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NOVEMBER SERMONS 2026
11-8- Presiding Elder Randy Bain Preaching
11-15- Put Me In The Pool to Power and Comfort
Judges 15: 14-16 John 16: 5-16
11-22- The Table
Exodus 16:1-4 Matthew 14:15-21
11-29- Jesus Is Coming
Malachi 4:5-6 Luke 1:5-17
Devotional Message : These will change 1-2 times a week. Stop by often to read the new message.
SOME THOUGHTS ON REPENTANCE
I’ve been thinking about repentance lately. I’ve been helping some friends as they wrestled with accepting a relationship with Jesus—and helping them realize their need for repentance of sin to receive forgiveness and new life. It’s been exciting to see them come a live in Jesus.
To repent literally means to stop going in one direction, turn around and move in a different direction. Spiritually, it means to change the orientation of our lives from walking away from the Lord and living in rebellion against Him—to walking in the way of the Lord as we try to live obediently in response to the grace we’ve received.
This is the repentance described by Jesus when he was walking with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus:
“The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name…” (Luke 24:46-47)
Repentance has always been an essential part of the Christian message. On the day of Pentecost, Peter preached:
“Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.” (Acts 2:38)
Paul also reinforced the need to repent:
“God commands all people everywhere to repent.” (Acts 17:30)
“I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance.”
(Acts 20:21)
These verses speak of initial repentance leading to salvation. This takes place at the beginning of the Christian life, when a person turns from their sin in order to follow the Savior. The problem is that Christians still sin—sometimes badly. Do they need to be saved all over again? No.
After initial repentance, Jesus invites us to repent every day of our lives. The Lord’s Prayer makes this clear:
“Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” (Matthew 6:11-12)
We never outgrow our need for repentance. As surely as we need daily bread, we also need daily forgiveness. This is not initial repentance leading to salvation, but daily repentance leading to ongoing fellowship with God. Repentance is not always easy, but the rewards are truly endless.
Remember to examine your soul and life, and repent today, my friends!
Bishop Jeff Greenway