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THE VOICE OF THE LIVING GOD

                                   CHAPTER ONE

The greatest asset in my life and ministry is neither silver or gold.The greatest asset and treasure in my life and ministry is the voice of the living God.I know I can notpossess/have the right  words to express how deeply I treasure any word I receive from God.I am short of words to explain how I feel whenever I hear the voice of the living God.This I know;y that the totality of His being is in His voice.When ever He speaks,His voice reveals what He has in His heart and mind concerning you,your life, ministry,business marriage and even what He has for a nation.I have come to know that it is absolutely impossible to hear God and confuse Him.His voice carries His being reality .His voice dissolves all doubts.His voice anoints us and hands us over to the authuority of the kingdom of God.The word says’

“The voice of the lord is up on the waters:the God of glory thurnders:the lord is  up on many waters.The voice of the lord is full of power and majesty”Psalms29:3-4.

The language of impossibility ceaces when the voice of God is heard and properly appropriated.His voice transports His bein.His voice carries His power and wisdom.Faith comes with the voice of God.Once you hear God,He becomes committed to bring to pass His will and command:The mind and the heart of the living God is hidden in His voice.When you hear Him,His mind becomes your mind,and His will becomes your will.This I know that,is the secret and back bone of divine approvals in the Kingdom of God here on earth.God is ever present in His voice.It is powerful and full of majesty.God’s voice is so strong that even after Adam and Eve fell in to sin,they were able to hear it walking.It penetrates even the heardest hearts.It breaks demonic forces and resisting spirits of evil.The word says;

“And they heard the voice of the lord God WALKING in the garden in the cool of the day:and Adam and Eve his wife hid themselves in from the presence of The Lord God among the trees of the garden”.

Inside the voice of God is a WALKING PERSONALITY!And in it there is the tangible presence of the invisible God.Divine approvals accompany people who hear God’s voice and obey it[him]This is the secret to Spiritual walk with the creator.This is the key to my life and ministry.If you want to any break through in any walk of life,seek God until you hear Him!

King David knew by experience the power and the reality of God in His voice;

“The voice of the lord is powerful;the voice of the lord is full of majesty.

The voice of the lord breaks the ceders;yea,the lord breaks the ceders of Lebanon.

He makes them also to skip like a calf;Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.The voice of the lord divides the flames of fire.

The voice of the lord shakes the wilderness;the lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

The voice of the lord makes hinds to calve,and discovers the forests:and in His temple does every one speak of His glory”Psalms 29:4-9.                                           1.

                                     

                                                                                                                                   

                                  REVELATION POINTS[Psalms 29:4-9]

-God’s voice is the carrier of the supernatuaral,miracle working power of the living God.

-God’s reality and totality is accessible in His voice.

-God’s voice know no barrier,opposition and restrictions.It subdues every force, and and overrules it completely.

-It divides the flames of fire anywhere,and God takes all the glory.

-God’s voice knows no desert or wilderness;it shakes the everything,plus the desert itself.

-It causes the hidden treasures of God in the hearts of men to come forth to benefit the kingdom of God on earth.

-When ever God’s voice is heard and understood,His glory goes in to manifestation.

-God is always at the centre of His voice.

Divine certainty is a product of embracing God’s voice ,The substance of God in His voice is what commands certainty,that leads to divine approvals.The substance of God’s voice is His nature.It is also called divine faith.Faith is not nothing all,it isreal.Faith is a substance.Faith is a manifestation of of hearing the word of God.The word says;

“Now faith is the substance(assurance)of things hoped for,the Evidance of things not seen”Hebrews 11:1.

Spiritual things become tangible in the hands of faith.Faith is a substance of God’ nature in His voice.Once you hear God you do not need to believe,but know!It is that certainty that commands divine approvals.This is the supernatural bedrock of exploits in the kingdom of God.

