#Confession and Repentance

[itsfarmerphil]

Back to the Beginning...Let's remember how it all started

Happy Monday everyone! As the week begins the thought of looking back to remember the lessons learned and the testimonies of God’s goodness came to mind. Let’s get this week started on the right foot with the right focus so that in and through it all God will receive the praise, honor, and glory He is so worthy of because we know that He is worthy of it all. Let’s remember what happened in the…

[nathan-r-dooley]

🌓 Twilight’s Cup, Morning’s Light

Inspired by Jesus Ruiz (Junior) A riddle. A revelation. A rescue. As someone who makes the claim that Jesus is Lord—That He has saved me from sin and given me eternal life—I carry something heavy. Not a burden of doubt, but of grief.A grief born of experience and observation. It wakes me in the night.It staggers me in the day.It whispers in silence and roars in prayer. It’s the weight the…

[heartsings77]

1 John 1:9 NLT 9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.

[8-rae-rae-8]

Alex and Bear equally getting drunk, absolutely trashed, and ending up in bed together.....

[thepersonalwords]

Once I am alive, I still have the chance to live rightly for the rest of my life.

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

[wtlb]

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

The Soul who Sins will Die

31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye. — Ezekiel 18:31-32 | King James Version (KJV) The King James Version Bible is in the public domain. Cross References: 2 Kings 17:13; Job 37:23; Psalm 51:10; Isaiah 1:16-17; Isaiah 31:6; Ezekiel 18:23; Ezekiel 33:11; 1 Timothy 2:4

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Notes: God commands us to turn away from our own self-seeking ways in repentance. He pleads with us to turn to him with a willingness to obey his will. If we refuse, we must know we are walking the road leading to death. God longs to do the work of rebirth and renewal in us, but he demands that we turn from our destructive ways and offer our hearts to him so that we can be made new by his Holy Spirit. Repentance is to turn off the road leading to destruction and onto the road that leads to the Father's house, the place of life, joy, and salvation!

[fictionadventurer]

Flipping through the channels, I see a priest on a detective show.

"I'll bet someone confessed to the murder, but they can't tell anyone because of the seal of confession," I said.

Guess what, guys?

Someone confessed to the murder and the priest couldn't tell anyone because of the seal of confession.

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

sigh. pray for me once more I've slipped up in dealing with my sinful thought processes and temptations

[itsfarmerphil]

Blessed Beyond Measure - How do you measure Blessings?

Before going to bed last night, I had a call from a brother who normally for decades at this point has served with me at camps for foster kids but for health reasons wasn’t able to join us this year. As a group, the campers and the kids, we created a name sign for him by getting campers and staff who were interested to sign it or leave him a message. He has been so devastated to not have been…

[nathan-r-dooley]

Psalm 51 | A Prayer of Repentance

A Cry for Mercy “Be gracious to me, God, according to Your mercy;According to the greatness of Your compassion, wipe out my wrongdoings.Wash me thoroughly from my guiltAnd cleanse me from my sin.For I know my wrongdoings,And my sin is constantly before me.” Acknowledging Sin Against God “Against You, You only, I have sinnedAnd done what is evil in Your sight,So that You are justified when You…

[orthodoxadventure]

It is not our daily experience, however, that this faith is very seldom ours, that all the time we lose and betray the "new life" which we received as a gift, and that in fact we live as if Christ did not rise from the dead, as if that unique event had no meaning whatsoever for us? All this because of our weakness, because of the impossibility for us to live constantly by "faith, hope, and love" on that level to which Christ raised us when He said: "Seek ye, first of all, the Kingdom of God and His righteousness." We simply forget all this -- so busy are we, so immersed in our daily preoccupations -- and because we forget, we fail. And through this forgetfulness, failure, and sin, our life becomes "old" again -- petty, dark and ultimately meaningless -- a meaningless journey toward a meaningless end. We manage to forget even death and then, all of a sudden, in the midst of our "enjoying life" it comes to us: horrible, inescapable, senseless. We may from time to time acknowledge and confess our various "sins," yet we cease to refer our life to that new life which Christ revealed and gave to us. Indeed, we live as if He never came. This is the only real sin, the sin of all sins, the bottomless sadness and tragedy of our nominal Christianity.

--Rev Dr. Alexander Schmemann: Great Lent - Journey to Pascha

[onlyjesussatisfies]

Sunday Service Heart Highlight:

September 29th, 2024

Scripture & Service Highlight:

Romans 10:8-10 NIV

"But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved."

Scripture goes into the heart and power comes out of your mouth. It will accomplish what it set out to do.

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Not only is this true in our confession of faith, this is true for all of the words that come out of our mouths. There are many scriptures throughout The Bible that tell us about the power of our words. Remember the saying, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" ? Well that was a straight up lie not only according to scripture but in human experience too. Our words have power and will produce whatever we speak, life or death (Proverbs 18:21). That's why it's so important for us to watch our words and to seek The Lord first and foremost. To stay dedicated in growing in the word and allowing The Holy Spirit to guide us in how to walk in this life with Jesus.

If you're ever wondering where your believing is, listen to what you're saying. When I find myself speaking fear or doubt I know that somewhere along the way I took my eyes off of Jesus. But praise The Lord that even in that moment, I can pray to Him and turn my eyes back to Him. That at that moment I can ask The Holy Spirit to lead me to the scripture that I need to be confessing over the situation and bring the power of His light to fight off the darkness.

And for those who believe and are ready to make that confession of faith, that Jesus is Lord, gather with other believers in your community and tell them! Make that confession in the midst of like minded faith, and be ready to rejoice! Be ready for the celebration that will not only happen in the midst of your brothers and sisters in Christ here on earth, but also in heaven, what a party it will be!

Hallelujah!

Also, I would love to know so I can celebrate with you too!!!

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

You Forgave the Iniquity of My Sin Of David. A Maskil.

1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

5 I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.

7 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.

11 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. — Psalm 32 | King James Version (KJV) The King James Version Bible is in the public domain Cross References: Genesis 19:16; Genesis 24:48; Exodus 15:1; Leviticus 26:40; Judges 5:1; Ruth 1:13; Job 30:11; Psalm 7:10; Psalm 18:16; Psalm 22:1; Psalm 25:8; Psalm 31:10; Psalm 46:1; Psalm 64:10; Matthew 6:12; John 1:47; Acts 13:11; Romans 2:9; Romans 4:7-8; 2 Corinthians 5:19; James 3:3; 1 John 1:9

Discovering the Beautiful Formula of Psalm 32

[mcmadcanvas]

If I had ever been brought to a black church and heard their worship music growing up, hell fucking yeah Id be christian.

Black Churches use music in a way that really feels like your community, joy, and expression all come from gods gifts.

Like, which choir would you rather be in?

Hallelujah from Handel's Messiah as it is usually performed

Hallelujah from Handel's Messiah in A Soulful Celebration

Ive sung both versions, and only one makes my spirit feel lifted.