2 Corinthians 7
Good Grief
09/11/14 20:03
2 Corinthians 7:5-16
Leaving a slave master to follow someone leading you to freedom is an image for us of repentance
Because repentance precedes effective ministry, we must practice confession.
1. Confession in relationships (v.5-9)
• we can grow together as a congregation by practicing confession
2. Confession to salvation (v.10-13)
• we cannot grow past where we are at if we don't practice confession to God
• how can God create new life in us without confession of the old?
3. Confession for justification (v.14-16)
• for our creditability
Do we practice confessions? What does the effectiveness of our ministry reveal?
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Leaving a slave master to follow someone leading you to freedom is an image for us of repentance
Because repentance precedes effective ministry, we must practice confession.
1. Confession in relationships (v.5-9)
• we can grow together as a congregation by practicing confession
2. Confession to salvation (v.10-13)
• we cannot grow past where we are at if we don't practice confession to God
• how can God create new life in us without confession of the old?
3. Confession for justification (v.14-16)
• for our creditability
Do we practice confessions? What does the effectiveness of our ministry reveal?
Read More...