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Sep 6, 2026 27 min

Week Five - Repent and Return | Return | Aaron Pennington - Lead Pastor

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In Week 5 of Return, Pastor Aaron Pennington teaches from Revelation 2:1-5 about Jesus’ call to the church in Ephesus to repent and return to their first love. Sin can slowly disorient our faith, often one decision and one compromise at a time. But repentance gives us a way back. Pastor Aaron explains the biblical meaning of repentance, metanoia, as a reorientation of our lives around God. Through Matthew 4:17, John 8:34-36, 1 John 1:5-10, and Psalm 103:12, we’re reminded that confession and repentance aren’t about living in shame. They’re about walking in the freedom Jesus has already made possible. What has caused you to drift? What have you become comfortable with that God is asking you to surrender? And what would it look like to return to Jesus as your first love?

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