Turn Back to God- Joel 2:12-17
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revival,
repentance
Sermon: “Turn Back to God”- Joel 2:12-17
a. Repent- Mal.3:7-Turn from your sin, change your mind, heart, and will- 2 Chron.7:14
b. Restore our Relationship- Truly get to know God-Jer.9:23,24; John17:3, Phil.3:10
c. Redirect your Priorities- Who is really first?- Ps.16:8, Matt.6:33, Col. 1:18
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The Call from God
2. The Urgency of the Call
a. Pending Judgment- Our Father loves us enough to spank- Heb. 12:6- 8, 1 Pet.4:17
b. Developing Apathy- A fire has to tended or slowly go cold- Hos.10:12, Amos 6:1, Matt.24:12
c. Missing Opportunities- The harvest can spoil- Jer.8:20,Don’t bury talent- Matt.25:26, Don’t sleep
3. Elements of the Call
a. Confession- Agree with God about your failure- Ps.32, Prov.28:13, 1 John 1:9
b. Contrition- fasting- Joel 1:14, weeping- Jer.9:1, mourning- Matt.5:4
c. Corporate- Do It Together- Ezra 9:2, A solemn assembly- v.15
4. The Hope of the Call
a. Grace of God- God of all grace for every challenge- 1 Pet.5:10
b. Gift of God-v.14, A blessing from God to be returned to God
c. Glory of God- v.17- Ps.19:1, Luke 2:9- Do all to the glory of God-1 Cor.10:31