Confession of Sin 1 Jn. 1:9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Today’s message is on confession of sin. What is confession? Confession is admission, acknowledgement, as in the acknowledgement and confession of sin, Ps 32:5. And it’s the acknowledgement of the truth, 2 Tim 2:25. To confess is to concede, to...
Praying Up Treasure in Heaven Matt 6: 19-21 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Many years ago, I heard Jim Modlish preach a sermon on prayer from Matt 6:19-21, that I believe he titled, “The Prayer Bank.” Matthew 6 is a chapter devoted almost entirely to prayer. For instance, the “Lord’s Prayer” is...
The Lord’s Prayer Lk 11: 1-4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Lk 11:1, the disciples asked the Lord Jesus Christ to teach them to pray. He taught them a prayer in Luke 11:2-4. We commonly call this prayer the Lord’s Prayer. We should probably more accurately call it the Disciples’ Prayer. ...
The Confessional Prov. 28:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are many who still believe that confessing your sins to a priest in a confessional is a true confession. But that’s not so. The confessional represents: A Feigned repentance – you make the confession and then feel the contrition until you go...
Three False Attitudes Toward Sin 1 Jn 1:8-10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In 1 Jn 1:8-10, we find three false attitudes toward sin. These are the errors by which Christians can sin willfully and “get away with it.” We will look at each of these in an effort to dispel...
Luke 11:1-4 Introduction: This prayer was not necessarily meant to be prayed verbatim in a repetitions manner however, it is a good prayer to pray. This morning we want to go through this prayer and get some things that we can pray for on a daily basis. This list is...
Confessing Sins Publicly Jas. 5:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There is a popular practice among Christians involving confessing sins to each other or before the congregation. We have seen this or heard about it in autobiographies, charismatic “revival” meetings, walks to Emmaus, and fundamental churches. Undoubtedly, people are confessing sins...
In Ps 51, David asked the Lord to cleanse him from his sin, v.2. He prayed “purge me… and I shall be clean”, v.7. And he prayed, “Create in me a clean heart, O God”, v.9. He was cleansed from sin. How can I be cleansed from sin? By getting...
1 Jn 1:7 says that “the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.” That is a tremendous promise. Today we are going to discuss a few of the consequences of sin in our lives. And then we’re going to see how the blood of Jesus Christ...
The Song of Solomon pictures the relationship between Jesus Christ and his bride, the church. In Song 4:12, Solomon refers to his wife as a garden inclosed. Therefore, as Christians, we can be likened to a garden inclosed. This picture gives us some very interesting insights into our lives. Our...
