEM COUNCIL—OVERCOMING
Every generation has the hope of a renewed anointing of the
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2)
Titus 3:5-6
He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by
the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously
through Jesus Christ our Savior.
EVERY SEASON IS A TIME FOR A FRESH START
OTHER SCRIPTURES:
Isaiah 52:9
Burst into songs of joy together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the Lord has
comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem.
Zechariah 1:17
“Proclaim further: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘My towns will again
overflow with prosperity, and the Lord will again comfort Zion and choose
Jerusalem.’”
Matthew 17:11-13
Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things” . . . Then
the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.
Acts 2:40-41
With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save
yourselves from this corrupt generation.”