Turn Around Series

Sunday Morning March 14, 2010

Bel Aire Baptist Church

Series: “Royalty” [#12]

TURN AROUND

2 Chronicles 33:1-25

Introduction:

If you have been to Church, heard sermons, etc… very many times; then you have heard the word “repent”. What is repentance? It simply means to stop going in the direction you are going, turn around, and go the other direction.

In 2 Chronicles 33, King Manasseh gives us a picture of repentance.

1. How do you know when you are going the wrong way?

2 Chronicles 33:1-10

> You seem far from God.

> You replace God and His worship with other things.

> You lead others to sin with you.

2 Chronicles 33:11

> God warns you and you don’t change.

> God warns others around you doing the same thing and you don’t change.

> God allows you to go through difficult times.

2. What do you do to change directions?

2 Chronicles 33:12-13

> You realize that your actions are the reason things are going poorly and humble yourself before God.

> You pray to God. You confess your sins to God and ask Him to help you.

> You realize that God is in control.

3. What do you do after you stop and change directions?

2 Chronicles 33:14-16

> Rebuild for God.

> Get rid of anything that you had put ahead of God and make God priority.

> Worship God.

Conclusion:

You get to choose what you do this morning. Repent?

2 Chronicles 33:21-23