Restore Lost Years
Restore • Sermon • Submitted
0 ratings
· 190 viewsNotes
Transcript
23 Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem! Rejoice in the Lord your God! For the rain he sends demonstrates his faithfulness. Once more the autumn rains will come, as well as the rains of spring.
24 The threshing floors will again be piled high with grain, and the presses will overflow with new wine and olive oil.
25 The Lord says, “I will give you back what you lost to the swarming locusts, the hopping locusts, the stripping locusts, and the cutting locusts. It was I who sent this great destroying army against you.
26 Once again you will have all the food you want, and you will praise the Lord your God, who does these miracles for you. Never again will my people be disgraced.
27 Then you will know that I am among my people Israel, that I am the Lord your God, and there is no other. Never again will my people be disgraced.
28 “Then, after doing all those things, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions.
29 In those days I will pour out my Spirit even on servants—men and women alike.
1. Rejoice in the Lord before the blessing
1. Rejoice in the Lord before the blessing
Rejoice in the Blessor before the blessing
Too often we only rejoice when we receive a blessing
We must learn to rejoice in the Lord our God
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desire of your heart
When you learn to rejoice in the Lord, you don’t have to ask your heart’s desire, the Lord knows
We must move from knowing about the Lord to Knowing the Lord
We only know Him when we have an intimate relationship with Him
We can rejoice when we have an intimate relationship with Him because we know Him to be the Faithful One
He is the Promise Keeper
Before you get stuff, Get God
Before you get blessed, bless the Blessor
2. God is sending the rain of restoration
2. God is sending the rain of restoration
He is the God of all seasons
He promised to send rain in Autumn
We can believe it because He is sending rain in the spring
The rain signals a time of restoration, rebirth
The rain washes the mess
The rain carries the things that are not necessary
The rain refreshes the land
The Holy Spirit visited us and rained on us last week
It is time to be Restored
The rain is signaling the restoration of what was lost
We are starting new
When the flood came, it gave us a new beginning
The flood wiped the evil / junk and prepared the land for the new
Time for Restoration
3. The promise of the restoration of abundance
3. The promise of the restoration of abundance
The fields will start to produce in abundance
You are entering a season where you will have supernatural favor at work, in business, at home, in business dealings
You are entering a season of abundance
You will be blessed coming in and going out
You are entering a season of overflowing abundance is food
You are entering a season of no more shame
Those that laughed at you will mourn
Those that ridiculed you will be amazed at your abundance
You are entering a season of overflowing favor
Those that mocked you will see miracles through you
Those that despised you will look for your direction
Those that plotted against you will repent
The rain has started
Restoration has started
What the locust took will be restored
You are in a season of double anointing
Double blessing
Double victory
Double for your trouble
Restore Lost Years
4. The blessing will reveal God’s favor
4. The blessing will reveal God’s favor
You will walk in favor
People will not be able to deny that the Lord is for you
God is blessing you so that others take notice
God is blessing you so that others know you are favored by God
God is blessing you to erase the shame you suffered
The blessing is causing others to forget the shame you endured
The blessing will cause you to forget your shame
No more shame, only blessing!
The windows of Heaven are opened, God is pouring blessings
God is performing miracles so that others know
You can’t come to Arise and expect the same ol’ church
Come to Arise with an expectation
Expectation is the breeding ground for miracles
His rain is the forerunner to miracles
We are experiencing miracles, NOW!
Marriages are being restored
Health is being restored
Faith is being restored
Families are being restored
Abundance is being restored
His plan is to prosper you
Prosperity in all things is being restored
God’s favor is being restored
5. Restored to receive the outpouring of His Spirit
5. Restored to receive the outpouring of His Spirit
You are a new creation, now the Holy Spirit resides in you
The old has to be done away with
Wave goodbye to your past failures
Wave goodbye to your shame
Embrace the outpouring of His Spirit
Restoration of prophecy
Restoration of dreams
Restoration of visions
We need His Spirit in order for us to walk in power
The pain caused you to lose many years of intimacy with the Lord
The disappointment pushed you away
The heartbreak closed you to His love
The attacks caused you to run from Him
The shame kept you away
No more shame
No more pain
No more heartbreak
No more disappointment
The outpouring is here
Restoration of intimacy
Restoration of the Fruit of the Spirit
Restore Lost Years