First Baptist Church Dadeville

Lamentations 5:21; Romans 12:1-2
Restoration

Lamentations 5:21
“Turn us back to you, O Lord, and we will be restored; renew our days as of old.”

Romans 12:1, 2
1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

The Promise of Restoration

· Restoration requires

· Restoration responds

· Restoration recognizes

Romans 12:1, 2 (Ben Hayes Paraphrase)
“Because of what I told you in chapters 1-11, about God’s love, God’s grace, righteousness and eternal life. You should give up your will and choose to follow the will of God in your life. This is reasonable or logical based on what Christ has done for us.”

The Path to Restoration

· Resisting the world

· Remolding of our minds

· Recognizing the problem

· Rescuing the prisoners

armor
panoplia
the full equipment of the heavily armed foot soldier

Ephesians 6:18
“Praying always with perseverance and supplication for all the saints….”

· Restoring the passion

Ephesians 6:19
“Pray for me that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel.”

· Reaching the goal

Romans 12:2
“…that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”