The Renewal of Revival

Psalm of the Day: Psalm 85

Scripture Reading: Hebrews 12:22-24

Pastoral Prayer: Lawrence (Zionsville)

FCF/Intro: Watching the News

The TERRIFYING “BEFORE”

14-15 a show the fourfold fallenness of the world.

Justice/Righteousness/truth/uprightness all gone and forgotten,

God then responds. First the lament (15b-16a), then the action (16b-19).

the response is also a fourfold/ the recompense is in magnitude to the sin. verse 17 (righteousness/salvation/vengeance/zeal).

The GLORIOUS PROMISE

Who to? verse 20- those who turn...

Some theologizing: this is the church!

The covenant promises have a covenant mediator.

to the Church (Eph 2.19-3.6)

The promise is twofold - Spirit and Word

-Christ as the WORD

-The HS at Pentecost

the promise is lasting- from generation to generation and forevermore

The Promise is from God, its HIS spirit on us, it is HIS words HE places in our mouths

Some theologizing: this is the church!

The BLESSED “AFTER”

Who is “you? in verse 59:21-60? - it is the People of God - The church!

SO then how ought we live in the blessed after?

-The light comes so we become a light (verses 1-3 see Mat 5:14-15)

-Blessed beyond measure (4-7 see James 1:16-18)

-World wide (8-14 see Rev 7:9-10)

-Changed (15-18, see Galatians 5:19-24)

-Living in light of The work of God (19-22 see John 1:9-16)

End with ALREADY AND NOT YET!