TALK 3:

REPENTANCE, FAITH
HEALING AND
FORGIVENESS
 RECAP

• TALK 1 : GOD’S LOVE AND HIS PLANS FOR US

• TALK 2 : WHO IS JESUS CHRIST TO ME
• TALK 3 : REPENTANCE FAITH HEALING AND
FORGIVENESS
 HOW SHOULD WE RESPOND TO
THE LORD ?
• Do we say YES/NO ?
WE SHOULD HAVE PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIP
 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS
TALK
• Having personal relationship with GOD
• We will learn How to Respond to GOD
•REPENTANCE

•FAITH

•HEALING

•FORGIVENESS
 MISCONCEPTION ABOUT
REPENTANCE
• Feeling terrible with your self
• Feeling regret
• Getting rid of all tendencies to sin
 WHAT IS REPENTANCE ?
• The Greek word for repentance is "metanoia" which literally means cha
nge of mind.
• It is an act of the will, a decision. Repentance should be desired by the pers
on and not pressured by any other reason. It is a determination of the perso
n to change.
• In this case, it is deciding and to turn away from sin and look towards God. R
epentance will always lead us to a deeper relationship with God. We look u
pon God and live in presence.
 WHAT IS REPENTANCE ?
• TURNING AWAY ALL THE SIN THAT YOU’VE COMMITED
• IT IS THE FIRST STEP ON HOW YOU WILL RESPOND TO GOD
• IT IS THE FIRST STEP TO HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
 LUKE 15:17‐21

• 17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired

servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out
and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against
heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son;
make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20 So he got up and went to his
father.
• “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with
compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed
him.
• 21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against
you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
 SINS TO REPENT FROM:
• Rebelliousness: to parents, authorities and society.
• Cheating, lying, stealing, cursing, green jokes, slander and gossip
• Vices, Abuse of alcohol, illegal drugs.
• Sexual sins: necking, petting, pornography, masturbation, homosexual ac
ts, etc.
• Horoscope, superstition, spiritualism, non‐Christian religions.
• Addiction to computer games, talking hours on the phone, hanging out with
friends.
 WHAT MUST WE DO TO REPENT?
• Honesty
• Humility
• Hate the sin
• Have a good confession.
 FAITH
• Believing without doubt
• Believing without seeing
• Trusting with the Lord with all your heart
 FAITH
• “To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for; to be certain of the thi
ngs we cannot see (Heb 11: 1).”
• We place our trust in Christ, believing that He will conquer our sinfulness, that
He will forgive us and heal us of our sins.
• Trusting, committing ourselves to the person of Christ.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF FAITH
• Faith is relying on what God said.
• Faith is not just a feeling but is a decision to believe.
• We should accept and believe in Christ as our personal Savior and in His pro
mises.
 HEALING AND FORGIVENESS
• The need for healing
• Healing through Forgiveness
 HEALING THROUGH FORGIVENESS
• Our parents/ family
• Our friends
• GG (GOD’s Gift)
 HEALING OCCURS
• When we forgive
• When we ask for forgiveness
• When we humbly ask God to heal us
• When we serve others, focus more on helping others “heal” instead of
focusing on ourselves
 CONCLUSION
• God wants us to experience the fullness of life in His love, by knowing Him. H
owever, our sins and hurts block much of His blessings for us.
• Christ wants to remove these hindrances and extend His mercy towards us, b
ut we have to do our part and repent from these sins. We need to believe t
hat He will forgive and strengthen us and bring us healing.
• Then we can fully receive God's blessing, His Holy Spirit which strengthens us
and allows us to live our lives as truly pleasing to God. We will hear more abo
ut this in the next talk.
 ACTIVITY 1

•write down the things that they

want to give up to God (sins, t
he people who have hurt them
, people whom they have hurt)
 ACTIVITY 2

• make 2 lists (list of people who hurt them & list

of people whom they hurt)