Mike Novotny - Still Need To Confess

August 4, 2025 | 29:0

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Time Of Grace With Mike Novotny | Mike Novotny - Still Need To Confess | August 4, 2025

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>> no one expected
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In late 2021 for this song
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In late 2021 for this song to take over the charts.
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To take over the charts. this quirky, bilingual,
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This quirky, bilingual, english-spanish mash up,
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No one expected that
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It would top the us charts,
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It would top the us charts, and the uk charts,
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And the uk charts, and the global top 200 charts,
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And the global top 200 charts, but it did.
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But it did. no one thought it would go
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No one thought it would go triple platinum and sell
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Triple platinum and sell 3 million copies,
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But it did.
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But it did. you know the song?
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You know the song? no, it's not despacito.
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No, it's not despacito. that's an interesting song too,
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That's an interesting song too, that's a little bit older.
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That's a little bit older. the song was from
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The song was from the animated movie "encanto"
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The animated movie "encanto" and it was entitled,
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And it was entitled, "we don't talk about bruno."
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"we don't talk about bruno." we don't talk about bruno.
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We don't talk about bruno. just in case you've never
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Just in case you've never seen the movie,
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Seen the movie, it's about a certain member
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It's about a certain member of a certain family that
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Of a certain family that the family doesn't talk about.
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The family doesn't talk about. no, no, no.
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No, no, no. not bruno.
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Not bruno. they can talk about some things.
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They can talk about some things. they probably talk about
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They probably talk about most things,
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Most things, but there's that one thing
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But there's that one thing that the family's agreed
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That the family's agreed we don't talk about.
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We don't talk about. that's kind of,
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That's kind of, an interesting concept
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An interesting concept when i think about it.
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When i think about it. most churches and most
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Most churches and most church people that i know
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Church people that i know have something in common
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Have something in common with that song.
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With that song. most christians will
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Most christians will talk about lots of things,
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Talk about lots of things, most things, in fact,
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Most things, in fact, many things, but maybe not
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Many things, but maybe not all of the things.
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All of the things. i'm not sure what kind
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I'm not sure what kind of family you grew up in
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Of family you grew up in or if you've been part
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Or if you've been part of a church community.
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Of a church community. but for a lot of christians,
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But for a lot of christians, and i was here for a huge
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And i was here for a huge part of my life.
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Part of my life. you know,
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You know, we talk about 95% of life,
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We talk about 95% of life, but there's one part that
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But there's one part that was either so embarrassing
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Was either so embarrassing or so shameful,
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Or so shameful, or so messy that we just
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Or so messy that we just didn't want to bring it up.
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Didn't want to bring it up. grab a pen
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Grab a pen if you're taking notes.
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If you're taking notes. here's the thing that i think
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Here's the thing that i think is true for a lot of people
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Is true for a lot of people in the world of the church.
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In the world of the church. there is a sin that
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There is a sin that you're not confessing.
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You're not confessing. you're not a total liar.
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You're not a total liar. you're fairly honest,
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You're fairly honest, you're an almost
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You're an almost honest christian,
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Honest christian, if there is a sin,
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If there is a sin, a struggle that
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A struggle that you're not confessing.
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You're not confessing. is that true for you?
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Is that true for you? is there something you've been
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Is there something you've been through way back or something
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Through way back or something you're going through right now?
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You're going through right now? what some people call a pet sin.
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What some people call a pet sin. you know, the one you just can't
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You know, the one you just can't seem to change about
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Seem to change about your behavior.
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Your behavior. you go back to it,
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You go back to it, you're trying to fix it,
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You're trying to fix it, and you pray about it,
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And you pray about it, and god knows all about it,
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And god knows all about it, you know all about it,
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You know all about it, but maybe there's not
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But maybe there's not anyone else that knows about it.
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Anyone else that knows about it. you really need help,
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You really need help, you need encouragement,
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You need encouragement, you need advice,
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You need advice, you need someone to be there
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You need someone to be there to put their arm around
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To put their arm around your shoulder.
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Your shoulder. but there's just something
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But there's just something about it that you don't
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About it that you don't want to bring it out,
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Want to bring it out, you don't talk about that thing.
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You don't talk about that thing. for example, when it comes
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For example, when it comes to your personal life,
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To your personal life, is there --
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Is there -- i mean, is there anyone
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I mean, is there anyone that knows right now your
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That knows right now your relationship with alcohol?
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Relationship with alcohol? if you're that person
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If you're that person who is almost always
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Who is almost always the first one to suggest
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The first one to suggest that we go out for drinks,
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That we go out for drinks, and you're always
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And you're always the last one to stop drinking.
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The last one to stop drinking. if you never really
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If you never really say this out loud,
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Say this out loud, but you're always hoping
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But you're always hoping that someone else drives,
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That someone else drives, you don't have to worry about
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You don't have to worry about how much you drink.
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How much you drink. or you say you had
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Or you say you had a couple of beers, but maybe,
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A couple of beers, but maybe, you know, they were 9% double
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You know, they were 9% double ipas in a 16 ounce can.
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Ipas in a 16 ounce can. that's two by my math.
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That's two by my math. you say you had a glass of wine,
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You say you had a glass of wine, but you poured it in
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But you poured it in the big glass and it was
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The big glass and it was not a standard pour.
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Not a standard pour. i mean, does anyone know, like,
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I mean, does anyone know, like, the details of your relationship
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The details of your relationship with alcohol?
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With alcohol? or does anyone know that
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Or does anyone know that you're petrified about death?
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You're petrified about death? like, you know you shouldn't be,
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Like, you know you shouldn't be, that jesus didn't just die
