Sunday: Nov.5, 2023
Series: The Always God
Sermon: Always Working: Restoring
Speaker: John Inthof
Scripture: John 8:1-11, John 21, Jeremiah 18:1-6

Worship

Listen to a Worship song (If you need suggestions, you can use one from the YouTube Playlist for this week) or express something that you are thankful to God for.

Welcome

Check In – How is everyone doing (good things, teaching applied, lessons learned, prayers answered)?

Word

• Have ever done a restoration project? What was it? (Car, furniture, house, etc.)
• We love stories of restoration in people’s lives! Why is restoration so powerful?
• Read Jeremiah 18:1-6
• In this passage of scripture God uses the illustration of the potter and clay to describe God’s work in our live. How is God’s work in our lives like this?  How does God’s hand in our lives fix what is broken and make us valuable? What should we do when our hearts are becoming hard to God?
• The Gospels are full of stories in which Jesus redeems broken sinners. Pastor John talked about two of those stories: the woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11) and Peter (John 21). What do we learn from Jesus’ restoration of these individuals? What is another story of Jesus redeeming someone who was broken?
• What happens when we let our mistakes, and our failures define us?  How does God use those things for His glory and greater purposes?
• What is something that you can practically apply to your life from this lesson?

Witness

How can we use our restoration stories to reach others with the message of Jesus?

Prayer

Is there someone who you want to pray that God will do a work of restoration in their life?  Pray for any other prayer requests you have.