Following Jesus Part 6 - Confessing And Forgiving - a podcast by Lakeshore Christian Fellowship Sunday Sermon

By Pastor Gil Dirmann

Scriptures- Hebrews 10:22-23 (NKJV) - let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

- Isaiah 53:1 (NLT) - Who has believed our message?To whom has the Lord revealed his powerful arm?- Isaiah 53:1 (The Message) - Who believes what we’ve heard and seen?Who would have thought God’s saving power would look like this?

- Isaiah 53:5 (NLT) - But he was pierced for our rebellion,crushed for our sins.He was beaten so we could be whole.He was whipped so we could be healed.- Psalms 103:1-3 (NKJV) - Bless the Lord, O my soul;And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,And forget not all His benefits: 3 Who forgives all your iniquities,Who heals all your diseases,

- 1 Peter 2:24 (NKJV) - who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.- Proverbs 18:21 (The Message) - Words kill, words give life;they’re either poison or fruit—you choose.

Message PointsConfessing (concerning sin) - (gk) Homologeo - The verbal admission and honest abandonment of anything and everything false, unworthy or unclean according to God's righteous judgment

Confession of sin to God is our initial response into salvation (Rom. 10:9-10)Confession of sin to God is our ongoing humility to cultivate a rich relationship with God (1 Jn. 1:8-10)

Excerpt from Following Jesus: It is important that we understand that sin comes out of the life [through]a repentant heart, by way of the mouth. Confessing sin isn’t so much about saying ‘I’m sorry’ as saying ‘I did it.’ (pg. 82)

Confession of sin to others is our righteous behavior, needed to maintain a right heart in our relationships with others (Matt. 5:23-24; James 5:16)Excerpt from Following Jesus: We are called to be a people who continuously confess sin to God, and to others we have, in a way, violated or wronged. (pg. 82)

Forgiving - (gk) aphiemi - to set free; to release; to liberate completely.3 Main Obstacles to Answered Prayer

1. Unbelief (not agreeing with and confessing God's Word)2. Unconfessed sin toward God and others
3. Unforgiveness with othersExcerpt from Following Jesus: Being honest and humble is an age of dishonesty and pride enables us to be counter culture Christians who live by the kingdom values of grace and truth. (pg. 87)

Excerpt from Following Jesus: As followers of Jesus, we must, “resist the human tendency to repay evil for evil, and [instead]revel the Lord’s heart of overcoming evil with good.” (pg. 87)

For further study:Romans 10:9-10
1 John 1:8-10Matthew 5:23-24
James 5:16Luke 17:3
Ephesians 4:32Colossians 3:13
Ephesians 4:29-30Mark 11:25-26
Luke 23:34Romans 12:17-21

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