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INTRODUCTION

Stuck replaying old mistakes? Trapped in yesterday’s story? It’s time for more than just a fresh start — it’s time for a complete reboot. God wants to help you with a new purpose for your life so that you can move forward with boldness and courage.

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!” —2 Corinthians 5:17

In this collection, we’ll journey through John’s Gospel and The Psalms, learning how to say “Goodbye” to the following emotions and obstacles:

April 19/20
Goodbye Fear
April 24/27
Goodbye Old Identity
May 1/4
Goodbye Regrets
May 8/11
Goodbye Insecurity
May 15/18
Goodbye Burdens
May 22/25
Goodbye Limitations

Text: John 21:1-19 (CSB, New Testament)

Today’s Takeaway: Don’t let regret hold you back.

Week 3 - GOODBYE REGRETS

I. REGRET PULLS US BACK TO WHAT’S

Reveal Answer

(vs 1-3)

A. Regret drives us back to old

. (vs 1-3a)

“For freedom, Christ set us free. Stand firm, then, and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery.” —Galatians 5:1

B. Regret robs our efforts of

. (v 3b)

“Do not remember the past events; pay no attention to things of old. 19Look, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it?” —Isaiah 43:18-19

NEXT STEPS FOR REGRET:

II. JESUS FINDS US IN OUR

Reveal Answer

(vs 4-9)

A. Jesus shows up at our point of

. (vs 4-6)

“Where can I go to escape your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?… Even there your hand will lead me; your right hand will hold on to me.” —Psalm 139:7, 10

B. B. Jesus has prepared our

before we arrive. (vs 7-9)

“Because of the LORD’s faithful love we do not perish, for his mercies never end. 23They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness!” —Lamentations 3:22-23

NEXT STEPS FOR REGRET: RECEIVE

III. JESUS RESTORES US BEYOND OUR

Reveal Answer

(vs 10-17)

A. Restoration starts with

. (vs 10-14)

“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.” —Psalm 23:5

B. Restoration requires facing

. (vs 15-17)

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” —1 John 1:9

NEXT STEPS FOR REGRET:

IV. JESUS RECOMMISSIONS US FOR THE

Reveal Answer

(vs 18-19)

A. Recommissioning transforms our failures into

. (vs 15b-17b)

“He comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any kind of affliction, through the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” —2 Corinthians 1:4

B. Recommissioning calls us to follow despite the

. (vs 18-19)

“… Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead, 14I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus.” —Philippians 3:13b-14

NEXT STEPS FOR REGRET:

CONCLUSION: What regrets do we need to let go of to move forward with Jesus?

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