1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,200 We put your hands together and just thank God for the House of 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:06,440 God. It's just so good to be with all 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:07,640 of you. We were. 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:10,680 It's good to be back. We were in Chicago last weekend, 5 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:13,520 and so we missed being with you all, but we had some fun. 6 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:16,880 Matt and I got to watch some Big 10 basketball. 7 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:20,280 I got to see the Champions like a bucket list to watch the 8 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:21,760 tournament. So that was fun. 9 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:24,000 Yeah. This was us before the Indiana 10 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,560 game. We were so excited, and then we 11 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:28,720 forgot that they're not good at basketball this year. 12 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:32,560 So this was our face afterward. Yeah, that was us. 13 00:00:34,480 --> 00:00:36,520 So we watched all the other teams. 14 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:39,040 Of course, we're all having fun with March Madness right now. 15 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:41,840 If you're following along, I'm winning our Keller family 16 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,160 bracket right now, just so you know. 17 00:00:44,480 --> 00:00:47,360 But you have to brag about it in the moment because it could 18 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:49,760 change. But we had a lot of fun in 19 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:52,160 Chicago. If you're wondering if Chicago 20 00:00:52,160 --> 00:00:55,960 is still the Windy City, it is. I have a picture of Pastor Matt 21 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:58,760 and I outside. This was the best we could do. 22 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:03,440 That was, it was very windy. We actually got to see three 23 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:05,400 different storms while we were in Chicago. 24 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,600 Yeah. A hailstorm, A windstorm and a 25 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:11,760 snowstorm. And that's what reminded me. 26 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:15,840 This is why everyone comes to Southwest Florida for spring 27 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:17,480 break. I was like, what were we 28 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,000 thinking? So anyway, it is good to be 29 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,480 home. Who's excited for the word of 30 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:24,320 God today? Come on. 31 00:01:24,320 --> 00:01:27,480 The Word of God is alive and active. 32 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:31,160 We're in this series. Jesus, the one and only man, 33 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:34,600 there is only one. His name is Jesus. 34 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,520 We've been talking about how he's the Son and the Savior and 35 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:39,960 the shepherd. Last week we talked about how he 36 00:01:39,960 --> 00:01:44,200 is the rock and I'm excited for us to dive into the word that 37 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,640 God has given me. Today I was thinking about the 38 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:49,840 one and only and there are some things that there's like the one 39 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,400 and only of. There are a lot of things that 40 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,400 are duplicates. Like have you ever walked in and 41 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:57,840 been like, she's wearing the same outfit I am or he has the 42 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,680 same jacket I do like? So there a lot of duplicates out 43 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:01,960 there. But then there are certain 44 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:03,200 things that are the one and only. 45 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:06,080 Like each of us have the one and only fingerprint. 46 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:08,360 It's unlike anyone else in the world. 47 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:12,480 There's one and only DNA. There's the one and only Mona 48 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:15,240 Lisa and everybody still lines up to see her. 49 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:18,040 We don't understand really why, but they do, right? 50 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:21,600 Like there's the one and only. A couple weeks ago we took our 51 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:24,520 granddaughter Esther to her first baseball game. 52 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:26,880 And of course, we love Matt, Pastor Matt. 53 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:30,200 He's Poppy and he loves baseball so much. 54 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:32,760 He could not wait to get a baseball for Esther. 55 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,920 So he starts screaming and he got this baseball. 56 00:02:35,920 --> 00:02:39,560 He's like, it's my granddaughter's first baseball 57 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,440 game. So they they got this baseball 58 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:44,600 and Oh my gosh, she's just so cute. 59 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:47,640 So anyway, so she had a great time, took it all in. 60 00:02:47,640 --> 00:02:51,960 When we got home, Matt was so excited to put this baseball in 61 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,680 the protective case. He was. 62 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:58,000 And then she didn't understand, like why can't I touch the ball 63 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,640 anymore? But the reason he did this right 64 00:03:00,640 --> 00:03:06,400 was because he was like, this is her one and only first baseball. 65 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,720 So we have to put it in this protective case and Poppy put it 66 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,280 in the office. It's in this place of great 67 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:14,640 honor. Like it's her one and only. 68 00:03:14,640 --> 00:03:20,000 We were so excited and I was thinking about Jesus or one and 69 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,480 only. He is the name that's above 70 00:03:23,640 --> 00:03:26,960 every other name. He's not just a good guy. 71 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,120 He is not the name that we say if we stub our toe. 72 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,800 We do not take His name in vain. Everyone. 73 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:36,120 He is the one and only. He is the King of kings. 