U – Turn
from First Baptist Podcast Hosted by Ryan Lenerz
In this week’s message from The Journey Home series, Pastor Ryan digs into one of the most misunderstood words in the Christian faith — repentance. It’s not just feeling bad when you get caught, and it’s definitely not trying harder through willpower and self-improvement. True biblical repentance, or metanoia in the Greek, means a complete 180-degree shift in how you see everything — God, yourself, and the world around you. And here’s the part that changes everything: you can’t do
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In this week’s message from The Journey Home series, Pastor Ryan digs into one of the most misunderstood words in the Christian faith — repentance. It’s not just feeling bad when you get caught, and it’s definitely not trying harder through willpower and self-improvement. True biblical repentance, or metanoia in the Greek, means a complete 180-degree shift in how you see everything — God, yourself, and the world around you. And here’s the part that changes everything: you can’t do it on your own. Through the parable of the Prodigal Son and passages from Mark, Acts, Romans, and Ephesians, Pastor Ryan walks us through how the Holy Spirit convicts us, the Father’s kindness draws us, and Christ’s work on the cross makes it all possible. The U-turn was never yours to make alone — and that’s the whole point of the gospel.
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