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Repent and be converted in times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord.

Repentance is a vital, necessary part of entering into a genuine relationship with the Lord.

But what does it mean?

Pastor Greg Laurie explains today.

Don't live in darkness.

Get rid of your evil deeds.

Shed them like dirty clothes.

Clothe yourselves on the armor of right living as those who live in the line.

This is what it means to repentance.

Pre-requisites. Students certainly know what those are. Those are things that have to come before other things.

Before you can take English 201, you have to take English 101.

Well today on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us explore any prerequisites in making a genuine commitment to Jesus Christ.

If heaven hangs in the balance, we want to make sure our hearts and minds are sincere, fully accepting the Lord's invitation.

Today's message serves as the finale to our studies in Acts.

So we are introduced in this story to what we could describe as an almost Christian.

His name was Herod Agrippa, and he was listening to the Apostle Paul.

And really as we read now what Paul says, we learn how to share our faith with non-believers.

Acts 26 or 1, Agrippa said to Paul, you may not speak in your defense.

And Paul, what the gesture of his hand started his defense.

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