Introduction

  • Luke 24:45-47
  • Luke 15:7-10
  • Acts 20:21
  • Matthew 12:41
  • Jonah 3 – These people repented!

Repentance is not a once-in-a-lifetime thing.

  • I John 1:8 – We are not perfect people.
  • Acts 8:13, 22 – Simon was already baptized, but needed to repent again.
  • Romans 1:7; 6:3; 2:1-6 – Baptized people can develop an arrogant heart that won’t repent.
  • II Corinthians 1:1; 7:8-9 – Paul was trying to motivate these Christians to repent.
  • Repentance is a practice we repeat for the rest of our lives.
  • Revelation 2:5, 16, 22; 3:3, 19
  • We can’t leave sin in our lives. We must root out all sin. Don’t be deluded into thinking a little sin is still okay.

I need to get rid of my excuses.

  • John 8:11
  • Luke 22:32
  • Don’t be satisfied with what is wrong in your life.
    • Acts 17:30-31
  • I Corinthians 6:9-11
  • We need to be like the ones we read about in the Bible that were courageous enough to repent and do better.

It’s time to grow.

  • Luke 19:8
  • Luke 3:8-14 – Bear fruits in keeping with repentance.
  • We need to be specific with God about what my sin is and what I need to do differently.
  • Act today!