Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;
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… But he wants us to turn to him. Look at Acts 3.19. It says, now repent. Everybody say repent. Repent of your sins. And turn to God. it says so that your sins may be wiped away see when we turn to God all of this stuff he takes it like all of this stuff do you know I've been yelling this whole time haven't I it's crazy because I can hear for the first time I can see when you ask Jesus into your life, it'll be the first time. Wow, I didn't even know your shirt was red and your eyes were blue. I didn't even know the carpet was green. Don't look down. All I'm saying to you Is for the first time when you ask God in You can see clearly And this is what he does He removes The shame And the pain Of yesterday Like like like And something in you wants to keep it on Because this is what I've known so long And this keeps me warm Thank you. …
… Let's see if we can find it. Acts 3.19. Peter turns to these people after giving a fantastic message about the death and resurrection of Jesus. He says, verse 19, Repent therefore and be converted that your sins may be blotted out in times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord. Here's the missing key. Repentance. Repentance. people are told to believe. People are told if you believe in Jesus, He'll come into your life. That's true. People are told if you'll ask Christ to forgive you of your sins, He will. That's true. But they're not told you need to repent of your sin. What does it mean to repent? To repent means to change your direction. It's not just being sorry. Well, I'm sorry. But if you go and do it again. Are you really sorry? Well I cried. Well tears don't mean you are really sorry. You can cry chopping onions. The Bible says godly sorrow produces repentance. In other words if you are really sorry you will be sorry enough to stop. Repentance means you turn. Go in the opposite direction of where you were going before. And here is the problem. I think there is a lot of people out there that say, I'm a Christian, but they've never repented of their sin. They're still living in sin. And this is the problem. What does it mean to repent? It means to turn from your sin. …
… is a relationship with Jesus. The problem is sin. The solution is Jesus. And so Jesus engages her and tells her what she needs to do. Acts 3.19 says, repent and be converted that your sins may be blotted out and times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord. See, we need to tell people they're sinners and that they need a Savior. Listen to this. The Bible says, if you confess your sins. He is faithful and just to forgive you your sins and cleanse you from all unrighteousness. Next point. If you want to do evangelism Jesus style you don't deal with everyone in the same way. See Jesus dealt in a certain way with the woman at the well. And then He dealt in an entirely different way with Nicodemus. Nicodemus is in John 3. The woman at the well is John 4. Nicodemus is a religious, devout man. John 4 is about an irreligious, sinful woman. But the answer was the same for both. …