74 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:39,000 He is the Lord of Lords. The scripture says that everyone 75 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:43,760 one day will bow to the one and only name of Jesus Christ is who 76 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,520 He is. He is the one and only. 77 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:49,640 So our key verse that we've been looking at for this series is 78 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:56,240 found in Matthew 16, verse 13. And Jesus walks into this region 79 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:02,120 and he asked his disciples who do people say the Son of Man is? 80 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,600 Verse 14? They replied, well, some say 81 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:10,920 you're John the Baptist and some say Elijah, these people who 82 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:14,800 have gone before you and still others Jeremiah, like one of the 83 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,399 prophets. So they're saying there's a lot 84 00:04:17,399 --> 00:04:20,079 of things that people say you are and a lot of people that 85 00:04:20,079 --> 00:04:22,760 they're kind of relating you to. Gosh, he's like John the 86 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:25,720 Baptist. He's he's like Elijah in person 87 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:28,400 again. And verse 15 And then Jesus 88 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:31,320 takes this teaching moment and he looks at his disciples and he 89 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:35,840 says, but what about you? That's what they're saying about 90 00:04:35,840 --> 00:04:39,120 me. But who do you say I am? 91 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:42,320 And that's what this series is all about, us learning and 92 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:46,720 reflecting on the person of Jesus to let him transform us 93 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:50,240 all over again. Church family, who do we say he 94 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:55,320 is today to us? So the title of my message, if 95 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:58,520 you're taking notes, is Jesus the restorer. 96 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:02,720 We're going to be looking at Jesus as our restorer. 97 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:04,920 He's the restorer. He, he wants to bring 98 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:09,360 restoration to our lives. And if there are some broken 99 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:14,000 areas maybe in our life today, maybe something that feels not 100 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:18,760 yet quite restored, maybe in need of healing, I believe Jesus 101 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:22,760 wants to meet you today, fill you with hope today and let the 102 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:26,440 restored Jesus come into that place. 103 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,600 So will you pray with me, Heavenly Father, we thank you. 104 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:34,320 Jesus, we call on your name. It's a precious name. 105 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:40,880 It's a holy name that if there are any of us even today, right 106 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:45,720 now that have already realized, oh, I've been taking his name in 107 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:49,920 vain or I've been just saying his name as if it's not the one 108 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:51,560 and only God. Today we just repent. 109 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,760 We say we're sorry, we come close. 110 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:57,800 We want to lean in Jesus to who you are. 111 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,600 You are the one and only. You are holy, You are awesome. 112 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:05,120 So would you soften our hearts and reveal your word today and 113 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:09,280 God, would you bring restoration Jesus Christ to every area of 114 00:06:09,280 --> 00:06:11,480 our lives? We pray this and everyone who 115 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:17,000 agreed said Amen, Amen. So if we're going to get to know 116 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:20,920 Jesus as the restorer, then I want to to look at the very 117 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:25,040 first time that this word restore is found in the New 118 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:27,920 Testament. It's found in Matthew 12. 119 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:33,440 And the setup of this was Jesus and his disciples were walking 120 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:35,840 through a field and it was the Sabbath day. 121 00:06:35,840 --> 00:06:38,960 And the scriptures record that his disciples were hungry 122 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:42,800 because they were normal humans. So if you're hungry today, 123 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,440 you're just like the disciples. So they were just, they were 124 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:46,760 hungry. And it says that they were 125 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:49,720 walking through this field. And so they began to pick some 126 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:52,960 great, which would have looked like work, but they were picking 127 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:56,760 it to eat it because they were hungry and Jesus was allowing 128 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:58,720 it. The Pharisees see this and they 129 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:01,160 start freaking out. They're doing something 130 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,120 unlawful. They're doing something that 131 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,280 they shouldn't. This shouldn't be allowed. 132 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:08,680 And Jesus points back to multiple scriptures in the heart 133 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:11,160 of God. And he's like, oh, it's not 134 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:14,360 about the letter of the law. He tells the Pharisees, you're 135 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:16,920 not innocent either. I mean, it's this amazing kind 136 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:18,880 of moment. You can read it on your own. 137 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:22,920 He also says I from Lord of the Sabbath and then we pick up in 138 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:27,080 verse 9 going from that place. So going from that setting that 139 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:31,080 he was just in he went into the synagogue and a man with a 140 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:34,840 shriveled hand was there looking for a reason to bring charges 141 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:37,320 against Jesus. They asked him. 142 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,800 So now these same Pharisees that were upset about the field are 143 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:44,720 now asking the him this is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath. 144 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:49,400 So Jesus said to them, if any of you has a sheep and it falls 145 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:53,280 into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift 146 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:54,880 it out? And I'm sure all of them were 147 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:59,200 like, well, yeah, we have sheep and we would get it out of the 148 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,640 pit. Verse 12, while they're nodding 149 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:05,520 their head, Jesus then says to them, how much more valuable is 150 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:09,800 a person than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do 151 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:13,200 good on the Sabbath. So Jesus is with the Pharisees. 