Tag Archives: repentance

Holy Love

Posted on September 10, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

In Isaiah’s vision, angels are awestruck by the holiness of God and continually cry out, “holy, holy, holy.” Isaiah too, is struck by the holiness of God. To get a true vision of God is to see Him in holiness—to be awestruck by the beauty of his holiness.  Continue reading →

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The Right Response

Posted on September 4, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Worship doesn’t happen by just sitting in a pew; it doesn’t happen only through the singing. An important and often neglected part of the worship service takes place as we hear and respond to the Word of God as it is read and preached—such a response is a pleasing sacrifice of worship that is sure to bring God delight. Continue reading →

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Change Brings Fruit

Posted on March 18, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Repentance is all about change. To repent is to change one’s mind about sin, which leads to a change of direction and behavior. Ultimately it brings a fruitful life: a Christ-like life. If you don’t change: you will never grow and you will miss out on the abundant life that could be yours. Continue reading →

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Sackcloth to Joy

Posted on February 22, 2025 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

The Christian life is characterized by joy. Not that it is always easy—it is not. But joy flows from a relationship with Christ, not from our circumstances, so it is may be found in the most unusual places—especially the difficult ones. Continue reading →

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The Right Response

Posted on September 4, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Worship doesn’t happen by just sitting in a pew; it doesn’t happen only through the singing. An important and often neglected part of the worship service takes place as we hear and respond to the Word of God as it is read and expounded. Continue reading →

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Revival: Do We Really Want It?

Posted on July 23, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

In the abstract, everyone seems to want revival. Who wouldn’t want the church to be growing, exciting and alive? Who doesn’t want to see lives transformed by powerful encounters with the manifest presence of God? But when you get specific, few seem willing to pay the price. Revival would be wonderful, but it is costly. Continue reading →

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Search Me, O God

Posted on June 26, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

We think we know ourselves, but as Jeremiah reminds us: “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” Jeremiah 17:9 (KJV). Our minds and heart play many games to justify our behavior. Other times morbid introspection leaves us in a hopeless pit of false guilt and despair. But God sees through it all. Continue reading →

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Change Brings Fruit

Posted on March 18, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Don’t be afraid of the change that comes from repentance. It is the way to a fruitful, abundant life. Continue reading →

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Sackcloth to Joy

Posted on February 21, 2024 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

The Christian life is characterized by joy. Not that it is always easy—it is not. But joy flows from a relationship with Christ, not from our circumstances, so it is may be found in the most unusual places—especially the difficult ones. Continue reading →

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Faithful to the Unfaithful

Posted on December 5, 2023 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

December 5 Faithful to the Unfaithful  Today’s Scripture Readings: Psalm 135:15-21 | Hosea 1:1-3:5 | 1 John 5:1-21 | Proverbs 29:5-8 Today’s Scripture Focus: Hosea 1:1-3:5 The LORD said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though … Continue reading →

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