In this message, we open Luke 7:36–50 and step into a dinner party where Jesus is anointed by a woman known only as “a sinner.” Surrounded by religious leaders, social judgment, and unspoken tension, her response to Jesus becomes the model Jesus himself ties to the proclamation of the gospel.

This teaching explores what revival truly looks like in this moment. Not hype, performance, or trend-driven Christianity, but repentance that is honest, costly, and transformative. Through cultural context, Greek language insight, and a close reading of the text, we see how repentance is not a way to earn grace, but the response to grace already given.

The message also addresses confusion around sin, repentance, and identity in Christ. It walks through key passages in 1 John and Romans to clarify what it means to be saved, to still wrestle with sin, and to live under a new master. Repentance is framed not as shame, but as worship, a life poured out at the feet of Jesus.

We close by moving from one dinner party in Luke 7 to another at the Lord’s Supper, where Jesus’ posture toward sinners, including Judas, reveals the depth of his mercy and love. This message invites us to remember the woman Jesus eternally linked to the gospel and to ask ourselves what it looks like to respond to that same mercy today.

Revival looks like repentance.