The Avenue Church

A Change of Clothes Changes Everything
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The Avenue Church
3030 Thatcher Ave, Pueblo, CO 81005, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
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1. Characters in this vision
A. Joshua the High Priest
B. The Angel of the Lord
C. Satan
Hebrew word that means "adversary" or "accuser"
Hebrew word that means "adversary" or "accuser"
2. A change of clothes
A. The removal of guilt

B. The Priestly garments
3. God's action and Joshua's response
A. Cause of Salvation: Justified Freely by God's Grace
B. Product of Salvation: Sanctification - Walking in God's ways, keeping His commands
C. Fulfillment of Promise: You will govern my house, keep charge of my courts and I will give you a place among those standing here
Discussion Questions - Re-read our main passage from this week (Zechariah 3:1-10) and then with your Growth Group, family, friends, etc. thoughtfully answer the following:
1. In what ways can you relate to Joshua in this vision?
2. Do you often fall prey to Satan’s accusations of your sinfulness, or do you doubt your relationship with God because of your sin?
3. How does this vision support the truth of salvation being God’s work alone in a believer?
4. In what ways are Christians today called to serve as “priests”?
5. What about “Walking in God’s ways” do you find most challenging, and why?
6. How much does the promise of future reward motivate you to live for God now?
7. What’s your next step in response to this message?
1. In what ways can you relate to Joshua in this vision?
2. Do you often fall prey to Satan’s accusations of your sinfulness, or do you doubt your relationship with God because of your sin?
3. How does this vision support the truth of salvation being God’s work alone in a believer?
4. In what ways are Christians today called to serve as “priests”?
5. What about “Walking in God’s ways” do you find most challenging, and why?
6. How much does the promise of future reward motivate you to live for God now?
7. What’s your next step in response to this message?
Memory verse for this series:
Zechariah 8:7-8
7 Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country, and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And they whall be my people, and I will be their God, in faithfulness and in righteousness.
Zechariah 8:7-8
7 Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country, and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And they whall be my people, and I will be their God, in faithfulness and in righteousness.
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https://avenuepueblo.churchcenter.com/givingFor further study:
What is the Divine Council?
https://bibleproject.com/videos/divine-council/Who is the “Angel of the Lord?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgmf8bHayXwThe Satan and Demons • Understand Evil Spiritual Beings in the Bible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CamYtVpoTNkHow to Read the Book of Zechariah
https://bibleproject.com/guides/book-of-zechariah/RIGHTNOWMEDIA RESOURCES:
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https://www.rightnowmedia.org/Account/Invite/TheAvenueChurchZECHARIAH by ReviveSchool
This book of the Old Testament is rich in messianic prophecies, second only to the book of Isaiah. Participants in this course will see pictures of Christ both in His first coming as the PIERCED ONE and His second coming as the righteous King ruling His people from Jerusalem.
https://app.rightnowmedia.org/en/content/details/786281ZECHARIAH: MOSAICS OF THE MESSIAH
Jon Kehrer, Old Testament and biblical languages professor at Ozark Christian College will help you to read the book of Zechariah to see different pictures of Jesus as revealed through this prophecy. He weaves together these images from Zechariah with other Old Testament texts, to show their fulfillment in Jesus in the Gospels.
https://app.rightnowmedia.org/en/content/details/780714