Jesus heard His Father speak.That is what made Him so impactful and moving.The word says;

“For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me,He gave me a commandment,what I should say,and what I should speak.And I know that His commandment is life everlasting:Whatsoever I speak therefore,even as the Father said to me,so I speak”John 12:49-50.This scpritues changed my perspective completely.True God’s ministry is hearing and doing God’s voice per time.True Jesus ministry is carrying out,excuting God’s will on the planet earth.True kingdom work or ministry is a manifestation of God’s voice on earth.The lord says;                            2.

“When you lift the up the son of man ,then shall you KNOW THAT I AM HE,and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father has taught me,I speak these things.And He that sent me is with me:the Father has not left me alone;for I do always those things that please Him”John 8:28-29.

It is when, and only when we have lifted up Jesus in true worship, that He allows us to experience Him!When He is magnified,He manifests Himself.He is known!”then shall you know that I am He.”What  Jesus  ever did and taught was exactly what He ever heard and saw His Father say and do.This, again I emphasize,was the bedrock of supernatural manifestations and realities in His earthly walk and ministry.This applies in all areas of life.in whatever you you want to do hear God.He speaks peace to His people.

 “I will hear what God will speak:for He will speak peace to His people,and to His saints:but let them not turn again to folly(stupidity)”Psalms 85:8.

Brethren,you will never escape stupidity until you learn how to hear and do God’s voice.

Paul Experienced Certainty By God’s voice

On his way to Rome for a trial,Paul,regardless of the servere wind and rain that tossed their ship,was sure that he would definitely arrive there safely.How did he know that?The word says;

“But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them,and said,Sirs,you should have hearkened to me,and not have loosed from crete,and have gained this harm and loss.And now I exort you to be of good chear:for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you,but of the ship.For there stood by me this night the angel of God,whose I am and whom I serve,saying,Fear not,Paul;you must be brought before Caesar:For I Believe God,That it shall be as it was told me”Acts 27:21-25.

Paul knew the voice of God through the angel.He was guite sure and certain that even though the boat/ship was to be destroyed,their lives would be safe.His faith for divine protection was firmly rooted.It is God’s voice that produces this unquestionable stand on God’s integrity.He is a faithful God.I n whatever you do on planet earth you must hear and do God’s voice.Divine life and miracles are released when God’s voice is heard.Did God’s word in the mouth of Paul come to pass?Yes!

“And the rest,some on boards,and some on broken pieces of ship.And soit came to pass, that they escaped all safe to the land”Acts 27:44.

Your safety in all areas and walks in life in everything you do or involve yourself in,is the asset of God’s voice in it.Everything dead in your life and ministry needs nothing but the voice of the living God.Jesus said;”Verily,verily,I say to you,the hour is coming,and now is,when the dead shall hear the voice of the son of God:and they that hear shall live”John 5:25.

In God’s eternal Kingdom,we live and thrive by what we hear from God’s mouth.Hear Him today,and supernatural life of God will definitely locate you and enter into you.All you need is God’s voice.May whatever is dead in your walk of life and ministry become alive in Jesus mighty name.                 3.                                                   

God’s perfect desire for everyone of  His children is to bring them into a divine dimension of certainty in all things.My prayer to God as you read this book is that:May the lord God bring you in to a place of where all doubt and fear disappears.He brought Peter James and John in to this ream,and nothing could erace out of their beings,the impact of the encounter they had with the transfigured Jesus.

“And after six days Jesus takes Peter,James and John his brother and brings them up into a high mountain a part,And was transfigured(changed)before the:and His face shine as the sun,and His raiment   was white as the light.And ,behold,there appeared to them Moses and Elijah talking with Him(Jesus).Then answered Peter,and said to Jesus,lord,it is good for us to be here if you will allow let us make here three tabernacles;one for you,and one for Moses and one for Elijah.While he yet spoke,behold,a voice out of the cloud,which said,This is my beloved son,in whom I am well pleased; hear you Him.And when the disciples heard it,they FELL  ON THEIR FACE,and were sore afraid.”Mathew 17:1-6.

