Pastor Jeremy | BFBC-Glendive | Sunday

Successful ministries will feature the following in the

days ahead: P. Larry

● The presence of God

● Worship the Lord

● Repentance

● Signs & wonders

● Preach & teach the Word

Luke 13:6 He also spoke this parable: “A certain man

had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came

seeking fruit on it and found none. 7 Then he said to the

keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have

come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it

down; why does it use up the ground?’ 8 But he

answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also,

until I dig around it and fertilize it. 9 And if it bears fruit,

well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.’ ”

● God is patient...but He will require repentance

● The Lord will do everything to get me to a place of

fruitfulness...but ultimately the one who is

responsible for being fruitful is me.

Repentance - Changing your thoughts and actions from

serving yourself toward serving God.

● Repentance isn’t saying you're sorry

● Repentance isn’t feeling remorse

● Repentance requires faith, change, and forward

progress toward repair, restoration, reconciliation,

or growth.

● Acts 2:38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and

let every one of you be baptized in the name of

Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall

receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

○ Peter talked of the Christ, who He would be,

and what He would do. He then testified that

the Christ was Jesus...who they resisted,

killed, and has since resurrected from the

dead.

○ The people were cut to the heart, they

believed, they got saved, and they received

the gift of the Holy Spirit.

○ Hear the Word, receive the Word, and do the

Word.

● Philemon is about a man who had repented, had

faith to change and made forward progress

toward being restored in the relationship that he

violated.

● Acts 10:34 Then Peter opened his mouth and

said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no

partiality. 35 But in every nation whoever fears

Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.