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04-29-18 - The Comeback - Comeback From Failure - Scotty Gibbons

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1. He Failed.

Matthew 26:69-74 Now Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came to him. “You also were with Jesus of Galilee,” she said. 70 But he denied it before them all. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said. 71 Then he went out to the gateway, where another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This fellow was with Jesus of Nazareth.” 72 He denied it again, with an oath: “I don’t know the man!” 73 After a little while, those standing there went up to Peter and said, “Surely you are one of them; your accent gives you away.” 74 Then he began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know the man!” (NIV)

Matthew 26:31-35 Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: “‘I will strike the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ 32 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.” 33 Peter replied, “Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will.” 34 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.” 35 But Peter declared, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And all the other disciples said the same. (NIV)

2. He Fled.

Matthew 26:74-75 Then he began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know the man!” Immediately a rooster crowed. 75 Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly. (NIV)

3. He was Forgiven.

Mark 16:7 But go, tell his disciples AND PETER. “He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.” (NIV)

John 21:1-8 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. 3 “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. 4 Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. 5 He called out to them, “Friends, haven’t you any fish?” “No,” they answered. 6 He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish. 7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water. 8 The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards. (NIV)

04-22-2018 - The Comeback - When Your Dreams Are Dashed - Herbert Cooper

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1. Set a new goal.

Genesis 39:1-4 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. 2 The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did, 4 Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned. (NIV) 

2.  God will go the distance with you.

Genesis 39:2 The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. (NIV)  

Genesis 39:20-21 Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison, 21 the Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. (NIV)  

3. When God gives you a comeback it’s about someone else’s salvation story.

Genesis 45:3-5 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?” But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence. 4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” When they had done so, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! 5 And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you. (NIV)

Genesis 50:19–20  But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God? 20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. (NIV)

04-22-2018 - The Comeback - When Your Dreams Are Dashed - Herbert Cooper

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1. Set a new goal.

Genesis 39:1-4 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. 2 The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did, 4 Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned. (NIV) 

2.  God will go the distance with you.

Genesis 39:2 The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. (NIV)  

Genesis 39:20-21 Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison, 21 the Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. (NIV)  

3. When God gives you a comeback it’s about someone else’s salvation story.

Genesis 45:3-5 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?” But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence. 4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” When they had done so, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! 5 And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you. (NIV)

Genesis 50:19–20  But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God? 20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. (NIV)

04-22-2018 - The Comeback - When Your Dreams Are Dashed - Herbert Cooper

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1. Set a new goal.

Genesis 39:1-4 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. 2 The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did, 4 Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned. (NIV) 

2.  God will go the distance with you.

Genesis 39:2 The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. (NIV)  

Genesis 39:20-21 Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison, 21 the Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. (NIV)  

3. When God gives you a comeback it’s about someone else’s salvation story.

Genesis 45:3-5 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?” But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence. 4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” When they had done so, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! 5 And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you. (NIV)

Genesis 50:19–20  But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God? 20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. (NIV)

04-15-2018 - The Comeback - Coming Back From Mistakes - Herbert Cooper

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4 Steps To Come Back From A Mistake

1. Come to your senses.

Luke 15:17  “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! (NIV)

To make a comeback we have to come to our senses and have an honest evaluation of our life.

To make a comeback we have to come to our senses and evaluate who we are in Christ.

Luke 15:17–18 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. (NIV)

2. Take responsibility for what you can change.

Luke 15:18  I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. (NIV)

1. You don’t play the blame game.

Proverbs 19:3 People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord. (NLT)

2. You don’t live in the mistake, you learn from the mistake.

Luke 15:19  I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants. (NIV)

3. You focus on what you can change not on what you can’t change.

3. Get up.

Luke 15:20 So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. (NIV)

4. Go back to your Father.

Luke 15:20 So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. (NIV)

04-15-2018 - The Comeback - Coming Back From Mistakes - Herbert Cooper

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4 Steps To Come Back From A Mistake

1. Come to your senses.

Luke 15:17  “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! (NIV)

To make a comeback we have to come to our senses and have an honest evaluation of our life.

To make a comeback we have to come to our senses and evaluate who we are in Christ.

Luke 15:17–18 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. (NIV)

2. Take responsibility for what you can change.

Luke 15:18  I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. (NIV)

1. You don’t play the blame game.

Proverbs 19:3 People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord. (NLT)

2. You don’t live in the mistake, you learn from the mistake.

Luke 15:19  I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants. (NIV)

3. You focus on what you can change not on what you can’t change.

3. Get up.

Luke 15:20 So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. (NIV)

4. Go back to your Father.

Luke 15:20 So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. (NIV)

04-15-2018 - The Comeback - Coming Back From Mistakes - Herbert Cooper

PDF NOTES

4 Steps To Come Back From A Mistake

1. Come to your senses.

Luke 15:17  “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! (NIV)

To make a comeback we have to come to our senses and have an honest evaluation of our life.

To make a comeback we have to come to our senses and evaluate who we are in Christ.

Luke 15:17–18 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. (NIV)

2. Take responsibility for what you can change.

Luke 15:18  I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. (NIV)

1. You don’t play the blame game.

Proverbs 19:3 People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord. (NLT)

2. You don’t live in the mistake, you learn from the mistake.

Luke 15:19  I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants. (NIV)

3. You focus on what you can change not on what you can’t change.

3. Get up.

Luke 15:20 So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. (NIV)

4. Go back to your Father.

Luke 15:20 So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. (NIV)

World Series Champion Darryl shares his incredible comeback story.

World Series Champion Darryl shares his incredible comeback story.

04-01-2018 - The Comeback - The Greatest Comeback Of All Time - Herbert Cooper

Jesus made a comeback so YOU could make a comeback

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1. Forgiveness

Colossians 2:13-14  You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. 14 He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. (NLT)

John 19:30 IT IS FINISHED (Tetelestai)

2. Future

You have a future in heaven

Colossians 3:4 And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory. (NLT)

You have a future on earth

Colossians 3:3 For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. (NLT)

Colossians 2:12-13 For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead. 13 You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. (NLT)

3. Freedom

Colossians 2:11-12 When you came to Christ, you were “circumcised,” but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision—the cutting away of your sinful nature. 12 For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead. (NLT)