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Breakthrough =A NEWNEW Life in Christ

Follow-through =Your Response ?

:3-8 Thanksgiving to affirm

:9-14 Petition that they’ll let God fulfill the Great Expectation

:15-20 Praise-Hymn to point to God’s Greatness - so that: Expectation pressure

= promises

:21 Now, youyou ...

•How would you respond?

• What should be the right respond?

• What do you think God will ask for in return?

(I) First & foremost:

•Remember !

•Not a long list of things - do’s & don’ts

The Breakthrough

•RememberBreakthrough needs:

Follow-throughFollow-through

(II) Next, the follow-through - things to do :22-23

•Again, first, Christ has done them already, :22

•:23 All that’s remain for us:to ‘remain’, to continue, to press on, to go forward

:24-29 As for me

This is my commission& my pledge

:21-23 As for you

:25 It is according to God’s Design

:25 It has a clear target / priority

:26-27 It has an amazing purpose

The Word of God:• was a mystery,

a hidden treasure• now revealed, and

a hope of glory

• preach to make it clear• preach to make it fulfilled

to make it abundant

:25 It is according to God’s Design

:25 It has a clear target / priority

:26-27 It has an amazing purpose

:28 It demands ingenuity & stretching

:29 It comes with God’s provisionsbut requires our involvement

(A) While Christ has accomplished all,the church is assigned to bring it to fulfillment- to do the ground work

(B) The Christian has to • take,at least, the first step• to follow-through, one only

needs to ‘press on’

(C) Who is the church?Lean on me