1. A Deeper Look at Repentance

2. Repentance is not … F Repentance is not penitence. F Sorrow, guilt, shame F Repentance is not penance. F Self-punishment, expiatory rituals, discipline.

3. Four elements to repentance. F Thinking F Saying F Stopping F Starting

4. Repentance is something you think. F As Job, you must think differently. F Think differently about yourself. F Think differently about the world around you. F Think differently about God. F Enter into a totally new world with different values, goals, and relationships.

5. Thinking differently F Military recruit F Accident victim F Having a baby

6. Repentance changes thoughts F Identity F Purpose F Values F Relationships F Possessions

7. Repentance is something you say. F Thoughts need expression to be real. F Wedding vows. F Psalm 51 F Express to God your shame and sorrow. F Admit your sins to him.

8. Repentance is something you stop doing. F Stop wicked deeds. 2 Chronicles F False ideas about God. F Vices F Attitudes F Feelings

9. Repentance is something you start doing. F Works appropriate for repentance F Worship and praise. F Seeking after holy and Godly things. F Submitting yourself to the will of God instead of the will of the flesh.

10. God begins the re-creation of the soul in the repentant heart.