1. God Wants All To Repent
Acts 17:30-31

2. God Wants All To Repent Acts 17:30-31 Drawing Near To God
Through Repentance

3. Definitions Hebrew (Old Testament) Naham – to groan, lament
Shubh – radical change in attitude
Greek (New Testament)
Metamelomai – concern, regret
Metanoeo – to decide to change
Epistrepho – to turn over
Drawing Near To God
Through Repentance

4. Old Testament Examples
People of Ninevah (Jonah 3:4-10)
Israel (Isaiah 30)
Judah (Jeremiah 4)
Judah in exile (Zechariah 1:1-6)
Drawing Near To God
Through Repentance

5. New Testament Examples
Parables of Jesus (Luke 15)
Jews on Pentecost (Acts 2:38)
Corinth (2 Cor. 7:10)
Negative Examples
High Priest & Rulers (Matt. 21:32)
Unrepentant (Matt. 10:20-21; 12:41)
Drawing Near To God
Through Repentance

6. The Message To Repent John the Baptist (Matt. 3:2, 11)
Jesus (Matt. 4:17; Mark 1:14-15; Luke 13:5; Luke 24:44-47)
The Apostles (Mark 6:12; Acts 3:19, 8:22, 11:18, 26:19-20)
2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.”
Drawing Near To God
Through Repentance

7. Acts 17:30 Will you repent of your sins?
“Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men
that all people everywhere should repent”
Will you repent of your sins?
Drawing Near To God
Through Repentance