SPIRITUAL STUFF FOR THE EVERYDAY SOUL

Message by Josh Mutter - October 20, 2019

CONFESSION

WHEN WE PRACTICE CONFESSION ...

1. We are liberated from sin

2. Sin will look and feel less attractive

HOW DO WE PRACTICE CONFESSION?

1. We practice confession by to confess our sins

Psalm 19:12 NIV  But who can discern their own errors? Forgive my hidden faults.

2. We practice confession through

Matthew 7:3-5 NIV  Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

During self-exmination, ask:

• Why did I do what I did?
• What happened as a result of my sin?

James 4:8-10 NIV  Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

3. We practice confession through declaring our

4. As we practice confession, we

ABOUT JOSH MUTTER: Josh Mutter is the Lead Pastor at Westheights Community Church. He is married to Michelle and they have two very busy little boys named Silas and Isaac. Josh enjoys time with his family, spending time outdoors, watching baseball, sipping coffee and reading a good book.