Give Me Another Day

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Give Me Another Day
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54 Then seizing Him, they led Him away and took
Him into the house of the high priest. Peter
followed at a distance. 55 But when they had
kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and
had sat down together, Peter sat down with them.
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56 A servant girl saw him seated there in the
firelight. She looked closely at him and said,
This man was with him. 57 But he denied it.
Woman, I dont know him, he said.
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58 A little later someone else saw him, and said,
You also are one of them. Man, I am not!
Peter replied.
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59 About an hour later another asserted,
Certainly this fellow was with Him, for he is a
Galilean. 60 Peter replied, Man, I dont know
what youre talking about! Just as he was
speaking, the rooster crowed.
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61 The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter.
Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had
spoken to him Before the rooster crows today,
you will disown Me three times. 62 And he went
outside and wept bitterly.
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Give Me Another Day
Luke 2254-72
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Rejection
The __________ (Luke 2254-60)

• You may be in this sanctuary and have never
  accepted Jesus as your personal Savior, so you
  have been rejecting Him.
• As a believer, how have you been rejecting Jesus
  lately?
• Do you feel rejected by others?

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Regret
The ________ (Luke 2261-62)

• What regrets run through your mind?
• What are your thoughts before going to bed?
• Sin in our lives brings regret. What sin are you
  dealing with?
• What needs to be erased or forgiven?
• Is there heart-felt regret and confession for
  your sins against Jesus?

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Resurrection
The _____________ (Luke 241-6, 9-12)

• Do you really believe that Jesus died for your
  sins?
• Do you really believe that Jesus went to the
  grave for you?
• Do you really believe that Jesus was resurrected
  on the third day?
• Do you really believe that Jesus will never leave
  you?

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The Resurrection
Hebrews 135, Never will I leave you never will
I forsake you.
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Illustration of Restoration of Furniture
What are the benefits of restoring an old piece
of furniture?

• Restores beauty
• Protects the wood
• Makes it as it was intended to be

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What are some ways people try to restore
themselves?

• Rehabilitation
• Donate time to charities
• Have plastic surgery

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Im Not Who I Was By Brandon Heath
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Restoration
The ____________ (John 2115-17)
2 Corinthians 517, Therefore, if anyone is in
Christ, he is a new creation the old has gone,
the new has come!
1 Peter 510, And the God of all grace, who
called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after
you have suffered a little while, will Himself
restore you and make you strong, firm and
steadfast.
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sins
We need to ask God to forgive our ____
Psalm 511-4, 10-12 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to Your unfailing love according to
Your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from
my sin. 3 For I know my transgressions, and my
sin is always before me. 4 Against You, You only,
have I sinned and done what is evil in Your
sight, so that You are proved right when You
speak and justified when You judge.
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10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a
steadfast spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me
from Your presence or take Your Holy Spirit from
me. 12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
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each other
We need to forgive ___________
Matthew 1821-22, Then Peter came to Jesus and
asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my
brother when he sins against me? Up to seven
times?" 22 Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven
times, but seventy-seven times.
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Colossians 312-14, Therefore, as God's chosen
people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves
with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness
and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive
whatever grievances you may have against one
another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And
over all these virtues put on love, which binds
them all together in perfect unity.
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Responsibility
The ____________ (John 2119b)

• Salvation should produce a radical transformation
  in your actions and in your attitudes.
• Restoration in our life brings new responsibility
  to us. It brings you and me to a point of seeing
  things differently than our lost friends. We
  should see things from Gods perspective.

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Conclusion

• Have you been rejecting Jesus lately or His plans
  for your life?

• Do you have any regrets?

• Does the resurrection bring hope for your life?

• Do you need restoration?

• Are you following through with the
  responsibilities God has called you to?

• Maybe your responsibility is to trust and
  follow Jesus for the 1st time. Will you?

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Give Me Another Day
Luke 2254-72