The most used phrase on Mother’s Day will not be “I love you”, but “I’m sorry”. How many of you have used a Mother’s Day card to apologize to your mother? Is “I’m Sorry” enough? Jonah 3 This time Jonah obeyed the Lord’s command and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days to see it all. The words “I'm sorry” can be incredible, even life-altering. But our “I’m sorry” will soon fall flat if our actions don’t also say “I’m sorry”. Repentance releases God’s power in our life. “One act of obedience is better than 100 sermons.” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer Our obedience leads us into “enemy territory”. PLACES OF FEAR PLACES OF HATE PLACES OF PAIN PLACES OF INSECURITY PLACES OF IGNORANCE Matthew Ephesians Jonah “No one, not even the animals from your herds and flocks, may eat or drink anything at all. 8 People and animals alike must wear garments of mourning, and everyone must pray earnestly to God. They must turn from their evil ways and stop all their violence. 9 Who can tell? Perhaps even yet God will change his mind and hold back his fierce anger from destroying us.” 10 When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened. Our obedience fuels opportunities for others’ repentance. Individual obedience has community benefits Individual disobedience has community consequences. Why do we repent? Social Natural Emotional Relational Financial Spiritual Repentance releases God’s power in their life.