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Sermon: Spiritual Disciplines – Confession
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Luke 15:17-20
Duration: 36:15
Size: 16.5 MB
Spiritual Disciplines
Confession
Luke 15:17-20
What God wants to hear is an honest answer to a simple question.
True confession is marked by honesty.
God can forgive any sin, but he will not forgive us until there is honest confession.
We have lost our moral bearings, we are spiritually adrift, and we are unaware of it.
The good news is that when we do confess our sin, we do not find rejection but acceptance from God.
True confession is marked by sorrow.
Real confession means that we regret what we have done.
Sin brings sorrow because it alienates us from God, from other people, and it leaves us broken within.
True confession is marked by change.
Once we become honest with ourselves, others and God, once we have repented with godly sorrow, a change takes place in our hearts.
It is a good thing to have someone to whom we can confess our sins.
When we are determined to seek the forgiveness of those we have wronged and make restitution, then we are on the path of a new obedience.
His heart is full of love and forgiveness.