The divine encounter that these disciples experienced was beyond explanation.They saw God that day.But what sent them down on their faces was the voice of that spoke.God’s nature and is transported by His voice.God’s power can not be denied after He speaks.Remember,these men had witnessed the greatest miracles,signs and wonders first hand in the ministry of Jesus,but nothing could be closely compared to what they encountered that day.They saw great miracles happen,dead being,raised,lame walk,blind see,demons being cast out,multiplication of bread and fish, but they forgot all these,except the day they met with the  a transfigured Jesus. May He show up now in your life in this dimension.In his Epistle,Apostle Peter recallsthis evidence;

 “For we have not followed cunningly divised fables,when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,but WE EYE WITNESSES OF HIS MAJESTY.For He received  from God the Father honor and glory,when there came such av

 Voice to Him from the excellent glory,This is my beloved son,in whom I am well pleased.And this voice came from heaven we heard,when we were WITH HIM IN THE HOLY MOUNTAIN.”2 Peter 1:16-18.

Revelation points of 2Peter 1:16-18.

-There is no qesswork in Christ Jesus;He is real.

-Christianity is not just a religion,it is the reality of the nature and power of the risen Christ.

-God’s power must be made known to all the people through out the world.

-We must live knowing that Jesus Christ is coming again,and ready for Him.

-Peter,James and John were eye witnesses of His majesty.Jesus is God.

-Jesus received honour and glory through hearing God’s voice that came through to Him from heaven.

-We must know by revelation that Jesus Christ is the son of God.                                            4.

-God speaks and His voice can be heard,even by any body who desires to hear it even now!

-We can be with God in all reality of power,grace,anointing,love,faith,honor and in great wisdom.

-The Holy Spirit(THE CLOUD)is the carrier of God’s wonderful voice.

-We must be ready to pay the price of being with Jesus Christ all the time.

-Jesus Christ is the only true God.

All they heard and experienced is confirmed by the word word of God;

  “Hear attentively the noise of His voice,and the sound that goes out of His mouth.He directs it under the whole heaven,and His lightinng to the ends of the earth.After it a voice roars:He thurnders with the voice of His excellency;and He will not stay(stop)them when His voice is heard.God thurnders marvelously with His voice;great things does He,which we cannot comprehend.”Job 37:2-5.

Our excellency in life and ministry depends on how we hear the voice of God.We should be ready to pay any price to hear the voice of God.

 “My sheep hear my voice,and I know them,and they follow me”John 10:27.

  “And it shall come to pass, if you shall hearken deligently to the voice of the lord your God to observe and to do all His commandments which I command you this day,that the Lord your God will set you on high a bove all nations of the earth:and all this these blessings shall come on you and overtake you if you shall hearken to the voice of the Lord your God.”Deutronomy 28:1-2.

All great leadesr,including God Himself lead by their voices.

The word shows us Love and compassion

                    that heals our soul,

 Love that strengthen and moulds even even as we get old,

  a guide to help us follow

                the road to heaven.                                                                    

   It is a weapon that is stronger

                  than a sword,sharp and right to the point,yet never wrong.

                   Yet

 your word doesn’t draw blood or take some ones life.

        It shows that you

 save,you heal,you mend,you feed,you clothe,

       you supply our needs,you don’t take away,You give life.

You show all how to find Life eternally Through your written Word.
              

                                                      CHAPTER TWO

       EXCELLENCY:

Excellency in every area of your live depends on the purpose or intentions of God in you.No matter what pathway you may walk down,I find that the original Intentions or purposes of God in your life and mine are directly related to everything that we seek from Him(God).So important is this concept that I have been inspired by the Spirit of God to develop it to whatever revelation the lord would reveal to me.

