How sorry do you have to be to repent?

July 16, 2024

Question: How sorry do you have to be for your sins to repent? I am sorry, but I don’t think I’m sad enough or something because I’m not in tears over my sins, even though I want to be. I worry about my salvation every day. It’s been over ten years, and I’m miserable. I…

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What Must I Do to Go to Heaven?

January 14, 2024

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/What-Must-I-Do-to-Go-to-Heaven.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Matthew 19:16-22   I.         I was asked, “What must I do to go to Heaven when I die? Please no opinions. Please use the Bible, it is all we have that is the truth.”             A.        I am impressed that this man only wants a biblical answer. Far too many simply want…

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Things They Don’t Teach in School

July 2, 2023

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Things-They-Dont-Teach-in-School.mp3 Text: I Timothy 6:17-21   I.         It is that time of year again when the school bells begin to ring             A.        By the time a student graduates from high school, he will have invested about 15,120 hours in understanding a wide variety of subjects, which are considered necessary for success in this world.             B.        Many go on…

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Fighting Sinking when We Are Hit by Sorrow upon Sorrow

March 19, 2020

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Fighting-Sinking-when-We-Are-Hit-by-Sorrow-upon-Sorrow.mp3 by Wayne Fancher Philippians 2:27 For indeed he was sick almost unto death; but God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. Being Hit By Sorrow Matthew 14:10-12 So he sent and had John beheaded in prison. 11 And his head…

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How do we know if God is giving us a disease because of our sins?

November 27, 2019

Question: In Psalms 38, David tells of his physical pains produced by sin and highly suggests that God is behind his sickness due to his sin. Do we really know when and if God gives us a disease because of our sin? Do we really know how He works regarding disease and sin? Answer: One of…

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The Importance of Sorrow

November 4, 2018

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ImportanceOfSorrow.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:8   I.         Life doesn’t remain the same – Ecclesiastes 3:1-8             A.        There are different seasons, which brings different needs             B.        No one likes to cry, but life isn’t always going to be rosy. Sorrow has a place in our lives.             C.        The wise know that we need to think about sorrow…

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What is godly sorrow and how can a wheelchair-bound person be baptized?

April 6, 2010

Question: I plan to be baptized as soon as I feel that I have properly obeyed the prerequisite commands to baptism: Hear the gospel, believe the gospel, repent of past sins, confess that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of  God, and after being baptized remaining faithful until death. Which brings me to my questions,…

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What is repentance?

July 13, 2004

Question: Is the repentance that is involved in the new birth, simply believing the gospel message of repentance, and having a change of heart concerning sin? Is the repentance that is involved in the salvation of the soul, the continuation of the repentance which is experienced at the new birth? I believe the gospel, I…

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