"CONFESSION OF SIN"
I. HARDENED SINNER IN TERROR "I HAVE SINNED."
A. Why the confession?
1. Thunder & hail, fire running along ground.
2. How many similar confessions elicited from calamity.
a. Storm.
b. War.
c. Earthquake.
d. Bed of sickness.
3. Men on parole committing crime.
II. DOUBLE MINDED MAN "I HAVE SINNED" BALAAM - Num. 22:34.
A. Though he confessed to angel of Lord, The went right on - no turning back.
1. On hill overlooking Israel.
"How shall I curse those whom God has not cursed?"
"I shall see Him but not yet: I shall behold Him but not
nigh - Let me die the death of the righteous."
a. Hope for such a man, as he comes down from hill.
b. As he comes down from hill.
2. No man can serve two masters. Serve three or four.
a. No man can serve two masters.
3. Balaam tried.
4. King Rufus painted God on one side of shield & devil on other motto:
"Ready for both, catch who can."
a. People same meet minister - pious.
III. I SAM. 15:24. SAUL "THE INSINCERE CONFESSION."
A. To Samuel "I have sinned" did not mean it for he gave a lying excuse. "I feared
the people."
1. He never feared anyone to do his own will.
2. Saul extremely vacillating.
a. With David.
b. One day with prophets, later with witches.
c. India rubber consciences, easily impressed but soon returned
to original position.
IV. THE DOUBTFUL CONFESSION - ACHAN, "I HAVE SINNED" JOSHUA 7:20.
A. Guilty of taking loot from Jericho.
1. Some think Achan was saved (made full confession).
2. Matthew Henry & others disagree.
a. Who knows?
b. Doubtful confessions.
c. Death-bed confessions.
1. Dr. kept record of 1000 people who when thought they
were dying confessed Christ, Later when well only 3
served Christ & lives changed.
V. CONFESSION OF DESPAIR - JUDAS, MATT, 27:4
A. Remorse of conscience.
VI. CONFESSION OF A SAINT, JOB 7:20, Ps. 51, I John 1:9
"If we confess our sins."
VII. THE BLESSED CONFESSION. Luke 15:18 THE PRODIGAL.
A. Picture the scene.
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Chuck Smith (1927 - 2013)
Pastor Chuck was used in the Jesus People revival where he was used along with others to minister to the hippy young people. They saw a work of the Spirit where many were added to the church and discipled. He has raised up many pastors who are a part of the Calvary Chapel movement now and where he pastors the large Costa Mesa church in California.The Calvary Chapel movement is based of simple principles that Chuck Smith taught over the years such as: The priority of agape love, Simple fellowship amongst the saints, the breaking of bread, the teaching of God's word chapter by chapter and verse by verse. And lastly and most importantly the principle not by might nor by power but by my spirit saith the Lord.