There is no way that I can emphasize the importance of this topic other that to say to you that,I believe that it can lift you and me above the every limitation that hasheld us captive  and that it can and will release the the grace of God to supply us with everything we will ever need form our lord and creator.To become all that He has created us to become and to honor every assignment He will ever ask of us to be responsible for .This is truly good news to the poor-those that lack anything to become and to do all that the lord would ever require-Luke 4:18-19.

It is important to know and understand God’s purpose in your life and for your life,because everything that GOD your Father will ever ask you be responsible  for and the provisions necessary to fullfil those responsibilities are directly related to that purpose.Whenever God gives you an asighnment,He also is responsible for provisions for that assignment.What God calls for He provides for.He will never call you to do anything without providing the resources to accomplish that task.

This does not mean that God will provide for every plan you undertake,because He is not obligated to provide for something He has not intiated or inspired.If your plans are not in agreement with His purpose for you,you may and will encounter serious problem of lack trying to complete what you have undertaken.Many people are doing good work for God that God didn’t ask them to do,as such they are struggling to get ends meet but it is not possible,please dear my reader,discover God’s purpose for your life .They are asking God to settle bills,pay for things they feel and think please God.God is a God of purpose and design.

-Consistent lack is a true sign that follows after the good works of men that are not consistent with God’s purpose for our lives.

Quit lying to yourselves when the evidence is so undeniable.God deeply desires to bring correction to many of our lives  so that we can distinquish between our zeal and good works,and His purposes and plans for our our lives.”Many are plans in a man’s heart but the purposes of God will prevail.”Proverbs 19:21. with much love and encouragement to passionately pursue what you know to be true.

                        Your Destiny

As you move forward in your destiny,it is very ,very imperative  that you surround yourself with people or individuals  that will speak God’s will and counsel in to your life.You must make sure you you discern  voices and relationships you encounter as you seek to fullfil the destiny of God in your life.

Who are you surrounded by?What to they say about what you do.Many people have failed because of the sorroudings and people who are close to them.

It is my prayer that as read this book you open up you heart for the spirit of wisdom and understanding to enter in to you to reveal to you the season you are in and know how to get maximum production out of it.

People that surround you must believe in what God is doing in you and have the utmost ability to equet you with the greatness that God is performing in you.There are people who enjoy your personality  and even your presentation as well as your company-however,they may not be able to comprehend the purpose of God in your life.So the best they will do is to discourage you or pull you down.May the spirit of discernment show you who soround  you and their impact on you destiny and God’s plan for your life.

They must  be in a position relate to the passion that flows within your life.They must be able to receive the impartation of life from what God is doing in you.And it is not meant to be one sided,because the anointing that flows in relationship is a mutual thing.May you come to this revelation of divine truths.

In the season we are in, God has released a Spirit of Expectancy-Grace and Favor.T he same way we live with expectancy of things we hope for ,He does as well.There is a fullness God is waiting from you(.Us).

Know who believes in you and the things God is performing in you.Once your destiny is recognized,not by ambition  or to be seen,but seen in its appreciative  value,it will be received and be imparted with all of its fullness.But when your destiny is not valued, it can not be received!The way the people perceive you is how they will receive you.So guart and protect your destiny from the spirit of familiarity,

       -Can others equate you with the glory that God is performing within you?

      -Do they feel it is an impossible thing has for you?

      -Do they know that God has spoken to you or do they feel it is a self imposed vision?

This are questions you should ask yourself.Not all people will back you so you need to be careful in sharing your vision.

When Jesus walked the earth in doing His earthly ministry,where ever there was unbelief,or when HE was looked up on as only “the son of Joseph”,His anointing did not really flow in all of its fullness-Mathew 13:55-58.

But when He was received in His destiny,anointing flowed.He raised the dead,He imparted His into those who hungered for what they never had before.

             -However He was Perceived,He was received…

When you begin to walk in your life’s assignment ,you will see ho others receive you.In the realm of the common and the familiar,your life seems secure and stable.But God is one who calls you out of the realm of the common or ordinary.He calls you in to the realm of the prophetic,the calling forth of the creative wisdom of His Spirit.-Ephesians 2;10, 3:9-11.

