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Confessing Sin

Confessing Sin. After Reading God’s Word . “On the twenty-fourth day of this month the Israelites assembled; they were fasting, wearing sackcloth, and had put dust on their heads.” -Nehemiah 9:1. Confessing Sin. After Reading God’s Word .

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Confessing Sin

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  1. Confessing Sin AfterReading God’s Word • “On the twenty-fourth day of this month the Israelites assembled; they were fasting, wearing sackcloth, and had put dust on their heads.” • -Nehemiah 9:1

  2. Confessing Sin AfterReading God’s Word • “Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the guilt of their fathers.” • -Nehemiah 9:2

  3. Confessing Sin AfterReading God’s Word • “While they stood in their places, they read from the book of the law of the Lord their God for a fourth of the day and spent another fourth of the day in confession and worship of the Lord their God.” • -Nehemiah 9:3

  4. Confessing Sin Faithful and Righteous • “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” • -1 John 1:9

  5. Confessing Sin A Divine Transaction • “When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long. For day and night Your hand was heavy on me; my strength was drained as in the summer’s heat.” • -Psalm 32:4-5

  6. Confessing Sin A Divine Transaction • “Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not conceal my iniquity. I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,’ and You took away the guilt of my sin. Selah.” • -Psalm 32:5

  7. Confessing Sin A Divine Transaction • “Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not conceal my iniquity. I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,’ and You took away the guilt of my sin. Selah.” • -Psalm 32:5 • “my sin” – to miss the mark

  8. Confessing Sin A Divine Transaction • “Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not conceal my iniquity. I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,’ and You took away the guilt of my sin. Selah.” • -Psalm 32:5 • “my iniquity” – to be twisted out of shape

  9. Confessing Sin A Divine Transaction • “Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not conceal my iniquity. I said, ‘I will confessmy transgressions to the Lord,’ and You took away the guilt of my sin. Selah.” • -Psalm 32:5 • “my transgressions” – willful rebellion against the one we owe allegiance to

  10. Confessing Sin A Divine Transaction • “How happy is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! How happy is the man the Lord does not charge with sin, and in whose spirit is no deceit!” • -Psalm 32:1

  11. Confessing Sin A Divine Transaction • “How happy is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! How happy is the man the Lord does not charge with sin, and in whose spirit is no deceit!” • -Psalm 32:1 • “forgiven” – to lift and carry away • My carrying has been replaced with His carrying away! • (Psalm 103:12)

  12. Confessing Sin A Divine Transaction • “How happy is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! How happy is the man the Lord does not charge with sin, and in whose spirit is no deceit!” • -Psalm 32:1 • “covered” – to overwhelmingly cover • My covering has been replaced with His covering! • (Micah 7:19)

  13. Confessing Sin A Divine Transaction • “How happy is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! How happy is the man the Lord does not charge with sin, and in whose spirit is no deceit!” • -Psalm 32:1 • “does not charge” – to not count • My counting has been replaced with His not counting! • (Romans 4:5-8)

  14. Confessing Sin A Divine Transaction • “You are my hiding place; You protect me • from trouble. You surround me with joyful shouts of deliverance. Selah. The one who trusts in the Lord will have faithful love surrounding him.” • -Psalm 32:7,10b

  15. Confessing Sin A Divine Transaction • “Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, • you righteous ones; shout for joy, • all you upright in heart.” • -Psalm 32:11

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