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Theme: Realize, repent, renew
reverse gear – “back up”
Fix mistakes
How to get back the vision
Get your groove back
Illustration = prodigal son
DRIVER = LOST
· what has the driver become?
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· a LOST son, a WAYWARD soul, a PRODIGAL son,
· represents a BACKSLIDDEN Christian
ROAD = dead end street
· the ROAD is now a dead-end street.
· at least all the other roads allowed for motion, but this one does not.
CAR = disabled vehicle
· Out of gas – bankrupt
· now pushing it on foot
· the driver is now on the OUTSIDE of the car, pushing what used to push him
· you can see the emergency lights flashing and the rag sticking out of the window
· no roadside amenities, no racetrack pit crew, no friendly neighborhood garage
JESUS = AAA!
· portrayed by the Father
· roadside assistance – 24/7
· ever present help in time of need
· the sinning child of God can boldly enter God’s throne room of grace to obtain mercy in time of need
· Jesus will fix the flats, fill the tank, and give you food!
Repentance comes to Jesus
CHURCH = home
where is the CHURCH?
= calling you home on the cell phone, leaving you voicemails, and texts sharing their love and concern.
That they miss you
1 – REALIZE your error
acknowledge you are off track – have missed the mark – sinned
2 – REPENT of going the wrong way
or return – confess sins – recommit to Jesus – get born again (again)
What is repentance?
Repentance is confession of sin with intent to change
with regret and remorse
Repent = return
Paul turned around
Notes by Nicky Gumbel
· Paul was a very ambitious person, even before He met the Lord.
· While he was a Pharisee, Paul was very zealous for the Jewish Law.
· However, his misunderstanding of the Law caused him to not recognize the Lord or His followers.
· His misguided zeal caused him to persecute the church, by arresting and putting into prison both men and women who, ironically, were “on track” for the Lord’s call on their lives.
· He even tortured some until they blasphemed God.
· Paul was also an accessory to the death of the first martyr of the New Testament, a deacon named Stephen.
3 – RENEW the vision
your focus to God’s map
Revision = returning to the vision
· After meeting the Messiah on the Damascus road, Paul did not lose his zeal,
· it was turned and put on “the right track” for God.
its direction changed.
· If anything, he was even more ambitious!
He describes himself as being like an athlete desperate to win a race.
Paul helped others turn around – even when he used force…
shipwreck by sin – gone too far
God “turns” our bad for His good
Bear fruits of repentance
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