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WELCOME TO PINE GROVE CHURCH OF
CHRIST
Pine Grove Church of Christ – 08/15/10
II Peter 3:9 –
“The Lord is not slack concerning
His promise, as some count
slackness, but is longsuffering
toward us, not willing any should
perish but that all should come to
repentance.”
LONGSUFFERING & REPENTANCE
Pine Grove Church of Christ – 08/15/10
Longsuffering & Repentance II Peter 3:9 –
“The Lord is not slack concerning
His promise, as some count
slackness, but is longsuffering
toward us, not willing any should
perish but that all should come to
repentance.”
Longsuffering & Repentance
God’s Desire for Us
God’s Desire for Us
I Thessalonians 5:9-11 –
“For God did not appoint us to
wrath, but to obtain salvation
through our Lord Jesus Christ”
God’s Desire for Us
II Thessalonians 2:13-14 –
“because God from the
beginning, chose you for
salvation through sanctification
by the Spirit and belief in the
truth”
God’s Desire for Us
I Timothy 2:1-4 –
“who desires all men to be
saved and to come to the
knowledge of the truth”
God’s Desire for Us
Romans 5:8-10 –
“God demonstrated His own
love toward us, in that while we
were still sinners, Christ died
for us”
Longsuffering & Repentance
God’s Desire for Us
Longsuffering of God
Longsuffering of God
Exodus 34:6 –
“The Lord, the Lord God,
merciful and gracious,
longsuffering, and abounding in
goodness and truth.”
Longsuffering of God
Numbers 14:18 –
“The Lord is longsuffering and
abundant in mercy, forgiving
iniquity and transgression”
Longsuffering of God
Psalm 86:15 –
“But You, O Lord, are a God full
of compassion, and gracious,
longsuffering and abundant in
mercy and truth”
Longsuffering of God
Romans 2:4 –
“Or do you despise the riches
of His goodness, forbearance,
and longsuffering, not knowing
that the goodness of God leads
you to repentance?”
Longsuffering & Repentance
God’s Desire for Us
Longsuffering of God
Our Response: Repentance
Our Response: Repentance
Matthew 3:1-2 – John: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”
Matthew 4:17 – Jesus: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Our Response: Repentance
Luke 13:3,5 – “but unless you repent you will all likewise perish”
Luke 24:47 – “repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations”
Our Response: Repentance
Acts 17:30 – God “now commands all men everywhere to repent”
II Peter 3:9 – “not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance”
Conclusion
What a great God that we serve. A God that is longsuffering, desiring
that we be saved.
Yet, we must be willing to repent. Changing our lives to reflect Christ STOP sinning & START living for God
Conclusion
In the first gospel sermon Peter preached a message of salvation, he preached repentance, Acts 2:37-38 –
(37) “What shall we do?”(38) “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins”
WELCOME TO PINE GROVE CHURCH OF
CHRIST
Pine Grove Church of Christ – 08/15/10
