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1. Th e R e s toration
M ove m e nt
This morning – What we have
restored
Tonight – What is yet to be
restored

2. What do we lack?
• Is the Restoration Movement complete ?
• Are there parts of the New Testament church
that we have not fully restored ?
• There are many things that we have yet to
work on.
• Tonight I focus on the attitudes of the New
Testament church.

3. 1 Strong Faith
• With a strong faith we can do great things in
this world.
Mark 16:14 Later He appeared to the eleven as
they sat at the table; and He rebuked their
unbelief and hardness of heart, because they
did not believe those who had seen Him after
He had risen.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through
Christ who strengthens me.

4. 1 Strong Faith
• With a strong faith we can do great things in
this world.
• Are we reaching our world ? They did.
• Are we strong in our faith ? They were.
• Are we willing to die for our faith ? They did.
• Are we living our faith ? They did.

5. 2 Power in Prayer
James 5:16 Confess your trespasses to one
another, and pray for one another, that you
may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer
of a righteous man avails much
• How is your prayer life ?
• Do you pray believing ?
• Are we praying boldly ?
• Is our prayer life – effective and fervent ?

6. 3 Zeal for the work
Mark 16:15 And He said to them, "Go into all
the world and preach the gospel to every
creature.
Matthew 9:37-38 37 Then He said to His
disciples, "The harvest truly is plentiful, but the
laborers are few. 38 Therefore pray the Lord of
the harvest to send out laborers into His
harvest."

7. 3 Zeal for the work
Acts 20:20 how I kept back nothing
that was helpful, but proclaimed it to
you, and taught you publicly and from
house to house,

8. 3 Zeal for the work
• Are you taking the gospel to your world ?
• Are you excited about the work ?
• Why are there more here for a party than for
door-knocking ?
• Why is there more excitement for a football
game that for mission report ?

9. 4 Spirit of Christ
• Romans 8:9 But you are not in the flesh but in
the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in
you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of
Christ, he is not His.
• 2 Corinthians 3:6 who also made us sufficient
as ministers of the new covenant, not of the
letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but
the Spirit gives life.

10. 5 Enthusiasm for life
• Galatians 5:22-23 22 But the fruit of the Spirit
is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-
control. Against such there is no law.
• Do you have the fruit of the Spirit in your
life ?
• LOVE, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE, KINDNESS,
GOODNESS, FAITHFULNESS, GENTLENESS,
SELF-CONTROL

11. 6 Excitement for worship
• Psalm 122:1 I was glad when they said to me,
"Let us go into the house of the Lord."
• Are you glad, excited to be here today ?
• Do you sing with spirit ? (1 Corinthians 14:15)
• Do you give with cheer? (2 Corinthians 9:7)
• Do you just endure the sermon ?
• Are you wishing you were somewhere else ?

12. 7 Commitment to the cause
• Matthew 10:37 He who loves father or
mother more than Me is not worthy of Me.
And he who loves son or daughter more than
Me is not worthy of Me.
• Matthew 19:27 Then Peter answered and said
to Him, "See, we have left all and followed
You. Therefore what shall we have?"

13. 7 Commitment to the cause
• How is your dedication to the cause of Christ ?
• What have you given up for Christ ?
• Matthew 16:24-25 24 Then Jesus said to His
disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me,
let him deny himself, and take up his cross,
and follow Me. 25 For whoever desires to save
his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life
for My sake will find it.

14. Must work to be done
• The restoration is not complete
• Strong Faith
• Power of Prayer
• Zeal for the work
• Spirit of Christ
• Enthusiasm for life
• Excitement for worship
• Commitment to the cause