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What Is Repentance?



John 3:16–21



16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.



 



Repentance



What is “repentance”?



What must I Repent of to be saved?



Different aspects in the scripture respecting “repentance”.



The word appears 106 times in the Bible. (42 Old / 64 New)



A Change of Heart:



The law of First Mention



Genesis 6:6



6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.



A Change of Heart that Leads to Change of Action



Exodus 13:17



17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:



Jesus Parable after being asked of his “authority”



Matthew 21:28–29



28 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. 29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.



A Change of Heart that leads to salvation



Luke 16:30



30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.



A Conviction of the Heart that prerequisites and immediately precedes Salvation



Acts 2:37–38



37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.



Acts 3:18–19



18 But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. 19 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;



When Peter was questioned for going to the gentiles and recounted his vision beforehand, testifying that they too received the Holy Ghost as it did on the Jews.



Acts 11:18



18 When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.



Johns Baptism was a baptism of Repentance;



Acts 13:24



24 When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.



Acts 19:2–4



2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. 3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism. 4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.



A “Fruit” that evidences The Change of Heart



Matthew 3:1–8



1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand…..



7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:



A Regret



(Gen 6:6)



1 Samuel 15:35



35 And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.



Job 4

What Must I Do To Be Saved?



Acts 16:25–34



25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. 26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed. 27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. 29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. 32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. 34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.



Two weeks ago we spoke of the triumphal entry of the Lord. The day that Jesus presented himself as the King of Israel, the day the people acknowledged that this same Jesus is the one spoken of all through the Old Testament and presented himself on the very day Daniel wrote of 483years earlier.



To the very day that Cyrus, king of Persia made his proclamation in both speech and also in writing;



2 Chronicles 36:23



23 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.



Incredibly however, while one day the people rejoiced in Jesus and exalted him as their king and that all should follow him, a few days later he was turned upon, falsely accused before a multitude and sent through no less than three fake, unlawful trials before being presented with false witnesses, until he was unlawfully condemned by the testimony of his own lips.



Remember beloved that accusations must be PROVED by the accusers.



 Accusations are NOT to be defended against, they are TO BE PROVED. 



This happens to each and every one of us from time to time,



You will have people forcing you to defend against an accusation, but the burden of proof is on the accuser. “Innocent until PROVEN guilty” is the correct manner of law, not ‘guilty until PROVEN innocent’. 



Those seeking you to answer an accusation are reversing the lawful burden of proof.



This is what occurred to Jesus. He was asked to defend himself against an accusation, but the burden of proof is ALWAYS on the accuser. 



What happened to Jesus was LAWLESSNESS. This same LAWLESSNESS is repeated often today.



What we witness in the Bible during this time was that the cries of “Hosanna, blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord”, four days later gave way to “Crucify him, Crucify him”.



Not even the Governor Pilot could get an answer as he cried out “Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more saying Let him be crucified.” Mt 27:23



Three days and three nights later the resurrection of Jesus Christ became the single most proven historical event of all history, the denial of which would require the denial of ALL history not video recorded. 



What then came of all of this?



Opportunity for eternal life began to be preached to all the world as a testimony to the truth of Christ for the salvation of the world.



       The world was changed, NOT BY WAR, but by WORD!



The testimony is that Jesus, the Son of God and God the Son, died for the sins of the entire world and eternal life became available to ALL wh

Now Is Christ Risen



1 Corinthians 15:12–26



12 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: 14 And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. 15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. 16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: 17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. 18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. 19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. 



20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. 21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming. 24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. 25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.



What a difference a week makes. 



If there was ever a time in your life of a week that has both its highs and lows we might wonder how it could compare with the week that had seen the Lord Jesus Christ go from the triumphal entry into Jerusalem, to his murder at Golgotha and his resurrection three days and three nights later. 



John 12:12–13



12 On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.



Is the record of John, the beloved apostle.



Mark 11:9–10



9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: 10 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.



Is the record of John Mark, apostle and company-man of Bananas and Paul for the ministry of the Gospel of Christ.



Matthew 27:22–25



22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. 23 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. 24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. 25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.



Is the record of Matthew a few days later, with similar accounts in Mark, Luke and John.



In a matter of a few days the testimony of Christ went from exaltation to condemnation in the eyes of the people. From Veneration to detestation, from being worshipped and adored to being demonised and abhorred, and all this in but a few days.



What happened?



