Repent, Believe, and Fight- All of Life is Repentance
(Romans 6:3-12; 8:1-3)

Repent
*Identify your idols

*See _____God as God & sin for sin_______

*Develop _____godly regret______ (2 Corinthians 7:9-10)
“If your sin is small, your Savior will also be small. But if your sin is great then your Savior must be great.” –Charles Spurgeon

Believe
*In Christ- his work, his faithfulness, his power, his love

*You are ____the sons of God & the bride of Christ_______
(1 John 3:1-2; Galatians 4:5; Eph 5:25-27)

You are __completely known________ and _____completely loved____

Fight
*Respond to the Spirit’s resistance (Romans 13:14; 2 Cor 10:3-5)

*Learn how ___your flesh works______

*Apply yourself to the means of grace

-___pray_____, _______find Scripture_____, ___find people____

Repent
*Has something or someone besides Jesus the Christ taken title to your heart’s functional trust, preoccupation, loyalty, service, fear and delight? To who or what do you look for life-sustaining stability, security and acceptance? …What do you really want and expect [out of life]? What would [really] make you happy? What would make you an acceptable person? Where do you look for power and success? Why do I have such strong feelings of despair (or fear, or anger) when this or that happens? What are the inordinate desires that are being frustrated? What are the idols and false beliefs behind them?

*What is the lie that I have fallen for? (James 1:13-15)

Believe
*What is the truth to counter that lie? Who am I in Christ?

(Good starting points: you are forgiven- Colossians 2:13-14; you are accepted- Col 1:21-23; you are loved as sons- 1 John 3:1; you are free- Galatians 5:1; Christ will complete his work- Phil 1:6; Christ loves you as His bride- Eph 5:25-27)
Fight
*When am I most susceptible to this sin?

*What are the ways that I begin to make concessions?

*What can I pray? Who will help keep me accountable?