Summary

In this sermon we we follow up on the theme of repentance that we looked at in Jer. 18:1-11, but from the perspective of a New Testament Text. Here we look at Acts 17 and Paulʼs preaching to the philosophers on Mars Hill in Athens. Here Paul acknowledges how religious they are even in their worship of “an unknown god” to which he responds, that this time of ignorance God was patient with but now because of the Gospel, God calls all men everywhere to repent. One major question dealt with is the question of Godʼs need for worship. Here it is suggested it is not that God need our worship, but rather that we need to worship him.

About the Speaker

Pastor Todd Murphy | Lead Pastor

Todd came to the faith at the age of 19 after growing up in the skateboarding indie-punk culture of the 80’s. He lives with his beautiful wife Christine and six healthy boys, Judah, Anson, Keegan, Aiden, Cailan, and Rowan in a suburb of Providence. Todd is an accomplished Bible teacher with an BA in Biblical studies and MA in Hebrew Bible studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He has also taught biblical studies for the department of Philosophy and Religion at Western Kentucky University, and is the author of the Pocket Dictionary for the Study of Biblical Hebrew (InterVarsity Press, 2003). When not writing, preaching or teaching, he can often be found playing Xbox with his sons or surfing with Judah. Once in a while you might even still catch him skateboarding.