The Journey
Vision
"to make ready for the Lord a people prepared." - Luke 1:17
Why
"The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient towards you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance." - 2 Peter 3:9
Individuals got saved in a day
Ethiopian Eunuch
Acts 8:26-40
Families got saved in a day
The jailer & his family
Acts 16:32-33
A city got saved in a day
Nineveh
Jonah 3:4-5
A nation got saved in a day
Israel
Exodus 12:29-39
How
"And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, and he will go before them in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared"
- Luke 1:16-17
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The Gospel of Jesus Christ
"And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God" - Luke 1:16-17
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek." - Romans 1:16
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Restoring families through the Father
"and he will go before them in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children" - Luke 1:17a
“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day ofthe Lord comes. 6 And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and thehearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree ofutter destruction.” - Malachi 4:5-6
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Discipleship
"and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared" - Luke 1:17b
"Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” - Matthew 28:18-20
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