152 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:15,960 There's this shriveled man, they're trying to catch him in a 153 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:18,160 trap. And instead he gives a filter 154 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:21,440 for how they should be thinking about the Sabbath and how 155 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:25,560 valuable people are to God. So when they were out in the 156 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:28,760 field and the disciples were hungry, Jesus was like, yes, let 157 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:30,920 them eat. And then they see this man who 158 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:33,799 has a great need, he has a shriveled hand and he's like, 159 00:08:33,799 --> 00:08:37,440 I'm about to do something really good because it is OK to do that 160 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,640 on the Sabbath. Verse 13 Then he said to the 161 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:44,200 man, stretch out your hands. So this guy's hand is shriveled 162 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:47,720 and he says, stretch it out. So he stretched it out and it 163 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:52,880 was completely restored, just as sound as the other. 164 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:56,040 But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill 165 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:59,400 Jesus. Wow, isn't that crazy? 166 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:03,480 There's one man who is getting restoration in his hand. 167 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,520 And then there's a whole group of Pharisees who are like, no, 168 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:08,960 this is not going to be what we have. 169 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:12,360 They were caught up in this lifeless legalism. 170 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:16,000 But Jesus shows up with life giving mercy, and his life 171 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:21,040 giving mercy shows everyone how much he values people. 172 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:25,360 The Pharisees, they didn't accept Jesus's healing power or 173 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:29,760 his message at all. But this man who had a need, who 174 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:34,440 had a shriveled hand that needed restored, he encountered Jesus 175 00:09:34,560 --> 00:09:38,760 the restorer that day in his hand was restored because Jesus 176 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:42,760 is a restorer. So the word restore that we see 177 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:47,920 here for the very first time in the Greek language is apocathis 178 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:51,600 to me. And apocathis to me restore 179 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:56,840 means to re establish back to original standing, to return 180 00:09:56,840 --> 00:10:02,720 back to the ultimate ideal, to restore back to full freedom. 181 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:08,320 So when the scripture records that it was completely restored, 182 00:10:08,560 --> 00:10:11,560 that's what happened. It was apocalypse to me. 183 00:10:11,680 --> 00:10:14,080 His hand went back to the ultimate ideal. 184 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:17,440 It was re established. He had full freedom in both 185 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:19,440 hands. And Jesus did this. 186 00:10:19,560 --> 00:10:22,960 Jesus was the restorer, but he did doesn't just restore. 187 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:27,960 He doesn't just do restoration. Jesus is the restorer. 188 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:32,240 When Jesus came from heaven to earth, he restored all of us as 189 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:36,040 humankind because we were fallen and sinful and there was a 190 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:38,520 separation from God because of that. 191 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:42,200 But when Jesus came, he took back the gates of hell and he 192 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:45,080 took the keys and he said I'm going to give access to these 193 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:49,280 people who proclaim who I am. He is the restorer. 194 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:55,120 Jesus is the restorer. He doesn't just improve things. 195 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:59,400 He, he doesn't just look at things and say, I, I want to 196 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:03,720 make it a little better. He returns them to wholeness, 197 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:07,680 restoration. All throughout Scripture, every 198 00:11:07,680 --> 00:11:11,200 time you see this word apocalypse to me in the New 199 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:15,800 Testament, every single time that word apocalypse to me, 200 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:20,080 restore is always associated with Jesus showing up and doing 201 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:23,960 what Jesus does. Or it's associated with people 202 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:28,240 praying in the name of Jesus that he would apocalypse to me, 203 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:31,840 restore what has been broken and bring healing. 204 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:36,760 Jesus is our restorer and I just sensed as I prayed for us today 205 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:41,320 that for some of us we've been seeing Jesus as an add on, 206 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:46,320 almost like Jesus. If you could just improve my 207 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:48,840 life a little. But I want to remind you, that's 208 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:51,000 not who Jesus is. He isn't an add on. 209 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:53,120 He isn't here to just improve a little. 210 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:56,680 He is Jesus, He is alive, He's the Savior of the world. 211 00:11:56,760 --> 00:12:01,000 He's not here just to improve us, but to restore us. 212 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:05,520 So how does Jesus restore? How does he want to bring 213 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:10,120 restoration to our lives? Well #1 Jesus restores through 214 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:13,680 relationship. I want to remind us today that 215 00:12:13,680 --> 00:12:17,920 to follow Jesus is not to be signed up for a religion. 216 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:22,640 We can't be born into relationship with Jesus. 217 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:25,840 We have to choose it. This is why we don't baptize 218 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:29,400 babies here because we don't see that throughout the New 219 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:31,640 Testament. It's always people who have made 220 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:35,680 a decision for Christ and to follow him that then can be 221 00:12:35,680 --> 00:12:38,080 baptized. A baby hasn't sinned yet. 222 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:40,600 They haven't made any mistakes, so they can't choose. 223 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:43,440 So that's why. But it's more the relationship 224 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:45,000 part is more than just salvation. 225 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:48,640 That's the the beginning. We see over and over again 226 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:53,040 throughout Scripture Jesus choosing to be in relationship 227 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:57,000 with his disciples. He ate with them, He walked with 228 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,680 them, he talked with them, he taught them, He let them have 229 00:13:00,680 --> 00:13:03,640 questions. They were always together. 