Responding | Pentecost Moment | Part 5

This morning, Senior Pastor David Dwight concluded our Pentecost Moment series and delivered a convicting and hope-filled message on the true nature of repentance... that to repent is to exchange lords over our lives.

We often think of repentance as merely saying “sorry,” but Scripture shows us it’s much deeper than that. It’s about stepping away from the false lords and idols that demand everything and give nothing... the lords of culture that are, quite literally, killing us... and turning instead to the One true Lord who gives life.

Repentance is an invitation. It’s not just turning from sin; it’s turning toward a Person, Jesus. When we lay down our idols, we’re not left empty. God fills that space. He leads us into a spacious place, one marked by peace, freedom, and joy.

“Jesus is Lord” is the most life-giving truth we could ever receive or share. To declare His lordship is to experience cleansing: sin and idols out, God in. Anxiety out, life in. This is the great idol exchange at the heart of the gospel.

As the Church, we’re called not just to proclaim Jesus is Lord in our worship, but in every corner of our lives and to believe He reigns in every corner of the world. Repentance isn’t loss. It’s life.