Repentance Can Be Messy

By Dwayne Hicks | September 27, 2016 |

  I can remember some of the times when I’ve sinned and failed miserably before the Lord. Some of the times it was private and others were against others publicly. I’ve witness “fake repentance” and I’ve experienced the real thing. I believe that repentance should carry with it “profound regret”. Ezra was a prophet with…

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Repentance & Worship

By Dwayne Hicks | September 10, 2016 |

I have grown up over the years understanding both of these words in terms of my faith journey. Repentance is like step 1 to knowing the Lord. When I look at my life even now, I find myself needing to repent often. I also learned about worship at a pretty early age. My view of…

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Confrontation

By Dwayne Hicks | May 4, 2016 |

  Confrontation doesn’t come naturally to me. I’d love to get along great with everyone I know without having to confront them or “call them out”. However, there are times when the only way to change the behavior of someone is to speak into him or her using this tactic of confrontation. It doesn’t have…

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Power of Repentance

By Dwayne Hicks | May 18, 2015 |

  I believe in repentance. If I’m repentant, then my heart is humble and I’m taking ownership of my behavior and my screw-ups. Repentance is a perquisite to restoration. Repentance cleans up the mess that confession has made. I need repentance on a daily basis. I own my mistakes and profoundly apologize for them. Jonah…

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Complete Destruction

By Dwayne Hicks | February 21, 2015 |

There is destruction where some things are salvageable. There are times when destruction occurs that things can be repurposed. There is also times when almost nothing is salvageable. The destruction is complete. This type of destruction is so permanent and painful. The Lord was full of wrath and completely destroyed the people defiling His temple.…

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Deep Repentance

By Dwayne Hicks | February 12, 2015 |

I have repented many times for many reasons. Repent in it’s simplest form means to “feel or express sincere regret or remorse about my wrongdoing or sin”. I have done wrong to others before and needed to repent. Repentance in a practical sense means to stop or change a behavior or action that is wrong…

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