Ancaster Canadian Reformed Church
Rev. George van Popta—December 30th, 2007
Readings: Isaiah 57:14-21; Matthew 3
Text: Lord's Day 33
Sermon: Ongoing Repentance and Conversion
AS CHRISTIANS, WE LIVE LIVES OF ONGOING REPENTANCE AND CONVERSION
1. The nature…; 2. The parts…; 3. The goal… of repentance and conversion
Readings: Isaiah 57:14-21; Matthew 3
Text: Lord's Day 33
Sermon: Ongoing Repentance and Conversion
AS CHRISTIANS, WE LIVE LIVES OF ONGOING REPENTANCE AND CONVERSION
1. The nature…; 2. The parts…; 3. The goal… of repentance and conversion
1. The nature of repentance and conversion.
- Whom does Lord's Day 33 have in mind? The unbeliever? Or the Christian?
- What is significant about these Q&As being in the Third Part of the HC?
- What special emphasis does the word "repentance" have?
- What special emphasis does the word "conversion" have?
- What's the relationship between the two?
- dying…
- grieving that we have sinned
- hatred of sin
- flight from sin
- coming to life...
- joy in Christ
- love for the will of God
- obedient living (good works)
- what is … the source of good works:
- …the norm of good works:
- …the aim of good works:
- Can the believer live in this way?
- What two wrong ideas need we always to guard ourselves against?
- Is living this way more than just a possibility?
