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Repentance is not God punishing you; it’s God pursuing you. It’s not God rejecting you; it’s God restoring you.

· Ephesus forsook their First Love.
· Pergamum allowed false teachings and immorality.
· Thyatira tolerated a false prophetess.
· Sardis lacked spiritual vitality or exuberance.
· Laodicea had lukewarm faith.

· Smyrna was praised for their faithfulness amid persecution.
· Philadelphia was recognized for their perseverance and faith.

Acts 11:18 NLT
…God has given the Gentiles the privilege of repenting of their sins and receiving eternal life.

John 10:10 NLT
…My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.

What people think repentance means:
1. To feel sorry about something one did or failed to do.
2. To feel remorseful about some act and to ask for forgiveness for it.
3. To walk forward in a church service to formally ask Jesus into one’s life.

Luke 15:10 NLT
…there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents.

2 Corinthians 7:10 NLT
For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow…

Repentance: The Joy of Turning Toward God
1. Repentance is a gift, not a guilt trip.
2. Repentance leads to life, not loss.
3. Repentance restores relationship, not religion.
4. Repentance brings refreshing.

Acts 11:18 NLT
…God has also given the Gentiles the privilege of repenting of their sins and receiving eternal life.