When you look at the account in its best chronological order as seen in Matthews Gospel, we see that after Jesus presents himself as King on the very day prophesied by Daniel (9:25-27) and in the very manner spoken of some 500 years earlier by Zechariah (9:9), the zeal of Christ for the temple of his father consumed him after his entering into the city and he overthrew the tables of the merchandisers. 



Chapters 22 to 25 of Matthews Gospel was the next day where he condemned the leaders of the people with great clarity against their sin, no sooner had he done so that Matthew 26

Triumphal Entry



Luke 19:28-44



Jesus had just come from Jericho (v1)



Pt 1 (Lk 19:28-35)



The Event and Context



Luke 19:28–44



28 And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem. 29 And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, 30 Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither. 31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him. 32 And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them. 33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt? 34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him. 35 And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon. 



Jn 12:12-15  (See Zec 9:9)



Day 1- Entry in Mt 21:1-11 then the cleansing of the temple!



Day 2 (v17-18) Miracle of Fig Tree (18-22) / Debates In the Temple (Mt 21:23-23:38)



Pt 2 (Lk 19:36-40)



The Prophecy



36 And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way. 37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen; 38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. 39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. 40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out. 



Ps 118:22-26 “Blessed is he that cometh…”



Gal 4:4-6 “when the fulness of time was come..”



The stones would cry out….WHY? = Daniel 9:20-26



Pt 3 (Lk 19:41-44)



The Rejection



V44 “because thou knewest not…”



41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, 44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.



Day 2: Matt 23:34-37



Lk 23:28-31 (journey to the Cross)



Jn 1:9-12 (“..came to his own…his own received him not..”



Pt 4



He Shall Come Again



Matt 23:38-39 (“…till ye shall say..”)



Hosea 3:4-5 (“…Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek…”



Zech 12:9-10 (“..they shall look upon me whom they have pierced”)



2 Cor 3:12-18 (“even to this day…the vail is upon their heart”)



Romans 11:25 (“until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in”)
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He Gave Gifts Unto Men



Ephesians 4:11–16



We gave consideration last week in the introduction to personal ministry, learning and knowing that there must be in us a state of the heart that completely trusts in the Lord to attend unto the work of God in our lives.



A recognition that he is the one who supplies all our needs. That we are in want for nothing when we are willing to trust him for everything. And there is no inconsistency in our work, in our employments to make provision in this regard, for the Bible calls us to attend to all that we do as Unto Christ”, but there is certainly an understanding that we OUGHT not to fret for the loss of anything that is needed;



Luke 12:30–31



30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. 31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.



The heart prepared, the question now comes to mind as it did to the apostle Paul on that Damascus road;



Acts 9:6



6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? …



How long has it been that you have asked the question? Many may have presumed they know the answer, but many have also yet to ask the question first.



Some believe it is their natural ‘talents’ that give an indication of that which God would have them to do. This is not necessarily so. Perhaps like Paul who’s craft was Tent making, your talents and abilities are only there to help support your work.



What is seen for the passage here in Ephesians, is that the gifts that are given to men are POST Salvation.



8Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.



11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;  12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 



Yes perhaps, their present abilities may have value in supporting the work, just as the education of Paul helped his ability to preach the Gospel, yet it was Jesus that had him set aside; “… saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.” Acts 13:47



Beloved the work that is to be attained in you is the work of the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes. When will it come?



As mentioned last week, it will not come while you are “a man of unclean lips and dwelling among a people of unclean lips” (Isa 6:6), but when first your “iniquity is taken away and your sin purged” (v7), and if your heart be ready, that you are willing to trust the Lord with all that is in you, then and ONLY then might you hear that voice in your heart saying;



“Whom shall I send, and who will go for us” (v8)



Perhaps then, when that burden to attend to good works rises up in you and you have placed your trust completely in him, you will answer as did Isaiah, “here am I; send me”.



In this passage I aim to first demonstrate that;




Each of us who have been saved by the Lord have been given gifts since we have been saved. (V7-8)



“Some” are very specific callings (v11)



All are for the corporate benefit of the Church as a body and its ministry (v12)



The time of the exercise of these gifts is limited (v13)




“He Gave Gifts Unto Men”.



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Gifts For All



Ephesians 4:7–8



7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.



There are none who have been saved by Christ that are NOT SAVED unto the ministry of Christ. 



That is a bold statement, and yet it is even here presented to you and I.



7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led ca