See; Luke 13:1-5… 2 Peter 3:9… Luke 11:32… Jonah 3:5-9…
Ø At the beginning of Jesus’ ministry – (Mk 1:14-15) “…after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. REPENT, and believe in the gospel.”
Ø Just before leaving this world, Jesus told His disciples, (Lk 24:46-47) “…Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise1 from the dead the third day, 47 “and that REPENTANCE and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.”
Bryan Wheeler Pastor Bryan Wheeler was converted to Christ in 1973. For most of the 20 years that he served in the U.S. Air Force he was actively involved in church-based preaching and teaching ministries in the U.S. and overseas. Pastor Wheeler was ordained into the gospel ministry in 1987 and was called into full time ministry in 1989. He is the pastor at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Verona, VA. He and his wife Maureen were married in 1968 and the Lord has given them 6 children and 4 grandchildren.