The document emphasizes that repentance is essential for revival and healing from the pervasive 'sin sickness,' which affects all humanity. It discusses two types of repentance: one for salvation and another for deepening relationships with God and others, referencing biblical examples and teachings. The need for personal repentance is urged, highlighting various areas where believers should seek to realign their faith and beliefs with biblical truths.

1. Repentance
Precedes Revival
Preparing the Way of the Lord Into Our Hearts

2. Greatest Sickness of All
Sin Sickness
Greatest WMD in Universe

3. Sin Sickness
• Hyper-contagious: All humanity “caught it” from Adam
• “Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one
man, and death through sin, and in this way death
came to all people, because all sinned…”(Rom. 5:12)

4. Jesus Died for All Sins
• “He {Jesus} is the atoning
sacrifice for our sins, and not
only for ours but also for the
sins of the whole world.” (1
John 2:2)

5. God’s cure for All Sin
The Blood of Jesus

6. His Blood Heals
• Jesus said: “This is my blood
of the covenant, which is
poured out for many for the
forgiveness of sins.” Matt.
26:28
• Blood = Metonomy: part
stands for whole.
• Metaphor

7. Repentance
God’s Path to God’s Cure

8. What Is Repentance?
• metanoia: Meta ( change) Noia ( Mind)
• “Repenting means experiencing a change of mind that
now sees God as true and beautiful and worthy of all our
praise and all our obedience.” ( Pastor John Piper)
• The inner change leads to outward changes:
• We decide to stop sinning. We confess and repent of
sin because we love God more than our sin.
• The Prodigal Son—great example.

9. Two Kinds of Repentance
• For Salvation: The normal usage in the Book of Acts: Turning to
Jesus for salvation
• “And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one
of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your
sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ( Acts 2:38)
• “…And they glorified God, saying, “Then to the Gentiles also
God has granted repentance that leads to life.” (Acts 11:18)
(Note: this repentance is a gift—Eph. 2:8)
• “Thus it is written…that repentance and forgiveness of sins
should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from
Jerusalem” (Luke 24:46-47).

10. • For closer relationship with God & Others:
• 1John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us
our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
• “Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought
of thine heart may be forgiven thee.” ( Spoken to a new Christian, Simon by
Peter in Acts 8:22)
• Rev. 2:5: ‘Therefore,…repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am
coming to you and will remove your lampstand out of its place — unless you
repent.”
• Rev. 3:19: “As many as I love {Christians}, I {Jesus} rebuke and chasten: be
zealous therefore, and repent.”
• The Prodigal Son—Repentance restored the relationship
Two Kinds of Repentance

11. • To keep our salvation
• “Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality,
impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife,
jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions,
envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn
you, as I warned you before, that those who do such
things will not inherit the kingdom of God.” (Gal.5:19-23)
• “Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will
grow cold. But the one who endures to the end, he will
be saved.” (Matthew 24:12-13)
Two Kinds of Repentance

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14. Let’s Repent Now
• Any known sin
• Especially unforgiveness against anyone
• Repent of any belief that does not agree with the Bible
• About your personal identity or value, especially fears
• fear = faith in a lie. Fear competes with faith and can displace it if we
let it.
• So Moses spoke thus to the sons of Israel, but they did not
listen to Moses on account of their despondency and cruel
bondage. (Ex. 6:9)
• About God, Jesus, salvation or the Bible