1. REPENT
Pastor Nathan Weller
April 23, 2017
Series: Words of Life

3. --Mark 1.14-15 (ESV) 14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus
came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel
of God, 15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled,
and the kingdom of God is at hand;
repent and believe in the gospel.”
--Mark (ESV)

5. --Acts 2.37-38a (ESV) 37 Now when they heard this they were cut
to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
38 And Peter said to them, “Repent…”
--Acts a (ESV)

7. Repentance is
the act of
coming undone

9. --Isaiah 6.1-5 (ESV) 1 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the
Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up;
and the train of his robe filled the temple.
2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each had
six wings: with two he covered his face, and
with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; (cont’d)
--Isaiah (ESV)

10. --Isaiah 6.1-5 (ESV) the whole earth is full of his glory!”
4 And the foundations of the thresholds shook
at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips,
and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King,
the Lord of hosts!”
--Isaiah (ESV)

12. WW CLIP

14. pity party are not repentance
Penance or a
pity party are not repentance

16. 1-2 Jonah was furious. He lost his temper.
He yelled at God, “God! I knew it—when I
was back home, I knew this was going to happen! That’s why I ran off to Tarshish! I knew you were sheer grace and mercy, not easily angered, rich in love, and... (cont’d)
--Jonah (The Message)

17. 3 “So, God, if you won’t kill them, kill me! I’m better off dead!”
...ready at the drop of a hat to turn your plans of punishment into a program of forgiveness!
3 “So, God, if you won’t kill them, kill me!
I’m better off dead!”
4 God said, “What do you have to be angry about?”
--Jonah (The Message)

19. --Isaiah 6.1-5 (ESV) 1 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the
Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up;
and the train of his robe filled the temple.
2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each had
six wings: with two he covered his face, and
with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; (cont’d)
--Isaiah (ESV)

20. --Isaiah 6.1-5 (ESV) the whole earth is full of his glory!”
4 And the foundations of the thresholds shook
at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips,
and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King,
the Lord of hosts!”
--Isaiah (ESV)

22. Repentance is an
act of honesty

24. Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips,
and I dwell in the midst of a people of
unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen
the King, the Lord of hosts.
--Isaiah 6.5 (KJV)

26. --ISaiah 64.4, 6 (ESV) Since ancient times no one has heard,
no ear has perceived,
no eye has seen any God besides you,
who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.
All of us have become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags;
we all shrivel up like a leaf,
and like the wind our sins sweep us away.
--ISaiah 64.4, 6 (ESV)

28. -The Apostle Paul (1st Timothy 1.15 ESV)-
“The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.”
-The Apostle Paul (1st Timothy 1.15 ESV)-

29. -The Apostle Paul (1st Timothy 1.15 ESV)-
“The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.”
-The Apostle Paul (1st Timothy 1.15 ESV)-
“Although my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior”
-John Newton-

31. “Repentance is continually being undone in respect to all human righteousness, followed by going outside ourselves in faith to Christ alone for salvation.”
-C. John Miller-

33. 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me,
having in his hand a burning coal that he
had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 And
he touched my mouth and said: “Behold,
this has touched your lips; your guilt is
taken away, and your sin atoned for.”
--Isaiah (ESV)

35. When we repent God’s grace is immediately there

37. “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and
your sin atoned for.”
--Isaiah 6.7 (ESV)

39. 8 And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” 9 And he said, “Go, and say to this people...”
--Isaiah 6.8-9a (ESV)

41. REPENT
Pastor Nathan Weller
April 23, 2017
Series: Words of Life