Sermon Tone Analysis

! St. Matthew 3:1-3; 4:16-17

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Introduction

*1* *re•pent* \ri-ˈpent\ vb

[ME, fr.

AF /repentir,/ fr.

ML /repoenitēre,/ fr.

L /re-/ + LL /poenitēre/ to feel regret, alter. of L /paenitēre/ — more at penitent] /vi/ 14c

*1*           *: *to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one’s life

*2*     *a*      *: *to feel regret or contrition

     *b*      *: *to change one’s mind /vt/

*repentance* Contrition, the acknowledgment and condemnation of one’s own sins together with a turning back toward God.

Springing from a disinterested love of God, it includes /sorrow/, /confession/, and a /determination not to sin again/.

(Nelson's New Christian Dictionary)

You must come to the place that you are sorry for what you've done.

Sermon text with /italics/ and *bold* and John 3:16 and [[v.

20|bible:Jn 3:20]].

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What Does Salvation Cost You?

You must be willing to give up some things when you come to God.

* sins

* self righteousness

* love of ease

* the favour of the world

!! If You Want To Go To Heaven, It's God's Right To Tell You How To Get There Because It's God's Heaven.

* Who's Not Going To Heaven?

* 19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are/ these/; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told/ you/ in time past, */that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God/*.

/The Holy Bible : King James Version./ 1995 (electronic ed. of the 1769 edition of the 1611 Authorized Version.) (Ga 5:19-21).

* Who's Going To Heaven?

* The blood washed and delivered.

* Those that have repented of their sins and turned from their wicked ways.

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There Is A Difference Between Remorse And Repentance

You can be sorry for what you have done only because you are suffering the consequences.

But that is only remorse, not repentance.

* But in order to enjoy fellowship with God, there must be more than remorse, there must be genuine repentance.

* There is a law of the kingdom that says that there must be a repentant spirit.

* You've got to know that what you have done was offensive to God.

* That's right, you must realize that you have caused pain to the heart of the God Who loves you and cares for you.

* Your spirit must be broken.

* */Like the Prophet Isaiah, when he came in contact with the holiness of God.

* He sees himself as a sinner in need of change, and rather than justify himself and his sins, he declared himself to be sinful and in need of forgiveness.