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Where there is brokenness, only God can bring total restoration. This week, John Bailey and Mark Renfroe talk about the process of healing and how God can help us to come back stronger from our failures.
Key Points from the Podcast
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John Bailey shares his own story of brokenness and restoration—raised in a dysfunctional family, parents and in-laws who have 13 marriages between them, giving his life to Christ in jail.
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There will be moments of healing and breakthrough, but we are all continually in the process of being restored from our brokenness.
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John shares a testimony of a couple who both had affairs, initially doubted God’s ability to restore their marriage, but are now happily married and serving in the church.
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God is more than able to restore any situation, no matter how hopeless things may seem, but he is looking for people who will believe him and cooperate with him.
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When God restores a situation, the result is even better than it was before the brokenness.
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Moving forward into restoration will require letting go of past brokenness.
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The greatest sin is unbelief.
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Jesus went to the lepers, the sick, the lame and the woman caught in adultery and brought restoration to their brokenness.
Bible Verses Referenced in the Podcast
Jeremiah 18; John 10:10
Resources Mentioned in the Podcast
About John Bailey
Pastor John Bailey serves as the Chief Operating Officer at World Challenge. John came to know Christ in jail after some difficult struggles as a young man, and God has done a powerful work of transformation since! Spending 13 years in Next Gen ministry, he excelled in discipleship and helping young leaders discover giftings to serve God. John was called next to serve as a missionary and pastor in Western Europe. John and his family then returned to plant the Springs Church in Jacksonville, Florida. Today, the church is a thriving body of believers excelling in outreach and missions. John has now brought his giftings and vision to World Challenge, accelerating the spread of the gospel in America and around the World.
About Mark Renfroe
Mark married his college sweetheart, Amy, with whom he has four adult children—one girl and three boys. The Renfroes have been involved in field missions work for 30 years. They served in the Arab community of San Francisco for four years before becoming foreign missionaries in 1995. Mark was asked to serve as the Area Director for Assemblies of God World Missions in 2007. As part of his role, he led missionaries and interfaced with national church leaders in the 18 countries of the Arab World. In 2017, Mark created Reaching Africa’s Muslims, an initiative to mobilize, equip, and deploy indigenous African missionaries to reach Muslims on the continent. Mark has graduate degrees in Intercultural Studies and Executive Leadership. He currently serves as the Chief Missions Officer for World Challenge in Colorado Springs.