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The Turn AroundJuly 24, 2011Please turn in your Bibles to Luke 13:1-9.Vs. 1-3: Is each case of suffering tied to some specific sin?APP: Instead of condemning others, each of us must be concerned about our own walk with God. (ref. Job 4:7-8, 42:8b, 3:23, 3:12c, 6:23; Hebrews 9:27; John 3:16, 11:25)Vs 1-5: RepentWhat repentance is not\u2022Not simply sorrow and sadness over some wrong thing we\u2019ve done\u2022Not penance: voluntarily suffering or action to make up for our wrong\u2022Not in and of itself reformation What repentance is\u2022Metanoeo: to change one\u2019s mind or direction\u2022It\u2019s coming home APP: Is there an area in your life where you are going your own independent way, calling your own shots? Turn around! Come home. Vs. 6-9: God\u2019s plan of fruitful living for you (ref. Leviticus 19:23-25)App: We must learn the lesson of the fig tree. (ref. Jeremiah 17:7-8, Psalm 1)God\u2019s plan for caring for you1.He\u2019s going to give us some time. (2Peter 3:9)2.He\u2019s going to dig around our roots. (Hosea 10:12)3.He\u2019s going to give the nutrients we need (fertilizer): Word of God. (Deuteronomy 8:3)4.He\u2019s going to water us: Holy Spirit. (John 15:1-16)\u201cIf anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. 38Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.\u201d 39By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. John 7:37-39App: All Eyes on Jesus!What did God say to you today?