repentance

We hear people say, “We are all sinners,” and that is true. But does that mean a Christian can knowingly keep doing what God calls sin, refuse to repent, and excuse it by saying, “I am under grace”? Paul asked that very question: “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may...

The Truth Is Out There, but You May Not Want It Steven Spielberg’s new movie Disclosure Day has people sitting in theaters right now wondering what the government really knows and whether the biggest truths about our existence have been locked away from us for decades. Everyone says they want...

He had walked through many doors in his life. Boardroom doors opened when he arrived. Private doors opened with one phone call. Church doors opened when he gave large donations. Courtroom doors opened when attorneys spoke his name with polished confidence. His name was printed on buildings...

Listen, the problem isn’t that we don’t have enough knowledge. The problem is we’ve got a head full of truth and a heart that hasn’t bowed to it. Scripture says, “Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth” ~1 Corinthians 8:1. We’ve learned how to talk about God without actually walking with...

Most people assume they’re fine because they’re around truth. They hear it, agree with it, and sit comfortably near it. But Scripture presses a harder question that cuts through all of that: are you actually in the faith, or just close to it? Paul says plainly, “Examine yourselves, whether ye...

Audio It would have been better for that man if he had not been born. ~ Mark 14:21 ESV The reason for this is the immense suffering that Judas will endure in hell, which is unparalleled. The harshest penalties are designated for Judas and those who share his fate (Hebrews 10:29). This...

Ten Shekels And A Shirt is one of my favorite sermons. See what you think of it. Many profess Christ because they want relief, peace, purpose, or heaven. This sermon confronts a terrifying possibility. A man can want salvation and still not want God. From Judges 17, religion becomes a tool. A...

The news this week about the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, Canada is heartbreaking. An 18-year-old who had a history of mental instability killed family members and then attacked a school, leaving multiple students and a teacher dead before taking their own life. Before anyone turns this...

Matthew 2:13-3:6 The road Matthew lays out from Egypt to the Jordan is not a polished church hallway. It is a dusty trail with danger on one end and repentance on the other. When God warns Joseph to take the child and flee, Joseph does not call a meeting or ask for a second opinion. He gets up...

The missing word in today’s Gospel is repentance. When was the last time you heard someone preach repentance? If you had to guess, it’s been a long time for most of us. But flip open the Bible and you’ll find the word on every page. [By this I mean that the call to repentance is found throughout...

The Bible is clear that any claim of faith without repentance is a false claim. When Jesus started His ministry, what was the message He preached? “Repent ye, and believe the gospel” (Mark 1:15). Repentance (Greek, metanoeō) is the changing of one’s mind that leads to a change in direction. It...