Sermons on Power Of Confession:

Confess To God

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 7, 2008

The second in a series of four sermons entitled, ‘Prayer as a Second Language’

Slide 1 The story is told of a prominent Washington DC area priest who was honored one evening for his ministry and service. One of his parishioners, a prominent politician was to serve as the emcee for the evening but was unavoidably detained. So a fill-in was arranged and began to heap honor ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:9

Denomination: Church Of God

Psalms Of Confession Series

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jan 21, 2006

The Book of Psalms is a devotional prayer book -- but how to use it? This week we look at how to use the prayers of confession found in the psalter.

Psalms of Confessions Delivered on January 15, 2006 By The Rev. Dr. W. Maynard Pittendreigh Senior Pastor Mpittendreigh@goodshepherdpc.org Psalm 103:1-22 Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-- who ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-22

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

True Confessions Series

Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Feb 24, 2001

The importance of confession in the Christian tradition.

Sermon for I Lent, Year C Based on Deut. 26:5-10 & Rom. 10:8b-13 By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson “True Confessions” Confession….When we hear that word, it may bring to mind several things. The first thing we did this morning as a community of faith was to confess our sins and receive God’s ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:5-10, Romans 10:8-13

Denomination: Lutheran

Confession And Repentance

Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 8, 2001

Daniel’s prayer is a great example of how WE should pray and ask for forgiveness

CONFESSION AND REPENTANCE DANIEL 9:1-19 INTRODUCTION Daniel was a godly man who realized that his nation had sinned greatly against God. He prayed to “make it right with God.” He prayed to confess the sins that brought curses on the Israelite people. He prayed to confess the sin that separated ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 9:1-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Confessions Of The Heart

Contributed by W F on Oct 31, 2004

Confession is hard, but if we believe the bible, then confession is good news.

1 John 1:9 “Confessions of the Heart” INTRODUCTION Are we basically good or basically bad? Hollywood religion is undecided. Basically good = Tarzan or Pocahontas. “Out there” there are still pristine societies to be discovered – deep in the jungles there exist tribes without sin – untainted ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:9

Denomination: *other

The Same Confession

Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on May 24, 2004

Paul outlines for us, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the things that we as Christians believe concerning the LORD Jesus Christ.

“THE SAME CONFESSION” 1 Timothy 3:16 1. The Mystery of Godliness beyond human APPREHENSION. (v. 16a) And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness Ephesians 1:9; 3:4-6; 5:32; 6:19; Colossians 2:2; 1 Timothy 3:9; Titus 2:13; Acts 3:12; Deuteronomy 29:29 2. He was APPARENT in the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

The Consolation Of Confession

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004

It seems to be one of mankind’s innate flaws--the tendency to hide his sin and wrong. But concealing our sin solves nothing. Only by confession can we hope to experience inner peace and relief.

THE CONSOLATION OF CONFESSION Text: I John 1: 9; Ps.32: 5 Intro: As you listened to that title you may have thought to yourself that the ideas of consolation and confession simply don’t go together. After all, we don’t normally think of confession in a positive light. The idea of ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:9

Denomination: Baptist

Confession Of Sin

Contributed by Jeff Hughes on Mar 17, 2003

Confession of Sin

Confession of Sin 1st John 1:8-2:2 Jeff Hughes I. Introduction a. By way of introduction, let’s briefly go over the three verses we studied last time. b. First, we looked at The Message - God’s sinless perfection, and how God’s message to us is a promise, and not just a message, by looking at the ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Is Confession? Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 8, 2001

What is confession and how does it fit in God’s plan of salvation?

INTRODUCTION  As we started our “Christianity 101” series last week, we started off by looking at faith. We learned that faith is:  Faith is whole-souled trust in God’s Word because of the sufficiency of the evidence, which leads to doing what God says.  If you go to a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:8-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Confession And Hope Series

Contributed by Gregory Neill on Jan 17, 2007

Part 8 in a series on Lamentations. Lamentations closes with four keys to renewal.

Confession and Hope Lamentations 5:1-22 I. Introduction A. Confession Pays Off 1. 1884 Presidential Election a) Democrat Grover Cleveland was in a heated battle with Republican James G. Blaine. b) It was reported to the Republicans that Cleveland, a bachelor, had fathered a child with a widowed ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 5:1-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

True Confessions

Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Oct 8, 2007

One of the sad truths is that we Christians will sin. No matter how diligently we devote ourselves to practicing righteousness, we are going to miss the mark and sin. When we realize that we have disobeyed God, in some fashion, what should be our response

True Confessions Proverbs 28:13 The Apostle John proclaims an unfortunate truth, in 1 John 1:8, 10, when he says, “If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us…If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.” One of the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 28:13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Confession For Cleansing

Contributed by Dr. Jeremy Simpson on Mar 11, 2007

The background for this psalm is II Samuel 11-12. We read where David lusted after his neighbor’s wife, committed adultery, made the hasband drunk, had him killed, and then covered the whole affair for at least a year. In the opinion of many, this is on

CONFESSION FOR CLEANSING--PSALM 51 Introduction: The background for this psalm is II Samuel 11-12. We read where David lusted after his neighbor’s wife, committed adultery, made the hasband drunk, had him killed, and then covered the whole affair for at least a year. In the opinion of many, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Salvation And Confession Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 6, 2009

Paul urges us to hear the word and believe the gospel.

Scripture We are in Romans 10. In this chapter the Apostle Paul describes the way of salvation from the human perspective. He unfolds for us what our role is in terms of receiving the gift of salvation. Let’s read Romans 10:5-13 and see what he says: 5For Moses writes about the righteousness that ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:5-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Confession Of Participation Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Sep 5, 2008

We speak of Communion, but what does it mean to participate in the life of the Body?

1 CORINTHIANS 10:16, 17 A CONFESSION OF PARTICIPATION “The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17

Denomination: Baptist

David's Confession Series

Contributed by Keith Andrews on Sep 22, 2008

We are going to look at the Israelite king, David, after he sins against God and man. We are specifically going to look at how he confesses his sin to God.

David’s Confession Sermon by CH(CPT) Keith J. Andrews All Scripture marked The Holy Bible : English standard version. 2001. Wheaton: Standard Bible Society. Earlier this month, as I listened to the news—where most people receive their news—in the DFAC, there was a story about the confession of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-12

Denomination: Baptist