Sermons About Repent
Exposure of Religious Hypocrisy (Matthew 3:7)
“Evangelicals generally and the coming generation particularly have adopted to various degrees an ethical code of political civility. This compels them not only to be tolerant of others’ beliefs, opinions, and lifestyles, but more importantly , to be tolerable to others. The critical dogma is not to offend but to be genteel and civil in social relations … [Such[ a religious style … entails a de-emphasis of Evangelicalism's more offensive aspects, such as accusations of heresy, sin immortality, and paganism, and themes of judgment, divine wrath, damnation, and hell.†John insist on true repentance by exposing its counterfeit - religious hypocrisy and warning of its consequences. We will break down 3:7-12 into three main sections and then deal with each one on its own. 1) Exposure of Religious Hypocrisy (7) 2) Expectation of Genuine Repentance (8-9) 3) Execution of Divine Judgment (10-12) This morning we will look at verse 7 and the Exposure of Religious Hypocrisy. What do I mean by Religious Hypocrisy? Those who have a form of religion and religious commitments - even the right religion - but do not know its internal transforming power: “form of godliness, although they have denied its power†(2 Tim. 3:5); “[broad way] that leads to destruction†(Matt. 7:13) - They have a form of obedience, but the wrong heart. They have religion, but they don’t internally hate sin and love righteousness; they lack true humility before God; their religion is more about what they do than who they are; they feel secure in the externals of religion but are ignorant of its internal realities. This morning we will look at John’s Exposure this Religious Hypocrisy and note two dominate aspects of John’s rebuke: 1) Religious Hypocrisy Blinds a person to their true condition. 2) Religious Hypocrisy Puts one in Great Danger of Judgement.
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Prepare for the King, pt. 2 (Matthew 3:1-6)
The ministry of John the Baptist was to prepare the way for the King and the kingdom by calling the people to repentance. This week we will see that the call to repentance was founded on the announcement of the kingdom, which is only entered by those willing to deal with their sin. This morning: The Weight and Response to the Call of Repentance: 1 - The Foundation of the Call: The Announcement of the Kingdom. 2 - The Response to the Call: Commitment and Confession.
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Why Baptism
Have you ever wondered why we do certain things at church? Do you sometimes go through the motions without really knowing why? Join us in January as we break down four major parts of the weekly service at South Telegraph. Our belief is that in knowing the why; we will deepen our understanding and enrich our worship of God.
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The Marks of a God Approved Leader - A Good Lesson From a Bad Leader
How do we fix society? Leadership! But what is leadership? Influence! Each of us is a leader for God has placed each of us in relationships where we have influence. King Saul was a leader however, instead of using his influence for good, he used it for evil. Instead of fixing society he was making it worse. And so God rejected him as king. From this bad example we learn four marks of a God approved leader.
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Unstoppable Pt. 10 - What God Really Wants
Since the beginning of human history, God has desired one thing from his prized creation . . . our hearts. Nehemiah reminds his people, and all of us, that despite how far we've strayed, God waits for us to return to him with all of our hearts and to love him in return for his unfailing love for us.
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Week 25 in the Vintage Jesus series. Preached by Lead Pastor Paul Vroom on October 12, 2008 at Missio Dei Church in Mokena, Illinois (www.mdchurch.us). Scripture from Mark 6:14 - 30.
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Revolution: A Changed Heart
People came from miles around to hear John the Baptist speak, and when they arrived John confronted them directly and called them out for their rebellion and self-righteousness. When people would ask them what they must do and he asked them to do the very things that they did not want to do and found very difficult. John knew that we often approach following God’s commands like a big buffet where we can pick and choose the commands we like and think we can accomplish and leave the ones that are difficult or costly. God calls us to follow Him with our whole hearts, not just piecemeal, and that means that we need to be willing to yield every aspect of our lives to His good commands and priorities. As we submit our hearts to God our behavior will follow suit and our lives will undergo a revolution as we become more loving like the God we follow.
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