The Three Circles- Restored to God

 

   Hello, my brother; hello, my sister, my name is Dean Davis, and this is a word of encouragement for village church planters.

Very shortly after I understood the Good News of Jesus, repented of my sins, and put my trust in Christ, I was challenged to memorize a verse from the Bible.  The very first verse I ever memorized as a new believer was the words of Jesus recorded in John 10:10: “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”

Even though I was young, I wanted an abundant life.  I wasn’t sure what all Jesus meant when he offered an abundant life, but I understood him to mean that if we let him be the King of our lives, he would lead us into a life of peace, joy, and purpose.

The Three Circles Gospel Presentation tells us that the world we live in is broken. The thief, Satan, has killed, stolen, and destroyed lives.  The second circle tells us that life in our world hasn’t always been broken.  The third circle tells us that if we crown Jesus as the king of our lives, we can be restored to God and live according to his original design.

But what does it mean to be restored to God? To be restored to God means to live in peace with God. It means to live as a child of God.  To be restored to God means we know God as a good and kind Father. To be restored to God means we know that He will never leave us or forsake us. To be restored to God means we can live an abundant life in this world and live eternally with God in the world to come. To be restored to God means to walk in his presence from here to eternity. People who are restored to God walk with him and learn to obey him. As we walk with him, God in his goodness transforms our way of thinking and our way of living so we reflect his goodness in a broken world.

As a village church planter you have the glorious privilege of helping people be restored to God.  The word of God is powerful and that power to redeem and restore people to God is in your hands. You have the wonderful privilege of helping people stop rebelling against God and start living the abundant life Jesus promised. So as you go to minister to people who are suffering and without hope, go out full of hope.  Though the world is broken, you know the way to restore people to God.

This has been a word of encouragement for Village Church Planters.

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