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  • Confessing ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 10, 2010
     | 2,401 views

    Confessing Christ. Some would say that this is too simple. Nothing could be finalized on word of mouth! Yet that is exactly what happens in a wedding. The simple confession “I do” seals the union, bonds two into one, causes the children to leave father and mother and to cleave to one another. ...read more

  • Confession  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Sumagaysay on Mar 5, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,246 views

    CONFESSION A dying man said to his wife, "I am about to die but before I die I would like to confess to you that I am not faithful to you as a husband. I have lots of women in my life. Please forgive me." The ...read more

  • Confession

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,887 views

    Illustration- Confession A man told his pastor he had done a terrible thing and could find no rest for his conscience. The pastor asked him, “Have you confessed it to the Lord?” And the man replied, “Pastor, I’ve confessed that sin a thousand times.” The wise pastor said, “That is 999 ...read more

  • Confess?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 20, 2024
     | 635 views

    Three preachers were in a boat fishing. The one preacher said: THE BIBLE SAYS CONFESS YOUR FAULTS ONE TO ANOTHER. So the one brother confessed that he loved dirty books and movies. The next preacher said: I am a dram drinker, I love to drink beer and alcohol. The first preacher said: I have to ...read more

  • Babysitter Confession  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,912 views

    BABYSITTER CONFESSION "The one thing I’ve never admitted to any baby-sitter, because I’ve barely admitted it to myself, is that I don’t want her to be everything to my children that I am. I want her to be more than I am and everything I am not. I want her to be consistently cheerful and ...read more

  • Confession And Contrition

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 28, 2009
     | 3,224 views

    CONFESSION AND CONTRITION Metro News (Ottawa). It tells how in 2008, 22 people died from eating cold cuts processed by Maple Leaf Foods. To his credit, Michael McCain, the Maple Leaf CEO, owned up to the fact that the meats were contaminated with listeria at his company's plant in North York. ...read more

  • Frederick And The Confession

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 18, 2011
     | 3,328 views

    FREDERICK AND THE CONFESSION Truth is we can't please God, that is, not on our terms. Nor does it do any good to try and hide our sin. Like Isaiah, we can only be used by God when we're willing to admit, "I am a person of unclean lips." It reminds me of the story of KING FREDERICK II, an ...read more

  • A Confession Of Stealing

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
     | 4,170 views

    A CONFESSION OF STEALING Jack removes the envelope from the small pile of mail and draws in a deep breath. It is from his former employer. He has lost sleep waiting for it. What he is about to read could lead to his exoneration or to imprisonment. He had written to this man two weeks ago, ...read more

  • Luther's Confessions

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Dec 8, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,044 views

    LUTHER'S CONFESSIONS Before writing, "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God," before becoming a leader of the Reformation, before his 95 Theses, Martin Luther was a Catholic priest. One thing that did not change for him was a passionate conviction that Christians must repent and confess their sins. As a ...read more

  • Confession Of Sin  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,154 views

    Jersey Village Baptist Church in Houston, Texas was reminded of this on February 26, 1995. The congregation began their evening service at 6:30 p.m. expecting a routine worship service. However, During the invitation, a young girl walked the aisle, confessed her sins to the Lord, and sought ...read more

  • A Marriage Confession  PRO

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Oct 3, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,226 views

    A Marriage Confession I have a confession to make this morning. I am really not sure how to say this to you. I am embarrassed, ashamed, and really fearful of what you might think of me once you know the truth. I must confess to you this morning that my wife, Ronda, and I have irreconcilable ...read more

  • Four Preachers Confess  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 4, 2001
    based on 148 ratings
     | 3,470 views

    Illus.: Four Preachers Confess Four preachers met for a friendly gathering. During the conversation one preacher said, “Our people come to us and pour out their hears, confess certain sins and needs. Let’s do the same. Confession is good for the soul.” In due time all agree. One of them said that ...read more

  • True Confession And Repentance  PRO

    Contributed by Todd Schäve on Nov 6, 2001
    based on 89 ratings
     | 6,381 views

    True Confession and Repentance: True confession is not the mere mental assent that we have done wrong, for even a thief will admit he’s done wrong in the bragging of his accomplishments. No, confession means seeing and agreeing with God how our sins have harmed us and others. It is pouring out ...read more

  • Confession Without Change

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 28, 2009
     | 2,835 views

    CONFESSION WITHOUT CHANGE Four preachers met for a friendly gathering. During the conversation one preacher said, "Our people come to us and pour out their hearts, confess certain sins and needs. Let's do the same. Confession is good for the soul." In due time all agreed. One confessed he liked ...read more

  • Confession Is Good For You

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Mar 12, 2010
     | 3,179 views

    CONFESSION IS GOOD FOR YOU We’ve all heard the old saying, "Confession is good for the soul." Even in non-Christian and non-spiritual circles, people believe that to be true. Psychologists or psychiatrists would say that when we confess our wrong actions, words, and thoughts, it’s like a burden is ...read more

  • The Importance Of Public Confession

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011
     | 3,765 views

    THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC CONFESSION There's a parable about an ancient philosopher who came to a city to save its people from its sins. The inhabitants of the city, who at first listened to the philosopher, gradually turned away. One day a child asked the learned man why he went on - did he not ...read more

  • 91% Of All Americans Confessed That They ...

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 6, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,411 views

    91% of all Americans confessed that they regularly lied. 79% had given out false phone numbers or invented new identities when meeting strangers on airplanes. 20% said they couldn’t get through even one day without going along with a previously manufactured lie. Now here’s what I found most ...read more

  • Simple Confession, Profound Forgiveness  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Feb 1, 2001
    based on 164 ratings
     | 8,330 views

    SIMPLE CONFESSION, PROFOUND FORGIVENESS In 1818 one out of six women who had children died of something called "childbirth fever." A doctor’s daily routine back then started in the dissecting room, where he performed autopsies, and from there he made his rounds to examine expectant mothers. No one ...read more

  • Yet Membership In A Confessing Body Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Nov 26, 2001
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,124 views

    Yet membership in a confessing body is fundamental to the faithful Christian life. Failure to do so defies the explicit warning not to forsake "our assembling together." His understanding of this prompted Martin Luther to say, "Apart from the church, salvation is impossible." Not that the church ...read more

  • The Candid Citizen Must Confess That If The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,890 views

    "The candid citizen must confess that if the policy of the government upon vital questions affecting the whole people is to be irrevocably fixed by the decisions of the Supreme Court,the people will have ceased to be their own rulers, having to that ...read more

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