God is not common.He has never done anything “safe” or common.

    -He created the earth from nothing-Genesis 1

     -He divides water-Genesis 1

    -He walks on water Mathew 14

     -He spoke a child in to Mary without the aid of Man-Luke 1

     -He causes 100 year old people to have children –Genesis 12-22

     -He takes heat out of fire-Daniel 3

     -He heals the blind with spit and soil.He never does anything common.

    -He is again a God of purpose and design.

God’s will for your life is as dynamic as the Spirit that indwells Him.And He has given us His Spirit to do and become who He knows we are to be.

    -When you walk in your preordained life,it can cause” turmoil-we are called to disrupt.”

When you live in the realm of the common people will not oppose you.You may have faced the common disagreements of life,but have never faced the  really opponent until you face  the enemy of your destiny.Here is where you will be rejected by those you thought were standing with you.Where your family says no to what you feel is the best for them.Friends desert you and call you by names that brings you down.nick names etc.

    Because- when you are common,every one knows your name and even what you do.If we have become one with Him in Christ,why should you then live in the common?You have to believe beyond doubt that we have received the awesomeness of the lord of lords.

When you what your family tradition has never done and go into realms of God never done or a chieved by the familiar,people will not know what to call you .They will not know how to respond to what you say or do.They will have certain apprehensions about you because you are now different and have embraced God’s will past the normal parameters.

So you have to surround yourself with people who believe in what you do.(sharing of your vision or revelations,not every body)-Keep accompany of those who equate you with the greatness that God has given you;

Do not allow others thoughts or perceptions of you and your assignment quench the fire of God’s Life in you.You need  that fire and that edge to accomplish what no one can do but you.

When Christ was recognized as” the carpenter’s son,”He could not do much.But when He was received as God’s son,He did what no one else could do.

    My prayer for you as I sum up this chapter is this,

Seek everything the lord has for you today,holding nothing back,surrendering to know God and His purpose for your life,walk in His power by faith grounded in love,you were not only called but choosen to be a vessel of honor.

Man and woman of God ,may this book guide you in to your real life purpose,may you walk right into your destiny,may the those around you start seeing the glory of God shining up on your face ,may the power of resurrection that raised Christ from the grave manifest in your life in Jesus name.

               “This is a long journey Home”

The road may be long,it may be bumpy and it may be narrow,no promise of tomorrow what may meet us on that road.The journey may be long,may seem to never end,it may go on and on with trials and pain that seem to come at us all the way.The road may be rocky bumpy all the way with stones and rocks thrown infront of us all through the day.The road may be narrow and hard to follow .The road may be dark and cold with a fear within caused by sin.Taking the road to heaven seeking out anew home,a home in heaven,Ablessing  awating at the end.No need to fear,Christ  is near,There is a light all the way to end,Christ Jesus is the light,and friend He is the one who carries us in.

 AMEN.

Crusade photos continued

More pictures from the Crusade.

All glory to God!

Crusading in Kamukuywa

Reaching out for Christ through open air meetings and Crusades.

This one was in Kamukuywa.

Bishop Fredrick proclaims good news to the crowd.

Children and Graduates

Sharing the love of Jesus with children.

Celebrating Ordination of Pastors - Makhonge

Repentance

BISHOP FREDRICK SIMIYU DOME

THE FATHRE’S HEART GOSPEL MINISTRIES-KENYA

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REPENTANCE FROM DEAD WORKS (Hebrews 6:1-2)

Key Verses: When they the people heard this ,they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, Brothers  ,what shall we do? Peter replied,   ”Repent and be baptized ,every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And   you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” Acts 2:37-38”Repent,then and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out ,that time of refreshing may come from the Lord” Acts 3:19

Introduction: Laying the foundation of repentance   from dead works include first of all initial repentance which turns us from darkness to light.(2 Cor 3;16)…”When one turns to the Lord ,the veil is taken away.  We see ourselves as sinners in God’s sight and acknowledge this. We turn from our life of sin to God.It clears away all lies and excuses and we are then able to call sin, sin . Repentance is the digging down deep to establish the foundation on solid Rock.(Hosea 10:12,13).

