June 14, 2009
14/06/09 18:28
The Kind of Repentance We Need
BY DR. GREGG FRIZZELL | PUBLISHED: MAY 28, 2009
If my people… turn from their wicked ways; then will I…forgive their sin, and will heal their land (2 Chr 7:14)
Few would disagree that America is in the midst of the worst moral and spiritual collapse of its history. While morals have certainly been bad before, most current conditions eclipse all previous spiritual downturns. As disturbing as are these sobering realities, two questions stand preeminent. First, how could today’s catastrophic collapse have occurred in the midst of America’s most conspicuous thirty-year prayer movement? Second, why have so many calls to repentance produced little resembling genuine revival or sweeping evangelistic power? Though the answers to these questions have multiple elements, among the most crucial is our understanding of genuine God-seeking repentance. In my years of pastoral experience and research, I believe two elements are crucial for a profound move of God.
1) Genuine repentance involves a thorough surrender to Christ’s Lordship and kingdom purposes. Many modern emphases of repentance tend to lack a thorough biblical examination of one’s whole life. True revival and repentance is not just a brief event, it is a deep, grace-based covenant to walk in full surrender to Christ’s holiness.
2) Genuine repentance is motivated by profound sorrow that we have offended God’s holiness, grieved His heart and profaned His name. It is primarily driven by a desire to please and glorify God, not just to fix our economy or avoid more serious judgments and persecutions. If our repentance is mostly about avoiding harder times, it is somewhat self-seeking and inferior in its goal. (James 4:1-4)
Unfortunately, some parts of the modern prayer movement have been “a mile wide and a half-inch deep with little focus on God-seeking repentance.” However, some parts of today’s movement are definitely real and deepening! I believe a Call2Fall is a move in the direction of II Chronicles 7:14 type repentance.
Lord help us not only to pray in this critical hour, but to repent, with all of the elements of true, God-seeking repentance. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
A Call2Fall Coming July 5
Prayer Requests:
1. Heather Hudson – God’s will /salvation/repentance
2. Karen Hunt - health
3. Tommy Schweitzer - health
4. Family of Ron Manley
5. Norma Mardis – back problems
6. Autumn Health Care Service on the 21st
7. Andrew Gibson (5 yrs old) – Brain Tumor (Praise the Lord! No brain tumor found!)
Women’s Bible Study: Tonight @ 6pm. Visitation Sunday.
Men’s Bible Study: See Dave Corbett or Joe Hoover for details.
Discipleship Class: June 23. You may choose morning, 10:30 am, or evening, 6:30pm, class.
Mark Your Calendar: August 21 Baptism Fellowship at Lake Park after morning service.
American Red Cross: This completely caught me by surprise. It is time for Word Worship Center to supply the blood drive with the snacks. If there is anyone who can donate anything here, please drop it by the church. Church will be open Sunday night at 6 (briefly) and Monday from 8 to 12. We need: 2 lbs of carrots, 1 stalk of celery, 2 green peppers, 1 head of cauliflower, 1 large jar of sweet pickles, 1 large jar of dill pickles, 1 jar of black olives, 1 jar of green olives. I also need volunteers (any part of the time needed would help) to sit at the table to greet the donors. Tuesday, June 16, from 11 to 6. Please call me on my cell phone (202-2994) or leave a message at the house if you can help in any way. Thanks. Robin
Junior Church Needs: Sis. Norma is in need of plastic gallon jugs. Thanks.
Earn $ for our church. If you are searching for something on the Internet, if you use www.goodsearch.com and enter word worship center in the box, we earn money for every search. It’s a win/win
BY DR. GREGG FRIZZELL | PUBLISHED: MAY 28, 2009
If my people… turn from their wicked ways; then will I…forgive their sin, and will heal their land (2 Chr 7:14)
Few would disagree that America is in the midst of the worst moral and spiritual collapse of its history. While morals have certainly been bad before, most current conditions eclipse all previous spiritual downturns. As disturbing as are these sobering realities, two questions stand preeminent. First, how could today’s catastrophic collapse have occurred in the midst of America’s most conspicuous thirty-year prayer movement? Second, why have so many calls to repentance produced little resembling genuine revival or sweeping evangelistic power? Though the answers to these questions have multiple elements, among the most crucial is our understanding of genuine God-seeking repentance. In my years of pastoral experience and research, I believe two elements are crucial for a profound move of God.
1) Genuine repentance involves a thorough surrender to Christ’s Lordship and kingdom purposes. Many modern emphases of repentance tend to lack a thorough biblical examination of one’s whole life. True revival and repentance is not just a brief event, it is a deep, grace-based covenant to walk in full surrender to Christ’s holiness.
2) Genuine repentance is motivated by profound sorrow that we have offended God’s holiness, grieved His heart and profaned His name. It is primarily driven by a desire to please and glorify God, not just to fix our economy or avoid more serious judgments and persecutions. If our repentance is mostly about avoiding harder times, it is somewhat self-seeking and inferior in its goal. (James 4:1-4)
Unfortunately, some parts of the modern prayer movement have been “a mile wide and a half-inch deep with little focus on God-seeking repentance.” However, some parts of today’s movement are definitely real and deepening! I believe a Call2Fall is a move in the direction of II Chronicles 7:14 type repentance.
Lord help us not only to pray in this critical hour, but to repent, with all of the elements of true, God-seeking repentance. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
A Call2Fall Coming July 5
Prayer Requests:
1. Heather Hudson – God’s will /salvation/repentance
2. Karen Hunt - health
3. Tommy Schweitzer - health
4. Family of Ron Manley
5. Norma Mardis – back problems
6. Autumn Health Care Service on the 21st
7. Andrew Gibson (5 yrs old) – Brain Tumor (Praise the Lord! No brain tumor found!)
Women’s Bible Study: Tonight @ 6pm. Visitation Sunday.
Men’s Bible Study: See Dave Corbett or Joe Hoover for details.
Discipleship Class: June 23. You may choose morning, 10:30 am, or evening, 6:30pm, class.
Mark Your Calendar: August 21 Baptism Fellowship at Lake Park after morning service.
American Red Cross: This completely caught me by surprise. It is time for Word Worship Center to supply the blood drive with the snacks. If there is anyone who can donate anything here, please drop it by the church. Church will be open Sunday night at 6 (briefly) and Monday from 8 to 12. We need: 2 lbs of carrots, 1 stalk of celery, 2 green peppers, 1 head of cauliflower, 1 large jar of sweet pickles, 1 large jar of dill pickles, 1 jar of black olives, 1 jar of green olives. I also need volunteers (any part of the time needed would help) to sit at the table to greet the donors. Tuesday, June 16, from 11 to 6. Please call me on my cell phone (202-2994) or leave a message at the house if you can help in any way. Thanks. Robin
Junior Church Needs: Sis. Norma is in need of plastic gallon jugs. Thanks.
Earn $ for our church. If you are searching for something on the Internet, if you use www.goodsearch.com and enter word worship center in the box, we earn money for every search. It’s a win/win