Memory Verse for the Week: Zechariah 3:7 (ESV)

“Thus says the Lord of hosts: If you will walk in my ways and keep my charge, then you shall rule my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you the right of access among those who are standing here."

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INTRO: What does the name Zechariah mean? “YHWH has remembered”

ACCUSED BEFORE GOD
What is it like to be accused? (And what do you do when your conscience agrees with your accusers?)

A SIGN OF HIS GRACE
How does a sign always point beyond itself to something else?

YOU CAN PRAY WITH US …

1. Worship the LORD our Redeemer and Defender. Praise Him, Father, Son and Holy Spirit that He rebukes Satan as he accuses those who truly belong to Christ.
2. How have you been convinced of your guilt before God but you’ve doubted Jesus’ ability to cleanse you? Confess your unbelief to Jesus, asking Him to forgive you and to assure you by helping your unbelief.
3. Give thanks to Jesus for being stripped in our place on the Cross so that we could be clothed. Thank Him for bearing the accusations we deserve so that we could have His place of acceptance with the Father!
4. Who do you know that represents Jesus well? Pray for them, asking the Lord 1) to help them to remain faithful (and actually grow in faithfulness) and 2) to help you learn from them.
5. Read again 1 Peter 2:9. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you “proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” Pray for words with people who don’t know Jesus, and especially a gracious attitude toward them.

The Facilitator is a study tool designed to help you engage with the weekly sermon through the five elements we incorporate in our Community Groups; Get Acquainted & Sharing, Sermon Study, Mission, Worship and Prayer. This tool will be made available Monday morning to give us the opportunity to look back at what we heard on Sunday.