What It MeansTo Repent

Jeremiah 3:20-4:4

Decide To Change(Jeremiah 3:22)

• God calls, but we must respond Matthew 23:37

• God wants to heal us– Prodigal Son’s father Luke 15:17-

20– Should make us want to repent

Rom. 2:4

• Enough is enough! 1 Peter 4:3

Admit The Problem (Jeremiah 3:23-25)

• How God feels about sin Jer. 3:20

• Admit the hold to break the hold

• Stop sin before it starts

–We are responsible James 1:13-15

– Cain could have stopped it Genesis 4:7

• Confession is not repentance

Put The Problem Away(Jeremiah 4:1)

• Repentance requires change

• Change of heart that leads to change in action, or a change of life– God’s message in Ezekiel 18:21-23– Not just feeling sorry for sins 2 Cor.

7:9-10– Must be a visible change 2 Cor. 7:11

Put The Problem Away(Jeremiah 4:1)

• Repentance requires change

• Change of heart that leads to change in action, or a change of life

• Stop sinning!

• Avenue of mercy & forgiveness Proverbs 28:13; Acts 3:19

Trust In The Lord(Jeremiah 4:2)

• Trust in God’s…– Truth– Judgment– Righteousness

• Practical advice from God’s word– Bad language Ephesians 4:29– Evil thoughts Philippians 4:8– Stealing Ephesians 4:28– Fornication 1 Corinthians 7:1-4

 Make Yourself New(Jeremiah 4:3-4)

• Turn fallow ground upside down

• Putting on the new man Colossians 3

• Do not sow among the thorns Vs. 3– Make no provision for the flesh Rom.

13:14– Chokes out spiritual life Mark 4:19

•  Repentance can be painful Vs. 4

What It Means To Repent

Decide To Change

Admit The Problem

Put The Problem Away

Trust In The Lord

Make Yourself New

What Must I Do To Be Saved?You believe in God, believe also in

Me. John 14:1 Unless you repent, you likewise

will perish. Luke 13:3 Confess Me before men, and I’ll

confess you before My Father. Matthew 10:32

He that believes and is baptized shall be saved Mark 16:16

Be faithful unto death... Rev. 2:10