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Repent: To Think Differently


Sunday, January 6, 2013
Led by Eric Gintert



Who is Jesus to You?

Savior? What does that mean? Savior from what?
Lord? What does that mean? What does it mean to be Lord?

We need to be lightened!

Matthew 4:17
  • "Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
  • Jesus' first sermon was "Repent".
  • The kingdom of heaven is a realm. We can be there now if we repent

What Does Repent Mean?


  • Repent means to think differently and reconsider
  • Fleshly repentance is changing your mind about fleshly things. Spiritual repentance is changing your mind about spiritual things.
  • Spiritual repentance is to change your mind about what you think is good verses what God says is good.

Godly Sorrow and Worldly Sorrow: Examples

2 Corinthians 7:10
  • Godly (spiritual) sorrow works repentance but the sorrow of the world works death.
Hebrews 12:16  -  Esau
Esau sought repentance carefully with tears. He didn't think differently about his sins in a spiritual sense, but in a fleshly, regretful sense. He didn't weep because God's will was disobeyed, he wept because he didn't get what he wanted.

Psalm 51  -  David
David sinned because he didn't repent from his evil thoughts. He recognized that his sin was against God and Him alone. There is no doubt that David shed tears over his sin, possible more than Esau did. It's about the heart, not the tears.
Luke 23:39-43  -  Two Thieves on the Cross

One thief was focused on self and the other was focused on God. One repented and had godly sorrow. The other had worldly sorrow that resulted in death, eternally.

Godly sorrow makes us see that we deserve punishment. Repentance isn't a "done did that" one time thing but a continual daily repentance. 

Matthew 3:1-8  -  John the Baptist & the Pharisees
John the Baptist came to prepare the way and preach repentance and the remission of sins. When the pharisees came to be baptized, he told them to "bring fruits meet for repentance". They came so that they could look religious and do the new "in thing" that everyone was doing at the time. 
Franklin Graham - Spiritual Cliff 

Please read this article from Franklin Graham comparing the recent fiscal cliff to our spiritual state.

Prayer Requests

Ethan G.  -  surgery for tonsils on Friday Jan. 11
Eric G.  -  job opportunites
Fields family  -  house hunting
Ed G., Larry D., Lois W., Lois S., Lois, Jerry, Kathy, Doug, Gary, Pete  -  health
Jordyn, Melody, Sara  - little girls with cancer, their families
Our Nation / Government
Penny W.  -  home business
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