Title: Repent & Believe! (5)
Series: Look To The Future
Author: Jeff Strite
Text: Mark 1:15
About 10 years ago, there was a 67-year-old Belgian woman named Sabine Moreau. She had left home to travel about 1 ½ hours to Brussels (the capital city of Belgium). TWO DAYS LATER, after having crossed five international borders, she found herself in Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia, nearly 900 miles from her home.
It was probably at that point that she suddenly realized that she might not be in Belgium any more. She admitted that she'd seen "all kinds of traffic signs. First in French, then in German, and so on "But I didn't ask myself any questions. I was just distracted..." But the real problem was that her GPS had malfunctioned, and she just took it for granted that it was guiding her to her destination. She later said: "When I passed Zagreb (the capital city of Croatia) I told myself I should turn around." (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2262149/Belgian-woman-67-picking-friend-railway-station-ends-Zagreb-900-miles-away-satnav-disaster.html)
She'd gone the wrong way - was miles away from home - and she finally told herself she needed to TURN AROUND. In our text today we see a word that means "turn around"... the word "REPENT".
Jesus said: "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; REPENT (turn around) and believe in the gospel." (Mark 1:15) You see, many of the Jews had gone the wrong way in their lives - they'd traveled MILES away from God - and they needed to turn around... and go back to Him. They needed to repent!
* This idea of repentance is a repeated theme throughout the Bible. The Old Testament prophets told Israel repent/turn away from their sins - saying "Thus says the Lord GOD: REPENT and turn away from your idols and turn away your faces from all your abominations. Ezekiel 14:6
* When John the Baptist was baptizing people at the Jordan River, he preached about "The baptism of REPENTANCE for the remi ...
Series: Look To The Future
Author: Jeff Strite
Text: Mark 1:15
About 10 years ago, there was a 67-year-old Belgian woman named Sabine Moreau. She had left home to travel about 1 ½ hours to Brussels (the capital city of Belgium). TWO DAYS LATER, after having crossed five international borders, she found herself in Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia, nearly 900 miles from her home.
It was probably at that point that she suddenly realized that she might not be in Belgium any more. She admitted that she'd seen "all kinds of traffic signs. First in French, then in German, and so on "But I didn't ask myself any questions. I was just distracted..." But the real problem was that her GPS had malfunctioned, and she just took it for granted that it was guiding her to her destination. She later said: "When I passed Zagreb (the capital city of Croatia) I told myself I should turn around." (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2262149/Belgian-woman-67-picking-friend-railway-station-ends-Zagreb-900-miles-away-satnav-disaster.html)
She'd gone the wrong way - was miles away from home - and she finally told herself she needed to TURN AROUND. In our text today we see a word that means "turn around"... the word "REPENT".
Jesus said: "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; REPENT (turn around) and believe in the gospel." (Mark 1:15) You see, many of the Jews had gone the wrong way in their lives - they'd traveled MILES away from God - and they needed to turn around... and go back to Him. They needed to repent!
* This idea of repentance is a repeated theme throughout the Bible. The Old Testament prophets told Israel repent/turn away from their sins - saying "Thus says the Lord GOD: REPENT and turn away from your idols and turn away your faces from all your abominations. Ezekiel 14:6
* When John the Baptist was baptizing people at the Jordan River, he preached about "The baptism of REPENTANCE for the remi ...
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