A Humble Heart (Joel 2:12-17)

True repentance admits guilt and responsibility, yielding all rights, hoping only for grace which is not deserved.

1. Our Struggle with Repentance

   1. Humbling

   2. Incriminating

   3. Yields all Rights

2. A Call to the Church (vv. 12-13, 15-16)

   1. For Whom the Horn Blows? (vv. 12-13, 15-16)

   2. Judgment Begins in the House of God (1 Peter 4:17; Revelation 2-3)

   3. Defender of the Defenseless (vv. 13-14, 17)

3. What Repentance Looks Like

   1. Sincere Sorrow (vv. 12-13)

   2. Turning from the World (v. 16)

   3. A Contrite Heart He Will Not Despise (v. 14; Psalm 51:15-17)

Discussion Starters

1. Monday—Why do we like it when others repent, but hate to repent ourselves?

2. Tuesday—Why is it important to remember that the call to repentance in the book of Joel is addressed at the church? What is the danger of the church forgetting that it needs to repent regularly?

3. Wednesday—Why do you think we struggle with the idea of corporate repentance? Is the Bible opposed to the idea of corporate repentance?

4. Thursday—What does it mean to rend your hearts and not your garments? What does true repentance look like?

5. Friday—What does it mean that our worthiness is found in admitting our unworthiness? Why is that which scares us the most, the only way to find comfort?