Times of Refreshing Part 7

(Humility)

Text:

”Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.“

Acts 3:19-21 NKJV

Introduction: Mind of Christ

What Is Humility: Christine Caine 

“When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.”

John 15:8 NLT

Mind of Christ 

“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the by form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

Philippians 2:5-11 NKJV

Opposition Party 

James 4:6-7 NLT

6 -7 Things God Hates

“These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: (1)A proud look, (2) A lying tongue, (3) Hands that shed innocent blood, (4) A heart that devises wicked plans, (5) Feet that are swift in running to evil, (6) A false witness who speaks lies, (7) And one who sows discord among brethren.”

Proverbs 6:16-19 NKJV

Closure:

”Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.“

James 4:10 NLT

Times of Refreshing Part 6

(Strength)

R - rest ✅

E - elevation ✅

F - freedom ✅

R - restoration ✅

E - establishment ✅

S - strength ✅

H - humility 

Text:

”Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.“

Acts 3:19-21 NKJV

Introduction 

God Strengthens Us

Isaiah 40:29-31 NKJV

Isaiah 41:10 NKJV

What does the Hand of the Lord represent?

Exodus 3:19-20 NKJV

II Corinthians 4:7-9 NKJV

We Are In A Battle 

Why do we need to be strong? 

Ephesians 6:10-13 NKJV

Inner Man Strength:

Ephesians 3:16-17 NKJV

Ephesians 3:17 GNT

The Joy of The Lord

Nehemiah 8:10 NKJV

Closure: Jesus Strong Foundation 

Matthew 7:24-25 NKJV

Isaiah 54:17 NKJV

Zechariah 4:6 NKJV

Times of Refreshing Part 5

(Establishment - Build)

R - rest ✅

E - elevation ✅

F - freedom ✅

R - restoration ✅

E - establishment ✅

S - strength 

H - humility 

Text:

”Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.“

Acts 3:19-21 NKJV

Introduction 

God Master Architect 

“Unless the Lord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the Lord guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain.”

Psalms 127:1 NKJV

Genesis 6:14-16 NLT

Exodus 25:10-11 NLT

God Reestablishes 

Jeremiah 33:7-8 NKJV

Isaiah 58:12 NLT

Nehemiah 2:17 NKJV

Building Material 

Ezra 1:5-7 NLT

Conclusion: 

Job 22:27-28 NKJV

Romans 16:25 NKJV

Acts 17:24-25 NKJV

I Peter 5:10 NKJV

Perfect, Establish, Strengthen and Settle you

Times of Refreshing Part 4

(Times of Restoration)

R - rest ✅

E - elevation ✅

F - freedom ✅

R - restoration ✅

E - establishment 

S - strength 

H - humility 

Text:

”Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.“

Acts 3:19-21 NKJV

Introduction 

“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”

John 10:10 NKJV

Health Restoration 

”For I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord, ‘Because they called you an outcast saying: “This is Zion; No one seeks her.” ’“

Jeremiah 30:17 NKJV

“Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.”

Jeremiah 33:6 NKJV

“But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.”

Isaiah 53:5 NKJV

Joy Restoration 

“Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.”

Psalms 51:12 NKJV

“Instead of your shame you shall have double honor, And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they shall possess double; Everlasting joy shall be theirs.”

Isaiah 61:7 NKJV

Time Restoration 

”“So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you.“

Joel 2:25 NKJV

“And may he be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him.””

Ruth 4:15 NKJV

Closure: Soul Restoration 

“He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.”

Psalms 23:3 NKJV

“King Cyrus also brought out the articles of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and put in the temple of his gods;”

Ezra 1:7 NKJV

Times of Refreshing Part 3

(Freedom)

R - rest ✅

E - elevation ✅

F - freedom ✅

R - restoration 

E - establishment 

S - strength 

H - humility 

Text:

”Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.“

Acts 3:19-21 NKJV

Introduction 

Born Free

”And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”“

Genesis 2:16-17 NKJV

True Freedom Is Christ 

”Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will be made free’?” Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.“

John 8:31-36 NKJV

Abraham Conversation: continued from verse 37 until verse 59

”Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?” Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.”“

Closure

”“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”“

Luke 4:18-19 NKJV

”Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.“

II Corinthians 3:17 NKJV

Times of Refreshing Part 2

(Elevation)

R - rest ✅

E - elevation ✅

F - freedom

R - restoration 

E - establishment 

S - strength 

H - humility 

Text:

”Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.“

Acts 3:19-21 NKJV

Introduction 

”Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.” So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”“

Genesis 1:26-28 NLT

Elevated from Sin to Holiness  

”God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant. So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.“

Romans 5:20-21 NLT

Fear to  Boldness 

”So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.”“

Romans 8:15 NLT

”For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.“

2 Timothy 1:7 NLT

Defeat to Victory 

Lift our hands 🙌🏾 in worship 

”But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ. So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.“

1 Corinthians 15:57-58 NLT

Condemnation to Acceptance 

”to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.“

Ephesians 1:6 NKJV

”There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.“

Romans 8:1 NKJV

”The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,“

Romans 8:16 NKJV

Nobody to Great Name

”I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.“

Genesis 12:2 NKJV

”And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all the young men here?” Then he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him. For we will not sit down till he comes here.”“

I Samuel 16:11 NKJV

Conclusion 

”Now John answered and said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us.” But Jesus said to him, “Do not forbid him, for he who is not against us is on our side.”“

Luke 9:49-50 NKJV

Powerful sermon by our guest speaker Pastor Grace. Enjoy the sermon.

The Revival That The Tomb Couldn’t Contain 

Introduction

”Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,“

I Corinthians 15:1-4 NKJV

There is significance in the 3 things 

I Corinthians 15:12-19 NKJV

Death on the Cross

”And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”“

Luke 23:43 NKJV

”Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.“

Matthew 27:51-53 NKJV

The Quiet Saturday

”For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.“

I Peter 3:18-20 NKJV

”Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice“

John 5:25-28 NKJV

”The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.“

Revelation 20:13-15 NKJV

The power that raised Jesus 

”But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.“

Romans 8:11 NKJV

Ephesians 1:19-23 NKJV

Who do you say I am? (Part 3)

(Son of God)

”Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.“

Matthew 16:16-18 NKJV

”Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!” And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid. But Jesus came and touched them and said, “Arise, and do not be afraid.” When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.“

Matthew 17:1-8 NKJV

Introduction 

You Are My Son

”While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!”“

Matthew 17:5 NKJV

Luke 3:22 NKJV

Our Father 

Matthew 6:8-9 NKJV

Conclusion 

Luke 3:38 NKJV

Romans 8:16-17 NKJV

Amen 🙏🏾 

Who do you say I am? (Part 2)

(Elias - Elijah) “אֵלִיָּה “ 'êlı̂yâh (pronounced "uh-LIE-juh" or "el-i-juh") "Yahweh is my God."

Text:

”When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”“

Matthew 16:13-19 NKJV

Introduction 

Revelation of Jesus

”These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.“

Acts 17:11 NKJV

”But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.“

Galatians 1:8-9 NKJV

Who was Prophet Elijah?

Malachi 4:5-6 NLT

1 Kings 16:30 - 32 NLT

Joshua 6:26 NLT

1 Kings 17:1 NLT

Elijah Experience with a comfortable place

1 Kings 17:7-9 NLT

I Kings 19:4 -10NKJV

I Kings 19:18 NKJV

Conclusion 

James 5:17 NKJV

Amen