Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord. — Acts 3:19
I'm not sure what we fear about repentance (turning our hearts and lives to God)? God will not only receive us; he will also redeem us and remake us. But that repentance is often so hard for us to do. We get stuck in old patterns of destructive and addictive behavior. We believe Satan's deceptive lies. We use self-deprecating thoughts to defeat the Spirit's work in ourselves. So why not come clean and confess our sins and truly turn our lives over to God? If we will, we will find something truly refreshing!
A Living Hope
1 Peter 1:1-9
Hope is a belief or expectation that something will happen. If it doesn’t, we may experience discouragement, depression, or even despair.
Believers shouldn’t react to trials the way the world does. Instead, we are to live by faith— “confidence in what we hope for” (Heb. 11:1 NIV). When circumstances overwhelm you, focus on Jesus. Look for encouragement in His Word and be reminded of what is yours in Christ (Eph. 1:3-8).
Ways of a Fool - He
Is light and frivolous.
Ecclesiastes 7:6
Like the crackling of thorns under the pot,
so is the laughter of fools.
This too is meaningless
Acknowledge he is a fool.
Ecclesiastes 10:3
Even as fools walk along the road,
they lack sense
and show everyone how stupid they are.
Is full of empty words.
Ecclesiastes 10:14
and fools multiply words.
No one knows what is coming—
who can tell someone else what will happen after them?
[Message No: 7604]
I'm not sure what we fear about repentance (turning our hearts and lives to God)? God will not only receive us; he will also redeem us and remake us. But that repentance is often so hard for us to do. We get stuck in old patterns of destructive and addictive behavior. We believe Satan's deceptive lies. We use self-deprecating thoughts to defeat the Spirit's work in ourselves. So why not come clean and confess our sins and truly turn our lives over to God? If we will, we will find something truly refreshing!
A Living Hope
1 Peter 1:1-9
Hope is a belief or expectation that something will happen. If it doesn’t, we may experience discouragement, depression, or even despair.
Believers shouldn’t react to trials the way the world does. Instead, we are to live by faith— “confidence in what we hope for” (Heb. 11:1 NIV). When circumstances overwhelm you, focus on Jesus. Look for encouragement in His Word and be reminded of what is yours in Christ (Eph. 1:3-8).
Ways of a Fool - He
Is light and frivolous.
Ecclesiastes 7:6
Like the crackling of thorns under the pot,
so is the laughter of fools.
This too is meaningless
Acknowledge he is a fool.
Ecclesiastes 10:3
Even as fools walk along the road,
they lack sense
and show everyone how stupid they are.
Is full of empty words.
Ecclesiastes 10:14
and fools multiply words.
No one knows what is coming—
who can tell someone else what will happen after them?
[Message No: 7604]
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