Tag: confession
5 Simple Yet Powerful Lessons I Learned from My First Sermon
Last week Dad brought me the cassette tape pictured with this article. It contains the recording of my first ever sermon. The date was January 29, 1995, Mom’s birthday weekend. I was 14 years old. Fourteen! Looking back on that experience 21 years ago, as of this writing, and the month of preparation leading up…
You Have Heard #3 (How we often live out James 5:16)
This is the 3rd passage in “You Have Heard.” See the first post for an explanation of the series. Therefore confess your sins to hide your sins from each other and pray generic, superficial requests for each other so that you may be healed keep your sins and shortcomings secret. The prayer of an outwardly-righteous person is sounds powerful…
I’m a Christian, Now What? (What Does GOD Want Me to Do?)
In the post “What Does GOD Want from Me?,” I explained that GOD wants three basic things from each person: Today, I want to dig a little deeper into these three things. Knowing GOD is a life-long journey—a process. We never arrive at a full knowledge of GOD (in this life), therefore the goal is to…
Confession and the Colossal Cop Out (Why Confessions Should be Specific)
We know that GOD says that confessing our sins is important, both to Him and to one another. Consider this question: What is the single most frequent “confession” you have heard from other Christians? If your experience matches mine, it would go something like this: “I just haven’t been the kind of person that I…
Why It’s Important to Confess Sin (Practicing Real, Authentic Confession)
Confession is a big deal to GOD. In fact, GOD says that in order to have our sins forgiven, the Christian must confess his sins to GOD. 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and…
December 8 – The Gospel Produces Faith
Reading Rom. 9:1-11:36 Devotional As we continue our reading of Paul’s letter to the Romans, chapters 9-11 deal with GOD’s rejection of the faithless and wicked Jews while preserving a remnant of faithful people, His acceptance of willing Gentiles, and His promise to accept those who are willing and come to Him, regardless of their…
