Tag: Repentance

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What’s Your Post?

In this episode of Words of Grace, Benjamin Winslett continues a series of messages rooted in repentance by asking a simple but searching question: What is your post? Drawing from Romans chapter 12, this broadcast explores Paul’s call for believers to present themselves as living sacrifices and to serve God according to the grace and gifts He has assigned them.

Repentance, we are reminded, is not mere stopping—it is replacement. God does not leave His people in stasis, but transforms them inwardly and places them into meaningful service within His church. From prophecy and teaching to mercy, giving, and leadership, Romans 12 paints a picture of the church as a body where every member has a God-appointed role.

This message calls listeners away from conformity to the world and toward sober-minded, humble service in Christ’s kingdom, urging us to take our place faithfully, knowing that our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

Radio broadcast for February 2, 2026.

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The Divine Perspective of Repentance

On this episode of Words of Grace, we consider The Divine Perspective of Repentance from Luke chapter 15. Using the well-known parable of the Prodigal Son, this message looks beyond repentance as merely a human act and focuses instead on God’s response when His children return to Him.

Jesus’ parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and finally the lost son reveal a consistent truth: the value is placed by the owner, the recovery is initiated by the owner, and the rejoicing belongs to the owner. Whether repentance follows a dramatic fall, a “respectable” sin, or a slow spiritual drift, heaven responds with joy when sinners repent.

This broadcast reminds us that the Father’s house is still open, His mercy is real, and His grace is greater than our sin!

Radio broadcast for January 25, 2025. Continue reading “The Divine Perspective of Repentance”

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The Beauty in Repentance, Part 2

In Part 2 of The Beauty in Repentance on Words of Grace, Benjamin Winslett continues the discussion by examining how Scripture itself frames repentance, and how God responds when it occurs.

This episode looks at several biblical contexts in which repentance appears, including the role of godly sorrow and the goodness of God in leading His people to turn again toward Him. Rather than treating repentance as something to be doubted or feared, this message points listeners to a perspective shaped by grace and restoration.

The broadcast concludes by lifting our eyes to the heavenly view of repentance, where Jesus teaches that repentance is met not with suspicion, but with joy. If Part 1 challenged how repentance is often perceived, Part 2 completes the picture by showing why repentance is truly beautiful in the sight of God.

Radio broadcast for January 18, 2026. Continue reading “The Beauty in Repentance, Part 2”

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The Beauty in Repentance, Part 1

How should we respond to repentance, whether it’s our own, or something we see in someone else? When confronted with our sin, shame and fear often rise quickly. And when another person repents, our fallen instincts can lean toward skepticism, cynicism, or judgment rather than grace.

Today on Words of Grace, Benjamin Winslett begins a message that examines repentance through the lens of Scripture, challenging common assumptions and misconceptions. Rather than presenting repentance as something ugly or humiliating, this broadcast begins to uncover the beauty found in repentance as God Himself defines it, setting the stage for a hopeful and gospel-centered perspective worth hearing.

Radio broadcast for January 11, 2026. Continue reading “The Beauty in Repentance, Part 1”

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A Good Time for Change

As we begin a new year together, this first broadcast of 2026 turns our attention to a timeless biblical theme: repentance. While the start of a new year often prompts reflection and resolutions, Scripture consistently calls God’s people to something deeper than surface-level change, a true turning of the heart and mind.

In this message, we consider the preaching of John the Baptist, the message of Jesus, and the proclamation of the apostles, all united by the same call: Repent and believe the gospel. We explore what repentance is, where it comes from, and how God’s goodness leads His people toward it.

Radio broadcast for January 4, 2025. Continue reading “A Good Time for Change”

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The Time Is Now!

As we step into a new year, Pastor Benjamin Winslett shares a powerful message from 2 Corinthians 6:1-3. Reflecting on Paul’s urgent exhortation, this broadcast explores the appointed time of salvation and its implications for our lives. If now is the time of salvation, then now is the time to serve Christ. Tune in to examine your next steps in living for your Savior with purpose and passion.

Radio broadcast for December 29, 2024. Continue reading “The Time Is Now!”

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Godly Sorrow, Part 1

Over the next two weekends on Words of Grace, we’re sharing with you a message that Pastor Winslett delivered recently as a part of his ongoing pulpit series from 2 Corinthians. In this sermon from 2 Corinthians 7, we have the opportunity to explode the concept of godly sorrow. On today’s broadcast, our focus is verse 8, the temporary sorrow which the Corinthians felt, a sorrow that led them to repentance.

Radio broadcast for February 11, 2024

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Leaving Those Things Which Are Behind!

Happy New Year! Every January 1, we are presented with the unique opportunity for a fresh start. It’s a new year, full of new opportunities, as Earth begins a new journey around the Sun. With that in view, in today’s broadcast, Ben Winslett speaks to things we’d be better off leaving in 2023. For some of us, it may be behaviors or attitudes. For others, it may very well be people. Join us for this final broadcast of 2023 to learn more!

Radio broadcast for December 31, 2023. Continue reading “Leaving Those Things Which Are Behind!”

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Repentance

Despite being such a common Biblical subject, we rarely hear a lot about repentance in modern Christianity. On today’s broadcast, Ben Winslett shares insight from both the Old and New Testaments regarding this neglected subject.

Radio broadcast for August 21, 2022. Continue reading “Repentance”

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The Church at Laodicea

Concluding our series on Jesus’ “mini-epistles” to the Seven Churches of Asia Minor, we look at the church in the worst shape of them all: Laodicea. Wealthy, proud, and apathetic, Jesus basically tells this church they nauseate Him. Even then, there was hope as repentance awaited at the door.

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