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Revived Representation
2 Corinthians 7:9-11
Take your Bibles and turn to 2 Corinthians chapter seven.
This morning we bring our summer sermon series, “Represent,” to its conclusion.
Our emphasis has been on our responsibility to act and speak on behalf of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
He has given us authority to be his ambassadors, and expects us to represent him to a lost world.
Our need to represent Christ is paramount, especially with the direction of our nation.
As the church of Jesus Christ we need to realize that the fight for the soul of our nation is won by reaching the souls in our nation with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Only life-change in Jesus will save our nation.
God has called us to represent Christ for such a time as this.
What is our greatest need for such a time as this?
What do we need to reach the people of our nation with the gospel?
Many believe it is moralism; therefore they focus their strength and efforts on the political system.
Laws have no power in bringing life-change.
Truthfully, the laws of the land reveal the heart condition of the people.
Our greatest need is not a politician.
The supreme need for the church to reach this nation with the gospel is power from on high.
We need revival in the church.
Revival is an inrush of the Spirit of God into the body of believers that are in the verge of becoming a corpse.
It is a gracious outpouring of the Spirit of God upon his people.
Revival is an experience that takes place in a church, and as a result, evangelism becomes one of the expressions of a revived church.
That is why our supreme need for the hour is revival.
All great revivals recorded in history stared with prayer.
God moved a group of people, sometimes as few as two, to start praying fervently for revival.
God then responded by opening up heaven and pouring out his Spirit.
Revival begins with prayer, but it does not stop there.
When true revival visits God’s people it is always brings about repentance.
In our study of 2 Corinthians seven we see this element of revival taking place within the Corinthian church.
Paul was dealing with the conflict between himself and the Corinthian church.
He was truthful in his appeal to them, pointing out the sinful behaviors that needed to be repented of.
The first letter he sent only made things worse.
So he sent another letter to them through Titus.
It was a strong letter, but also a tearful letter.
Paul was burdened with the church and how they would respond, so burdened that he became depressed.
Fortunately, the news he received was good.
They repented of their sins and turned back to Jesus.
Repentance is always a part of true revival.
Therefore, if we are going to be revived representatives for Christ, we need to understand the nature of repentance.
We need to upward realignment of repentance.
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The upward realignment of repentance
Verse eight, “For even if I made you grieve with my letter, I do not regret it—though I did regret it, for I see that that letter grieved you though only for a little while.
As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting.
Paul’s letter was painful, but God used it to lead the down the path of repentance.
When repentance takes place, we realign ourselves with God.
Three things take place with repentance.
First, there is a change of mind.
a. Change of mind
The Greek word for repent is “metanoia.”
It means to have a change of mind and heart.
When the Corinthians were confronted with their sin it created a godly grief that lead them to repentance; that is, a change of mind and heart about their sin.
True repentance takes place when we have a radical change of outlook concerning sin that leads to a radical change in our actions.
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