1.Repentance is our Begining   Point-(Acts 17:30,1 Cor 1:18,2:14.)

We can not begin anew life in Christ without  first turning from our old life of sin.

Repentance is the inner transition from self  dependence to self  government to submission to God .(Isiah 53:6)-we have all turned to our own ways !The Kingdom of God means having some   one rule over us -having  a realy  King. We can not crown Jesus Lord of our lives in practical experience except through the assistance of the Holy Spirit in the realm of repentance. Calling Jesus “Lord “with full Biblical meaning requires the renouncing of self rule or imagined “independence “.It includes the acknowledgement of the need of some  one else to guide and direct our lifes. Repentance   is our acknowledgement that we are finished with the way we have be en living and are now ready to embrace His new life. This transference is of dependence was considered so basic in the Testament that every major tearcher introduced the gospel with the necessity of repentance.2

A. Repentance  is the first word  of the Gospel .Repentance is not optional-it is the first response we make to Christ’s Lordship-He is commanding us to turn around.

   1.Mesaage of John the Baptist ----Mathew 3:1-28-10

 2. Message of Lord Jesus Christ------Mark  1:14-15 Lk 5:32,24:46-47

3.Message of Discilpes                 Mark 6:12,Acts2:38

4.Message of early Church           Acts 20:20-21;26:2 2 Peter 3:9,

B. Repentance begins with a revelation of God.

     John 6:44,65, John 16:7-8

The word “revelation” comes from the word  “reveal” meaning :to take of the cover”.2 Cor 4:33-4.

“Repent and believe” Scriptural repentance : repentance of this kind is something that begins with God ,and not with man .It originates  not in the will of man ,but bin a free and sovereign grace of God .Apart from the working of God’s grace and the moving of God’s Spirit ,man left alone to himself is incapable of repentance. For this reason the Psalmist cries out three times in (Psalms 80 in verses 3,7 , and 19)”Turns again O Lord.. and we shall be saved.” Likewise  , Jeremiah cries in Lamentation (5:21)Turn thou us unto thee ,O Lord and we shall be turned”. Man can   not turn to God unless God Himself first moves and draws man. The first move is always with God.”3

Psalms 80:3,7,19 ,Lam 5:21,Rom 5:6-11,Acts 16:14 Jer 31:3,4,12.

1.       Repentance is the first step we take in personally receiving the   salvation that comes to us through the Lord Jesus Christ   .(Acts 2:37-38,Acts 4:12,17:30-31)

2.       God is a God of mercy but there can be no mercy without the acknowledging of the truth. (John 1:17,1 John 1;5-10;Rom 1:18-19;Rom 3:19-26;5:12-21;Proverbs 16:6”By mercy and truth inquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil”

3.       “Mercy “T he very nature of God is mercy.  God is not willing that any should perish  (2Peter 3:9)He is a Holy God and He can  not allow sin because sin has a penality. Jesus came and paid the  penality  for sin for us.(John 3:16 -17;Rom 5:6-11,6:23;2Cor 5:18-21;1John 4:8-10

4.       “Truth” We must acknowledge our sin and that we are lost without accepting and applying what Christ has done for us on the cross.  We must ask forgiveness for our sin and turn from living a life of sin.(Rom 3:23,24;6:16,23 2Cor 5:15—17

5.       When mercy and truth become a reality in our hearts ,we want to live in righteousness (upright and in right standing with God)Peace comes from living a righteous life..(John 16:33,Isaiah26:3-4,32;17-18;Psalms 85:10.”Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other”.

