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  (CLIP) DO YOU JUST CASUALLY CONFESS YOUR SIN
  by Don Currin
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Summary: This sermon emphasizes the importance of genuine confession and
repentance by reflecting on how a pastor approaches sin in his life,
seeking to see it as God sees it and feel about it as God feels. It
delves into the Puritans' and Reformers' focus on how sin affects God,
depriving Him of glory, robbing His kingdom, and grieving His heart,
drawing a parallel to the deep sorrow sin causes in a marital
relationship. The message highlights the significance of understanding
how our sin impacts God, urging believers to consider the weight of
their actions on the heart of God.

Duration: 2:43 Topics: "Genuine Confession", "Impact of Sin on God"
Scripture References: Psalm 51:10, James 4:8, Ephesians 4:30, 1 John 1:9, Proverbs 28:13, Hebrews 12:1, Romans 6:1

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This sermon emphasizes the importance of genuine confession and
repentance by reflecting on how a pastor approaches sin in his life,
seeking to see it as God sees it and feel about it as God feels. It
delves into the Puritans' and Reformers' focus on how sin affects God,
depriving Him of glory, robbing His kingdom, and grieving His heart,
drawing a parallel to the deep sorrow sin causes in a marital
relationship. The message highlights the significance of understanding
how our sin impacts God, urging believers to consider the weight of
their actions on the heart of God.

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CONTENT
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A friend of mine who's a pastor told me, he had a beautiful life, I
mean, his character was so Christ-like, and as we began to know each
other more and more, he told me, he said, Brother Don, I don't just
casually confess my sin. He said, what I do is I take the time that when
God points out something in my life, it's like I put it on the table
before me, and I look at it, and then I pray, God, enable me to see that
sin the way you see it, and to feel about that sin the way you feel
about it. And he said, the more I meditate on it in the process of
confession, the more I find glorious help in legitimately repenting of
that sin.

I don't easily go back to it. Here's the interesting thing about the
Puritans and the Reformers. You rarely, in their writings or sermons,
see where they tell people, inform their congregations of people they
preach to of what their sin was doing to them.

But aboundingly so, they inform people of what their sin is doing to
God. Ever think about it? Deprives God of His glory and praise, robs the
kingdom of God, and grieves the heart of God. Think about this.

How would you feel if you were married, and maybe you are married, and
you come in unexpectedly one day, and you find your mate in the bed with
another person? Wouldn't that grieve you? That's microscopic compared to
what your sin does in grieving the heart of God. And I love what the
French Bible says. It's translated, Ephesians chapter 4, when it says,
Grieve not the Holy Spirit, it literally means, do not make to cry the
Holy Spirit.

You ever think about what your sin does to God? These excerpts were
taken from Don Curran's full sermon, The Discipline of Grace, that is on
Titus 2, 11 to 13, in which he speaks of how the grace that saves is a
grace that sustains and motivates the believer and teaches them to be
godly in this present world. This message can be found on
illbehonest.com.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/_u6zPjS9HSA.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/don-currin/clip-do-you-just-casually-confess-your-sin/
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