230 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:07,720 And so before Jesus goes to the cross, there's this incredible 231 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:09,840 moment. And I think because Easter is 232 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:13,720 coming up, it's just so real to me all over again that Jesus 233 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:17,040 decided that he was going to wash his disciples feet. 234 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:20,400 They were dirty and cry me. And he makes the choice that 235 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:24,840 he's going to be that close to serve them and to wash their 236 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:27,120 feet. And then they have communion 237 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:29,800 together. They sit at a table, they have 238 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:32,720 this incredible relationship together. 239 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:36,520 And then we see this moment at the table when Satan enters 240 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:40,880 Judas, one of the 12 disciples, and he leaves to go betray 241 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:44,280 Jesus. They get up from the table and 242 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:46,840 they take a walk and there's eleven of them left. 243 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:51,400 And he says to his disciples, it's recorded in John 1513. 244 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:54,880 He looks at the 11 that were left, and he says, greater love 245 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:59,440 has no one than this, to lay down one's life for one's 246 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:02,960 friends. You are my friends. 247 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:06,640 He looks at them. If you do what I command, I no 248 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:10,480 longer call you servants because a servant does not know his 249 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:13,360 master's business. In other words, Jesus was saying 250 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:16,120 if you were a servant, you would be outside. 251 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:19,280 You would just be doing what I told you to do, but you're 252 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:22,600 actually inside. We're doing this together. 253 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:26,400 We are friends, we are in relationship. 254 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:29,960 You are not out there just obeying my commands. 255 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:35,200 We are actually together. He says instead, I've called you 256 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:38,480 or verse 15, I no longer longer call you servants because the 257 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:40,360 master doesn't know the master's business. 258 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:44,840 Instead, now he says, I have called you what friends for 259 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:49,480 everything that I learned from my father, I have made known to 260 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:53,640 you. You see, both proximity and 261 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:57,520 intimacy are necessary for continual restoration. 262 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:01,320 And I think sometimes we can think, oh, I'm, I'm close, like 263 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:04,800 I'm around Jesus. But we see here that it's 264 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:08,840 proximity being around, but it's also intimacy being close. 265 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:12,960 And it's so it's not just about being around, it's about being 266 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:15,680 vulnerable. It's about being real. 267 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:19,200 It's about letting him in and you letting yourself be 268 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:22,600 vulnerable and real with him. And the reason why is because on 269 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:25,720 a daily basis, church family, the enemy is sneaky. 270 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:28,120 He's going to try and steal our hope. 271 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:30,320 He's going to try and kill our joy. 272 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:33,480 He's going to try and destroy our love for God and for others. 273 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:36,440 It's what he does every day. That's what he's trying to do. 274 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:42,040 So closeness with Jesus allows us to continually be in 275 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:45,520 restoration. You see, being around Jesus or 276 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:50,040 being around the things of Jesus doesn't give us a relationship 277 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:51,800 with him. Think about it. 278 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,120 Think about Judas for just a moment. 279 00:15:56,200 --> 00:16:00,160 Judas was one of the 12. Judas was around him. 280 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:03,960 Judas had the same access that the others had. 281 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:08,880 He had his feet washed. He was at that table, he ate the 282 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:12,880 meal, he heard the teachings, he went everywhere with him, just 283 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:16,040 like the other 11. But scripture records that every 284 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:20,920 time Judas referred to Jesus, he only called him Rabbi, which 285 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:23,920 meant teacher. All the other disciples called 286 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:28,960 him Lord and Messiah. So there was something about 287 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:33,240 Judas where he only saw Jesus as a teacher. 288 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:38,000 He was not in close relationship with him, and because he wasn't 289 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:42,920 in close relationship with Jesus, when the enemy came in to 290 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:46,840 make him a betrayer, he took the bait and he betrayed Jesus. 291 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:50,080 He walked away. Now that's different from Peter. 292 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:53,080 We're not talking about being perfect because you've got Peter 293 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:58,120 who totally denies Jesus and leaves him at Jesus worst moment 294 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:01,440 right in the garden of get somebody and he's there. 295 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:05,119 But then when he goes to the cross, he's actually denying 296 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:08,640 that he doesn't know him. So you would kind of look at 297 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:11,079 both of them and think it's the same, but it's not the same 298 00:17:11,079 --> 00:17:14,280 because after Jesus is resurrected, Peter's out on the 299 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:17,800 lake and, and he's now fishing. And Peter was the one who had 300 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:20,119 said, you're, you're the son of God, you're the Messiah. 301 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:23,400 They were in relationship. And Jesus comes running after 302 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:25,640 Peter and he's like, Hey, what are we doing here? 303 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:29,160 And Peter's like, I'm fishing. He's like, Hey, you got some 304 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:31,800 work to do for me, man. Like we've been in relationship. 305 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:34,520 This is the beginning of the restoration of their 306 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:36,600 relationship, and it starts with conversation. 