Unpacking Dirty Church Words - Repentance
Part 2
Tim Crownover
Part of Sermon outlines—2021
October 17, 2021

Luke 13:1-9

How do we maintain a regular discipline of repentance?

Our is

” is typically determined by moral .

offers no hope or to anyone.

Repentance is primarily about “

” not “ ”.

is

God’s purpose for us is to be

AND .

God is

but not in his purposes.

Repentance is the immediate,

means for God’s .

Repentance is not only a “survival” skill, it is a “thrival” skill! Use it … often!

Journey Group Discussion Questions:
How have you been tempted to compare yourself to others lately? What are some of the problems with comparing ourselves to others, especially morally?

How will God judge us, and how does that compare to judging ourselves by considering our behavior next to others’ behavior?

If we were “bad” people who thought of ourselves as “good,” how could we come to recognize the truth? How might regular repentance give us a chance?