II A. True Repentance is the response to conviction -Change -Ezakiel33:14 -16

1.Repentance is not forgiveness of sin -but forgiveness of sin will be a result of genuine repentance. When we turn from our sinful ways to walk in faith towards God confessing that we are sinners, we have fallen short of the glory of God and need His forgiveness, He redeems us and forgive our sin and cleanses Us in His blood -we become new creatures as He positions us in ”Christ”. Now become redeemed saints not forgiven sinners! (Acts 3:19)

2. It is  not just conviction of sin or feeling guility. Conviction of sin by the Holy Spirit will always come before genuine repentance but conviction does not always lead to repentance .(Acts 24:24-25;Acts 26:28Now compare Acts 2:36 with Acts 7:54

3. It is not just emotionalism and tears .The repentance reffered to in the New Testament is not an emotiom, but a descision. Some people are just sorry they got caught and are not sorry for what they have done. See the example of Pharoah in exodus 8:8-15;9:27-35;10:16-20-When Pharaoh so that there was relief ,he would harden his heart against Moses and the Israelites.2Cor 7:9-10

Mathew 27:3-5-Judas “repented”(KJM)The Greek word used here for “repented”  is not the Greek  word” metanoein” which means a decision or change of mind ,but a Greek word “metameleine” Which means emotion, remorse, anguish.  Even if Judas experienced great anguish and remorse of soul, he did not change his direction in life or “repent.”

Genesis 27:34;Hebrews 12:16-17-We see the same emotional anguish in Esau. He depised  his birthright,or his responsibility as a son ,obedient to the father, caring for the family ,etc,.When  he did this ,he lost the blessings that went with birthright. In the King James version it says “he found no place for repentance”. An alternative translation founding  the mergin of (KJM)IS: HE found no way to change his mind.

4. It is not just confession of sins-but when a person genuinely repents ,he will confess that he is sinful and sinned against God.(Proverbs 28:13,18;Judas confessed “I have sinned” but he did not repent(Mathew27:3-5) Pharaoh Confessed  “I have sinned “ but he too did not repent.(Mathew 9:27,35;10:16,17,20)

5. It is not reformation or trying to “turn over a new leaf” in your natural strength.

There can be no lasing change without a true change .  We can break habits by the will of flesh , but only the Holy Spirit creating inner change can make new creatures. 2 Cor 5:17; Rom 7:18 ;8:2,;2 Cor 3:4-6;5:17;Hosea10:12-13

6.       It is not being religious   .The Pharisees were very religious and had all the out word signs of religion but never experienced the power of a genuine repentance.(Mathew 23:25-28;3:7-11;Rom 10:3-4

7.        It is not mental faith or” believe ism” It is not accepting a set of doctrines   or beliefs without any realy change of heart and life,  which is” repentance “.Faith without first repenting will be an empty confession. Jesus and His Apostles preached “repent and believe “(James 2:19-20; Mathew15:7-9;Gal 2:16

B. What Repentance is…….

A. Definition of  Repentance

    The original Greek word “metanoein “used in New Testament for” to repent ”means :To change your mind, thinking  ,views, and purpose regarding a matter. It refers to a change in heart attitude, which results in a new direction for the whole life. Acts 3:9” Think differently and turn about” ,Acts 3:26…God sent Jesus …to bless you…in turning away from your inquities”.”If we turn back to the Old Testament ,we find that the word there commonly translated “to repent “ means  literally “to turn” to  return or to turn back” This harmonizes perfectly with the meaning of repentance as revealed in the New Testament. The New Testament word denotes the inner decision, the inner change of mind; the old   Testament word denotes the out ward actio  which is the expression of the inward change of mind-the act of turning back, of turning around. Thus, the New Testament emphasizes the inward nature of true repentance ; the Old Testament emphasizes the out ward expression in action of the inner change.   Putting together, we form this complete picture of repentance: repentance is an inner change of mind resulting in an out ward turning back, or turning around, to face   and move in a completely new direction.”4

Many enjoy the move of God but they don’t genuinely repent, change their life’s  perspective  making His activates the focus and ambition of their lives ‘5

2. The parable of the prodigal Son -Luke 15:11-32

Jesus gives us an example of true repentance .