307 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:38,200 Jesus looks and he's like, do you love me? 308 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:40,800 He's like, yeah, I love you. He's like, do you love me? 309 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:43,120 Feed my sheep. There's this whole amazing 310 00:17:43,120 --> 00:17:46,480 conversation. So the relationship gets 311 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:49,440 restored. And then Peter has incredible 312 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:52,640 purpose. We see this purpose playing out. 313 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:57,400 Then in Acts 4, once Jesus is resurrected and in heaven, Peter 314 00:17:57,520 --> 00:17:59,560 was preaching the gospel with John. 315 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:02,640 So he's preaching people were getting healed in the name of 316 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:05,000 Jesus, and then they get put in prison for it. 317 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,960 So speaking the the Speaking of the captives. 318 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,600 So the people who would put them in prison, look at what they say 319 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:13,520 about this. Acts 413 When they saw the 320 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:18,880 courage of Peter and John and realized that they were 321 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:25,800 unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took 322 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:27,920 note. What did they take note at? 323 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:33,040 They took note that these men had been with Jesus. 324 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:38,280 So they looked on and they were able to realize these guys are 325 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:42,120 not even that impressive. Like they have not had a lot of 326 00:18:42,120 --> 00:18:46,160 school. They are just ordinary men. 327 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:49,440 And yet when they were teaching and preaching, people were being 328 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:51,360 healed. How was that happening? 329 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:55,080 Oh, we took note. They've been with Jesus. 330 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:58,720 There was a difference. It wasn't just knowledge, it was 331 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,960 transformation. They had been in relationship. 332 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:05,000 They weren't just around him. They didn't just know his 333 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:08,760 teachings. They had been with him and 334 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:11,920 church family. Where are we today? 335 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:15,120 Are we just around the things of Jesus? 336 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:19,360 Are we just showing up and listening to the teachings of 337 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:22,040 Jesus? Or are we on our knees saying, 338 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:25,080 Jesus, I need you in relationship. 339 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:27,960 I want to follow your commands. I want to be your friend. 340 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:31,280 I want to be so close that I can hear your voice and I can follow 341 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:34,680 your word and I can correct myself when I need to because 342 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:37,080 Jesus, I've got to stay in relationship. 343 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:41,520 I've got to have that constantly restored when my boys were 344 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:45,560 young, like not too young, but like old enough to get dressed 345 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:47,520 on their own or get their own bagel. 346 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:52,480 You know, I, I used to say to them, boys do not bother me in 347 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:55,960 the morning because there are two things that I need before 348 00:19:55,960 --> 00:20:02,320 you encounter me #1 is coffee and #2 is my time with Jesus. 349 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:08,080 And I meant it because the the the me that carries over from 350 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:10,920 the day before is not the me that I wanted my boys to 351 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:12,680 encounter. Do you see what I'm saying? 352 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:16,600 Like I had to spend some time with Jesus to get yesterday out 353 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:19,960 of me, To get less out of me so I could look more like Jesus 354 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:24,080 before they encountered me. We need to be in relationship 355 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:27,080 with Jesus. He restores us through 356 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:35,040 relationship #2 Jesus restores after suffering, He restores 357 00:20:36,120 --> 00:20:41,160 after suffering. In this life, I just want to 358 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:44,680 remind us we're going to have trouble and heartache. 359 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:49,720 This world can be so cruel and the enemy is so real. 360 00:20:50,360 --> 00:20:53,600 One of the hardest times in our faith walk can be when we're 361 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:58,160 enduring suffering. Maybe that's you today. 362 00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:01,880 I don't know. Maybe you've recently lost your 363 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:05,320 job and feel a little hopeless in your finances. 364 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:08,040 Maybe you're enduring a health battle. 365 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,720 Maybe you're experiencing homelessness right now. 366 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:13,880 Maybe you're in an abusive relationship that you so 367 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:15,760 desperately are trying to get out of. 368 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:19,000 Maybe for some of you, you've been unfairly treated or 369 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:24,320 misrepresented, maybe lied about, cheated out of something. 370 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:28,080 Maybe for some of us it is we're walking with Jesus and we've got 371 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:31,360 this new lifestyle of living for Jesus and you are being mocked 372 00:21:31,360 --> 00:21:34,560 for it and just feels like suffering. 373 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:37,200 You're suffering in some way. I want to give you hope. 374 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:42,000 Indiana Jesus today because he restores after suffering and 375 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:47,800 first Peter, we see Peter over 3 decades later after Jesus had 376 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:50,040 ascended to heaven. He's still following him. 377 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:52,040 He's still in relationship with him. 378 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:54,880 He's still teaching others and preaching the gospel. 379 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:59,120 And he writes to these believers who are now scattered all over 380 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:02,840 and they're enduring hardships because of Jesus. 381 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:05,520 So this is what he writes. First Peter 5 verse 8. 