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Nov 5th, Wed, 2025 @ YWAM Kona DTS w AL Henry

Build Your House on the Rock

24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”

Matthew 7:24-27 ESV

Both heard, but only one responded while the other did not. The house collapses of the one who did not listen and did not obey, however, not the other.
Based on the obedience of God’s words and being rooted in the true identity, the respond verges.

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Ask the Holy Spirit. “Holy Spirit, what is one thing you have spoken to me to respond over the past couple of days.” → I feel I am still looking at the basket of five loaves and

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1. The Main Greek Word: **μετάνοια (metanoia)**

Greek	Transliteration	Root Words	Literal Meaning
μετάνοια	metanoia	meta (“after” or “change”) + nous (“mind,” “understanding”)	“A change of mind” or “an after-thought leading to transformation”

So repentance = a change of mind — but not merely intellectual.

It means a deep inner transformation of how you think, perceive, and value things — a turning of the mind, heart, and will toward God.

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“A caterpillar’s metamorphosis into a butterfly mirrors spiritual renewal.”

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2. The Verb Form: **μετανοέω (metanoeō)**

Greek	Transliteration	Meaning	Example
μετανοέω	metanoeō	to change one’s mind or heart, to turn from sin toward God	Matthew 4:17 — “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

So when Jesus says “Repent,” He’s not saying “feel bad” or “be sorry,” but “reorient your whole way of thinking and living in light of God’s kingdom.”

3. Repentance Is More Than Emotion

Many people think repentance means feeling guilty or remorseful, but that’s only part of it.

In Greek, there’s a different word for emotional regret:

Greek	Transliteration	Meaning	Example
μεταμέλομαι	metamelomai	to feel regret or remorse	Matthew 27:3 — Judas “was seized with remorse (metamelētheis)”

Judas felt remorse but did not turn back to God — that’s metamelomai.

1. The Main Greek Word: μετάνοια (metanoia)

2. The Verb Form: μετανοέω (metanoeō)

3. Repentance Is More Than Emotion

1. The Main Greek Word: **μετάνοια (metanoia)**

2. The Verb Form: **μετανοέω (metanoeō)**