Vs.13 The son leaves home and want to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. Sinful pleasure doesn’t last! Hebrews 11:25 and it leads to worse and worse-2 Tim 3:13,  Jer 16:12

Vs.14 The son begins to be  in” want ”and miserable. Sinful pleasures never “fulfils   us’ but leaves us still searching! This is the universal need of man-Proverbs 27:20   the eyes of man are never satisfied.”

Vs 15. Sin enslaves Us -he joins himself to “a citizen of that country and he sent him in the into his fields to feed swine”

Vs 17 The son comes to His senses -conviction. He logically realizes that he is worse than ever before!

Vs 18 The son makes a decision to return to the Father   beginning of repentance. He begins to experience a change of heart-a sorrowful  heart- felt recognition that he has sinned.

Vs 20-21 The son takes    action   and returns   back to the Father-completion of repentance. He acts up on what he comes to realize in his mind and heart, he arises   to leave his sinful life with its old ways and habits   comes to his father to start a new life, and verbally confesses his sin. (In his natural, unregenerate, sinful   condition, every man that was ever born has turned   his back on God, his Father, and on heaven his home. In this   condition,

  each step he takes   is a step away from God   and   from heaven. As he walks this way, the light is behind him and the shadows are before him. The further he goes   the longer and darker the shadows become. Each step that   he takes is one step nearer the end -one step  the grave   nearer hell, nearer the endless darkness   of a lost eternity. For every man that takes this course, there is one thing that he must do first   one essential act that he must make. He must stop   he must change his mind  change his direction ,turn back ,turn around, face the opposite way,  turn his back to the shadows and face toward the light. This first essential act is called in the scripture “Repentance” It is the first step that any sinner must make who desires to be reconciled  to God.

3.REPENTANCE INVOLVES THE WHOLE MAN:

 We have defined   repentance as a total change in man. Repentance changes four basic arears in Us :,emotion, will, intellect, and spirit. It involves a complete transfer of our love and investment from sin and selfish aims to God.(Mathew 22:37,38)

1)Emotions -the way we feel.

.There will be Godly sorrow-Psalms51:3-10,17-18

.There will be humbleness--Isaiah57:15;Psalms 34:18

.We will have a sense of shame –Ezra 9:6, I saiah 6:5

.We will have a hatred for sin and our sinful ways—Psalms 97:10

2)Mind—change of viewpoint, the way we think.

.We see sin as God sees it –Psalms 51 :5,6

.We realize that we not only  “do “sin but we are sinful-Psalms 51:1,2

.We acknowledge God’s judgement regarding sin—Romans 13:2-6

.We stop making excuses—Psalms 51:3,4

3.Will-This is where we choose a new purpose in life -We decide to turn around .

.We accept responsibility for our own action and character- James 1:14-15

.We determine to do something about it –Luke 15:18

.We decide to break off sin and call on God’s mercy-Proverbs 28:13

.We reject the old habits of sin to receive the new life –Romans 13:12-14

4)OUR SPIRIT- as we allow God to change us in emotion, mind  and ,will He also changes our Spiritual condition—we become “new creatures”---2 Corinthians 5:17

.Repentance is our response to God -------John 6:44,regeneration(new birth)is God’s response to Us –Acts 3:26;Titus 3:4-5

.We are changed from death to life –Ephesians 2:1

.We are transferred from the Kingdom of darkness in to the Kingdom of light-Colosians 1:13,14;Eph5:8-14

.We are  changed from alien to acceptance –Ephesians 1:3-6; 2:12,13 

Pastor Fredrick in Oklahoma

Here is a short video of the Wednesday evening worship service at the Burns Flat Cumberland Church which is located in western Oklahoma, USA.

This was an abbreviate time of worship to afford Pastor Fredrick more time to teach.

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