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A One-Another Heart: Moving Beyond Yourself

A One-Another Heart: Moving Beyond Yourself. Dare To Be A Sinner James 5:16. “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” - James 5:16. I. The Mandate.

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A One-Another Heart: Moving Beyond Yourself

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  1. A One-Another Heart: Moving Beyond Yourself Dare To Be A Sinner James 5:16

  2. “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” - James 5:16

  3. I. The Mandate A. The word James uses Homo = same Logeo = to say

  4. B. The meaning James intends 1. What he does not mean a. He does not mean here that you are to confess your sins _______ to ____. privately God

  5. b. He does not mean here that you are to confess your sins _______ to a _____. formally priest c. He does not mean here that you are to confess your sins ______ to ________. publicly everyone

  6. 2. What he does mean a. He means that you are to confess your sins to those you have _______. wronged b. He means that you are to confess your sins to those who can ____ you ________ your sins. help overcome

  7. II. The Enemies a. ____ Pride “Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor.” - Proverbs 9:23 NLT b. ____ Fear “Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but to trust the Lord means safety.” Proverbs 29:25 NLT

  8. III. The Benefits A. Mutual confession is the way to ___________ reconciliation “So if you are standing before the altar in the Temple, offering a sacrifice to God, and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you , leave your sacrifice there beside the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God.” - Matthew 5:23-24 NLT

  9. B. Mutual confession is the way to _________. wholeness “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.” - James 5:16 NIV

  10. C. Mutual confession is the way to _________. community “In confession the break-through to community takes place … If a Christian is in the fellowship of confession with a brother, he will never be alone again, anywhere.” -- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  11. D. Mutual confession is the way to _______. witness “Many who became believers confessed their sinful practices … So the message about the Lord spread widely and had a powerful effect.” - Acts 19:18-20 NLT

  12. IV. The Guidelines A. When making a confession… 1. evaluate your ____ to be healed; desire 2. choose _______ the person to whom you confess; carefully

  13. 3. _______ it before making it; rehearse 4. assume full ___________ for your sins; responsibility 5. be sufficiently _______. specific

  14. B. When hearing a confession… 1. be both ________ and __________; shockable unshockable 2. learn to ____ silently and ____ quietly; wait pray

  15. 3. don’t ________ the gravity of one’s sin; minimize 4. announce the _________ that is found in Jesus Christ; forgiveness 5. ____ for total healing. pray

  16. A One-Another Heart: Moving Beyond Yourself Dare To Be A Sinner James 5:16

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