382 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:09,400 He says be alert and of sober mind because the enemy of the 383 00:22:09,400 --> 00:22:13,720 devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone 384 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:16,120 to devour. So he's like, be alert, be aware 385 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:18,480 there is an enemy, he's trying to take you out. 386 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:23,440 Verse 9 resist him standing firm in the faith because you know 387 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:25,520 that the family of believers throughout the world is 388 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:27,880 undergoing the same kind of suffering. 389 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:30,120 So Peter doesn't ignore the sufferings. 390 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:32,720 He doesn't try and act like they're not there. 391 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:36,040 He says no, you're suffering, others are suffering. 392 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:39,400 The enemy's trying to take you out in the middle of suffering. 393 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:42,160 So you've got to resist him. You've got to stand firm in the 394 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:44,280 faith. Verse 10 and he says in the God 395 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:48,960 of all grace, who called you to the his eternal glory in Christ. 396 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:54,040 Look at how he says this after, after you have suffered a little 397 00:22:54,040 --> 00:23:01,560 while, will himself restore apocalypse to me you and he'll 398 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:04,280 make you strong and firm and steadfast. 399 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:08,920 To him, Peter says be the power forever and ever, Amen. 400 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:12,240 So he says there will be a little suffering and it's going 401 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:15,720 to take a little while. And for us, we say good a little 402 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:20,560 while, just about 10 minutes. How many of you know in God's 403 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:24,600 time is different than our time. Our little is not his little. 404 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:27,680 He's got the whole span of time in his eyes. 405 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:31,640 And he says, Peter says no, no, he's going to re establish you. 406 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:33,560 He's going to make it ideal again. 407 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:35,360 He's going to give you full freedom. 408 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:38,320 He's going to restore you after the suffering. 409 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:41,440 I want to tell you today, it's not over. 410 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:46,080 If you are in the middle of suffering, Jesus is your 411 00:23:46,120 --> 00:23:49,040 restorer. He will restore you. 412 00:23:49,640 --> 00:23:52,640 It may take a while. It may take a while to heal from 413 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:57,040 that abuse. It may take a a greater faith 414 00:23:57,040 --> 00:24:00,880 and a deeper trust to put yourself out there to apply for 415 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:03,640 another job. It may take multiple steps. 416 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:06,880 It may take a medical journey along with prayer. 417 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:10,840 It may take letting Jesus into that broken place of your heart 418 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:14,960 and saying, OK, God, I forgive and I forgive again and I'm 419 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:18,080 going to love my enemies. I'm going to do what you said, 420 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:22,000 and it may take a while for you to be able to endure the 421 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:26,040 suffering, but Jesus himself will restore you. 422 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:29,320 He will bring back everything that the enemy has tried to 423 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:32,400 steal, and he'll make it better who he is. 424 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:35,160 He restores us. He won't just make it a little 425 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:37,760 better. He's going to make it whole. 426 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:41,280 He's going to make it whole who He is. 427 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:44,040 So He restores. He restores through 428 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:48,840 relationships, He restores after suffering #3 He restores our 429 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:54,200 bodies and our souls. You see, we are a triune being. 430 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:58,000 We are made-up of three parts, just like God is Father, Son, 431 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:03,040 and Holy Spirit. We are body, soul and spirit, 432 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:07,720 and often times there are places in one area of our life that are 433 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:11,280 broken and in need of restoration, and it affects the 434 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:13,920 other area. For instance, sometimes there 435 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:18,760 can be something in our physical body and because we're suffering 436 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:22,600 or need healing in our physical body, it can affect our soul. 437 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:24,720 It can affect our heart and our mind. 438 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:27,760 It can affect our emotions. For instance, have you ever, you 439 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:30,560 know, gotten sick and all of a sudden you were just in a really 440 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:33,720 bad mood because of it, right? Like, I don't feel good, but now 441 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:35,720 I'm mad. And you're like, I wasn't mad 442 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:38,240 yesterday, but I'm mad today. Like, that's what happens, 443 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:39,920 right? We're enduring something in our 444 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:42,880 body, but then our soul gets affected as well as well. 445 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:46,520 Sometimes it's our soul that starts to get affected and then 446 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:51,560 it can affect our body. Last November, our son Drew and 447 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:53,880 Taylor, we're getting married and we're so excited. 448 00:25:54,120 --> 00:25:56,680 And the week before their wedding, I didn't think I was 449 00:25:56,680 --> 00:26:00,240 very stressed, but maybe I was because all of the sudden I came 450 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:04,320 down with a case of shingles for the first time, which if you 451 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:06,320 don't know what that is, good for you. 452 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:12,560 I had chicken pox when I was 8. So that virus lives in me. 453 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:15,760 And it decided to make its way out that week of the wedding. 454 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:19,520 And I had these huge blisters all up and down my neck and my 455 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:20,920 back. And it's painful and it's 456 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:25,000 affects your nerve endings. And as I prayed, obviously went 457 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:26,720 to the doctor, getting medicine, all that. 458 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:29,800 But then I started praying and I felt the Holy Spirit say the 459 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:31,400 enemy's trying to steal your joy. 460 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:35,560 And I was like, oh, he's not going to steal my joy. 461 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:38,280 Like so all week long I'm like, I have shingles, but I am full 462 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:40,040 of joy. Joy of the Lord is my strength. 