Repentance

Just what is repentance? What is its role in the life of a child of God? How do we know if we have truly repented? We've put together some practical resources to help you respond to God's conviction in genuine repentance.

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Thu, Aug 7, 2008
Brian G. Hedges
Pastor Connect 2008

Dealing with Sin

One of the greatest Old Testament heroes was David, “a man after God’s own heart.” David was a shepherd boy turned king, and has been called the “sweet singer of Israel” because of his many songs, recorded in the Book of Psalms.

Despite David’s heart for God, he was a sinner. One afternoon while walking on his balcony, David saw a woman bathing. Inflamed with lust, he took Bathsheba for himself, even though he knew she was married. When he later learned that Bathsheba was pregnant, he tried to trick her husband, Uriah, into sleeping with her, in ...

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Wed, Jul 23, 2008
Brian G. Hedges
Pastor Connect 2008

Clinging to the Cross

The Most Important Question Most of us have probably posed to others the question, “If you were to die today and stand before God in heaven and He were to ask, ‘Why should I let you into My heaven?’ what would you say?” The way people answer that question indicates what they are trusting in for their forgiveness and salvation. Even as spiritual leaders, we need to take regular inventory of what we are trusting in by asking ourselves the same question. If your answer would be, “I think You should let me into heaven because I tried to live ...

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A Passion for Holiness
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Fri, May 30, 2008
Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Setting the Sails (Updated)

A Passion for Holiness

For over twenty years, the people of Romania suffered under the iron-fisted, Communist rule of Nicolae Ceausescu—one of the most repressive and corrupt dictators of the 20th century. Christians were especially targeted by the regime and were subjected to intense intimidation and relentless harassment. Evangelical believers were ridiculed and were referred to in derision as "repenters." In 1969, the government revoked the preaching license of a pastor in Timisoara. After struggling to find work, the pastor finally ended up gluing paper shopping bags to support his family. For four years, as he did this work, he prayed for revival ...

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Tue, Apr 15, 2008
Brian G. Hedges
Pastor Connect 2008

Engaging the Culture with the Gospel

Almost all critical Christian thinkers agree that we live in a post-Christian culture.

There was a time when the majority of people in Western cultures, whether churched or not, had a worldview shaped by Christian theism. But that is no longer the case.

The age of Christendom is over. Our culture is increasingly hostile to the exclusive claims of the gospel, and a pressing question of the day is, How do we engage the culture with the gospel.

Far better thinkers than I have tackled this question. I stand on their shoulders and commend their work to you. [i]  With ...

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Begin at My Sanctuary
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Fri, Mar 30, 2001
Nancy Leigh DeMoss
30th Anniversary

Begin at My Sanctuary

A Call to Repentance in the Church We have come together to cry out to God on behalf of our nation. In setting aside these days, we are acknowledging that there are no human solutions to the tidal wave of evil in our land, and that nothing short of divine intervention can overcome the darkness and the lostness of our world. But I believe we need to remind ourselves at the outset of this gathering, that there are some prayers God will not hear; there are some solemn assemblies He will not attend; there are some fasts that are not ...

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