PAUSE & PRAISE
REPENT
ASK
YIELD
Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done,
on Earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.
Amen
The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out.
Leviticus 6:13 New International Version (NIV)
Aug. 13th, 1727 – the Moravian Pentecost
“An overwhelming flood of grace swept us all out into the great ocean of Divine Love.” – Christian David
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Matthew 6:12 (NIV)
…Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!
Mark 1: 14-15 (NIV)
Metanoia – to think differently afterward, to change one’s mind or purpose—reconciling with something that completely changes the way you think and live afterward
“The decisive, Spirit-wrought turning of heart and mind that re-orients a person from sin to God. Throughout the New Testament it is never presented as mere remorse but as a wholehearted response to divine truth that issues in faith, obedience, and fruit…God’s gracious summons to enter and remain in covenant fellowship. It is both entrance into life and the daily rhythm of the Christian walk, inseparably linked to faith, producing transformed lives that magnify the mercy and righteousness of God.”
-Strong’s Biblical Concordance
“Realigning our lives with God and His Kingdom.”
Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)
When you first really hear the Good News of Jesus and respond to them, it takes a decisive turning away from sin and turning to God……it’s a complete overhaul of our former plans and ways, a 180-change of direction from Hell to Heaven, from Sin to Sanctification—and it’s all a work of God’s grace in us.
Repentance is recognizing this road is leading nowhere; I have to turn around and retrace the journey back to Everlasting Life.
Living a life of prayer means living a life of repentance.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9 (NIV)