463 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:42,680 Like it does not matter. We're going to have a good time 464 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:44,040 this week. Like I don't care. 465 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:46,520 And I'd be like, ow, this hurts. Jesus heal me. 466 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:49,560 But the joy of the Lord is my strength like all week long. 467 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:51,520 So I was like, he didn't win. He's not going to win. 468 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:55,040 Then the day before the wedding, I wake up and my eye is in so 469 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:58,600 much pain and I go to the doctor and I have a corneal ulcer, 470 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:02,240 right? So that's when I got really mad 471 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:04,280 at the enemy. I was like, no, no, no, Satan, 472 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:07,440 you messed with the wrong girl. Like we are not doing this 473 00:27:07,440 --> 00:27:10,080 right. Because I realized he is trying 474 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:13,720 to steal my joy. And I've, I've learned this and 475 00:27:13,720 --> 00:27:17,760 I've grown in my maturity in Christ because I can see the 476 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:21,880 connection where the enemy tries to get in one area and affect 477 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:23,480 the other. And I was like, no, no, no, you 478 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:26,480 don't get to affect my soul. I am going to enjoy this 479 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:28,480 wedding. And I did have the biggest smile 480 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:29,480 on my face. Nobody. 481 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:32,640 I knew that I had shingles and a weird eye thing going on, right? 482 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:36,800 Like God is so good. The way I learned that, though 483 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:39,840 was 15 years ago. My faith was not there. 484 00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:43,080 It was Easter Sunday. I had not done anything 485 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:46,520 physically wrong to affect my back, meaning, you know, I 486 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:50,280 didn't do some wild crazy thing and jump out of a plane and oh 487 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:53,160 man, my back got hurt. Or I didn't reach down and get a 488 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:56,520 toaster wrong. I don't know, like, and it was 489 00:27:56,520 --> 00:28:00,120 Easter Sunday and 15 years ago on Easter Sunday, I was leaving 490 00:28:00,120 --> 00:28:03,840 the building and my back was in so much pain that I was dragging 491 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:07,560 my leg behind me and my whole body was out of alignment. 492 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:11,760 And I had to go on a journey for my physical body. 493 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:14,880 But at the same time, we realized there really wasn't a 494 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:19,280 source to my back pain. And the Holy Spirit revealed 495 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:25,600 Sarah, the source is your soul. There isn't forgiveness, there 496 00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:30,800 is bitterness, there is years of trauma and undealt with things 497 00:28:31,040 --> 00:28:35,720 in my soul. In my soul needed restoration so 498 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:39,120 my body could also be restored. We see this throughout 499 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:42,160 Scripture. Jesus, He would heal physically, 500 00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:43,680 but then he would speak to the heart. 501 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:46,240 He would speak to the mind, the will, the emotions of the 502 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:47,920 person. We see this in Mark 5. 503 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:51,920 There's the woman who's been bleeding for 12 years, Mark 5, 504 00:28:51,920 --> 00:28:56,000 verse 27. When she heard about Jesus, she 505 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:59,320 needed this restoration. She came up behind him in the 506 00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:02,320 crowd and she touched his cloak because she thought if I just 507 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:04,880 touch his clothes, I will be healed. 508 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:09,320 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that 509 00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:11,520 she was freed from her suffering. 510 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:14,640 So Jesus heals her. She touches the cloak, there's 511 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:18,960 instant restoration in her body. She is healed, but it wasn't 512 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:22,840 just about her body because Jesus wanted to speak to her 513 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:25,200 soul. He doesn't just go on, He starts 514 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:27,880 to look for her. Where is the woman who just 515 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:30,080 touched my cloak? Verse 33. 516 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:32,960 Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell 517 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:35,360 at his feet and trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. 518 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:41,280 He said to her daughter, your faith has healed you go in peace 519 00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:44,040 and be freed from your suffering. 520 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:48,800 So she was physically healed first, but she was still afraid 521 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:51,120 and she still felt like she didn't belong. 522 00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:53,480 And so Jesus speaks to her identity. 523 00:29:53,640 --> 00:29:56,840 He says, I know everyone else has cast you out for 12 years, 524 00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:59,520 but you're not just healed. You are my daughter. 525 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:03,960 You are in this family. This is who you are. 526 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:06,520 He touched her body, then he touched her soul. 527 00:30:06,520 --> 00:30:09,200 We see this again in Matthew 9 verse 2. 528 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:12,400 Some men brought to him a paralyzed man lying on a mat. 529 00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:16,560 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to them, take heart son, 530 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:22,520 your sins are forgiven. At this some of the teachers of 531 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:25,280 the law said to themselves, This fellow is blasphemy. 532 00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:28,200 They were consistent in their messaging, by the way. 533 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:33,640 So here in this story, we have a paralyzed man who needed 534 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:36,480 physical healing. And when his friends show up 535 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:39,680 with him, he doesn't heal him first physically. 536 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:44,320 He speaks to his soul. Oh, I know you need healing in 537 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:47,480 your body. But son, your sins are forgiven. 538 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:49,560 Take heart. You've thought that you have to 539 00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:52,920 live with that sin in your life, that shame, that guilt that is 540 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:54,720 gone. You are forgiven. 541 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:58,680 You are free. And then verse 6, So he said to 542 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:01,880 the paralyzed man, now get up and take your mat home. 543 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:04,840 In other words, Oh yeah, I can hear your body too. 544 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:06,760 Then the man got up and went home. 545 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:09,400 And when the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe, and 546 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:14,560 they praised God, who has given such authority to a man because 547 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:17,320 he wasn't just a man, He was the Son of God. 548 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:21,000 So this man, he gets up, his body is restored, but his soul 549 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:24,120 was healed too. And everyone is filled with awe. 550 00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:26,360 This is Jesus. And by the way, we're going to 551 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:28,280 pray. We're going to pray for physical 552 00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:30,400 healing today. We're going to pray for soul 553 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:32,240 healing today. We're going to pray that if 554 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:35,360 there's a connection today, the Holy Spirit would reveal it to 555 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:38,440 you, and He's going to restore you completely. 556 00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:42,720 We're going to pray because He's the one and only restore #4 557 00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:46,960 Jesus restores our very life. He restores our very life. 558 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:51,040 It's just a reminder that we're all sinful and fallen, and yet 559 00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:54,480 Jesus threw his sacrifice on the cross. 560 00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:56,760 He washes us clean. He makes us new. 561 00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:59,800 He lifts us up out of every pit that we're in. 562 00:31:59,840 --> 00:32:02,080 This is who Jesus is. These are his words. 563 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:05,160 John 10/10. He says the thief, Speaking of 564 00:32:05,160 --> 00:32:08,760 Satan, comes only to steal, kill and destroy. 565 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:11,680 But I have come that they may have life and have it to the 566 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:13,600 full. He restores. 567 00:32:13,600 --> 00:32:18,680 He gives us a abundant life and eternal life and if today you 568 00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:22,680 would say, well, I don't know Jesus, I don't know this Jesus 569 00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:25,840 that you're talking about. I'm not in relationship with 570 00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:28,160 him. Can I just tell you you can be. 571 00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:31,080 It is one decision away. It's just admitting I'm a 572 00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:33,360 Sinner. I believe that what Jesus did on 573 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:36,400 the cross was for me and then confessing it with your mouth 574 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:39,400 and he will restore your very life. 575 00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:42,920 Not only will you be saved and know that heaven is your home, 576 00:32:43,080 --> 00:32:46,320 but He can make all things new. He can restore you. 577 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:49,960 So with every head bowed and every eye closed, if that's you 578 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:53,520 today and you would say, I want to say yes to a relationship 579 00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:56,360 with Jesus. I want to know Him as Savior. 580 00:32:56,360 --> 00:32:58,480 Would you just lift your hand on the count of three? 581 00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:01,840 Any location that you're in today, every room online, If 582 00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:03,680 that's you, I want to say yes to Jesus. 583 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:06,000 Just raise your hand and I'm going to pray for you on the 584 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:08,760 count of 3123. Raise it up high. 585 00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:12,600 I see that hand, Sir. I see hands all across this room 586 00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:16,040 that I'm in. I see those hands, I see that 587 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:19,560 hand, so many people saying yes to Jesus. 588 00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:21,480 If you're online, you can put it in the chat. 589 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:24,440 If that's you and you have your hand up right now, why don't you 590 00:33:24,440 --> 00:33:26,360 just take your hand and put it on your heart? 591 00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:30,800 And I'm going to pray, but as I pray, this is really you 592 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:34,000 praying. So pray this from your heart and 593 00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:36,160 Jesus is going to restore your very life. 594 00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:38,880 So Jesus, we call on your name today. 595 00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:43,880 We admit that we are sinners. We've fallen short and Jesus, we 596 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:46,680 need you. Would you come into our life? 597 00:33:46,680 --> 00:33:48,920 Would you change us? Would you wash us clean? 598 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:55,800 Would you put us in your family? We confess now and we receive 599 00:33:55,800 --> 00:33:59,040 the Holy Spirit. God, would you transform us in 600 00:33:59,160 --> 00:34:00,840 Jesus name? Amen. 601 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:03,760 Amen. If that was you, don't leave the 602 00:34:03,760 --> 00:34:06,720 property today without getting one of these free Bibles. 603 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:10,199 We want to help you in your relationship with Jesus. 604 00:34:10,199 --> 00:34:12,000 So find someone at the connection tent. 605 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:13,560 We're going to put that in your hand. 606 00:34:13,560 --> 00:34:16,440 But we're not finished. I, I want us to praise, we ought 607 00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:19,639 to stand across every room that we're in today. 608 00:34:20,159 --> 00:34:23,239 Jesus is the restorer. He's the one and only. 609 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:26,400 And I want us to sing this new song that we've been singing. 610 00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:30,719 And for all of us, I want this to be a prayer from our heart 611 00:34:31,480 --> 00:34:35,000 where we say, I pray into the atmosphere. 612 00:34:35,159 --> 00:34:38,920 So as we're singing, this isn't just a song, this is a prayer. 613 00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:42,080 And then when the worship team finishes this portion, I'm going 614 00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:43,679 to pray for us. So come on, let's sing. 615 00:34:44,920 --> 00:34:44,960 I