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That jesus didn't just die for your sins,
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For your sins, but he rose from
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But he rose from the grave to conquer death,
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The grave to conquer death, that heaven is your home,
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That heaven is your home, but man, you're just
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But man, you're just terrified to get sick,
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Terrified to get sick, that the cancer would come back.
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That the cancer would come back. but the bible says
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But the bible says you don't need to be afraid
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You don't need to be afraid of any of that, but you are.
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Of any of that, but you are. does anyone know how often you
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Does anyone know how often you forget all about the jesus stuff
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Forget all about the jesus stuff and focus on the physical stuff
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And focus on the physical stuff that keeps you up at night?
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That keeps you up at night? or if you struggle like
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Or if you struggle like so many people in our church
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So many people in our church do with sexual sins,
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Do with sexual sins, does anyone know about that?
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Does anyone know about that? if waiting until marriage
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If waiting until marriage to enjoy god's gift of sex
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To enjoy god's gift of sex is not exactly your strength,
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Is not exactly your strength, or if you are married
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Or if you are married but seeing sex as
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But seeing sex as a great gift to be explored
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A great gift to be explored and enjoyed and discussed
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And enjoyed and discussed between husband and wife,
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Between husband and wife, that's really difficult for you.
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That's really difficult for you. if you're struggling with
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If you're struggling with same sex attraction,
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Same sex attraction, if you've had a struggle with
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If you've had a struggle with pornography or prostitution,
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Pornography or prostitution, does anyone know about that?
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Does anyone know about that? i mean, you feel so weak
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I mean, you feel so weak in the face of temptation,
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In the face of temptation, you need so much help,
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You need so much help, is anyone helping you
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Is anyone helping you with that?
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With that? or does anyone know
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Or does anyone know what happens in your head when
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What happens in your head when you scroll on your phone?
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You scroll on your phone? you know, it's not just tiktok,
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You know, it's not just tiktok, or instagram, or facebook.
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Or instagram, or facebook. it's like this, just,
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It's like this, just, unspoken depression,
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Unspoken depression, this weight of disappointment
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This weight of disappointment and despair when you
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And despair when you just compare, like,
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Just compare, like, your real life
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Your real life to everyone's else posted life.
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To everyone's else posted life. and you suddenly hate
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And you suddenly hate the size of your waist,
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The size of your waist, or the shape of your face,
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Or the shape of your face, or the dated look
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Or the dated look of the home that you live in,
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Of the home that you live in, everyone else seems to have
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Everyone else seems to have a better marriage,
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A better marriage, and more obedient kids,
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And more obedient kids, and better vacations.
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And better vacations. and the ocd, the obsessive
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And the ocd, the obsessive comparison disorder
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Comparison disorder just messes with
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Just messes with the joy that god wants
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The joy that god wants to give you as his forgiven
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To give you as his forgiven and loved child.
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And loved child. if that's you,
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If that's you, is anyone praying
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Is anyone praying about that?
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About that? checking in on that?
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Checking in on that? or does anyone know
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Or does anyone know that for some of you
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That for some of you who are so successful,
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Who are so successful, so accomplished in life,
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So accomplished in life, that behind all of that
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That behind all of that passion and drive is
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Passion and drive is a deep, deep insecurity?
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A deep, deep insecurity? like, you just --
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Like, you just -- you need to be noticed,
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You need to be noticed, you need to be applauded.
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You need to be applauded. you can't live an average life.
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You can't live an average life. and it's pushed you
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And it's pushed you to be good at school,
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To be good at school, or good at sports,
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Or good at sports, or good at work because you
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Or good at work because you just can't go to bed at night
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Just can't go to bed at night feeling less than
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Feeling less than or below average.
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Or below average. does anyone know about that?
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Does anyone know about that? or if your relationship
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Or if your relationship isn't great.
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Isn't great. if you're not happy right now,
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If you're not happy right now, if the marriage just isn't
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If the marriage just isn't what it was five years ago.
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What it was five years ago. it didn't fall off a cliff,
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It didn't fall off a cliff, it just, like, slowly,
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It just, like, slowly, one degree at a time,
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One degree at a time, ended up in a place
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Ended up in a place that you're not excited
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That you're not excited about the future.
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About the future. the thought of living together
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The thought of living together until death does not make
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Until death does not make your heart thump with joy.
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Your heart thump with joy. is anyone helping you guys
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Is anyone helping you guys as a couple work
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As a couple work through those issues,
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Through those issues, figure out your sins,
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Figure out your sins, teach you how to love
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Teach you how to love and respect each other
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And respect each other as the bible wants you to?
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As the bible wants you to? does anyone know that when
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Does anyone know that when someone criticizes you,
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Someone criticizes you, that you go into
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That you go into fight or flight mode?
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Fight or flight mode? you defend yourself
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You defend yourself tooth and nail or you just
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Tooth and nail or you just roll over and play dead?
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Roll over and play dead? we all got struggles,
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We all got struggles, and we all got sins.
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And we all got sins. you're a sinner
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You're a sinner and i'm a sinner.
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And i'm a sinner. my question for you today is,
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My question for you today is, does anyone really know what
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Does anyone really know what kind of sinner you are?
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Kind of sinner you are? or is that stuff, at least a
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Or is that stuff, at least a small percentage of that stuff
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Small percentage of that stuff just between you and jesus?
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Just between you and jesus? if your answer
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If your answer to that question is,
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To that question is, "well, no."
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"well, no." you wouldn't have
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You wouldn't have to explain to me why.
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To explain to me why. i mean, some stuff,
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I mean, some stuff, especially addiction stuff,
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Especially addiction stuff, or sexual stuff,
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Or sexual stuff, or relationship stuff
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Or relationship stuff is just embarrassing.
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Is just embarrassing. and just a terrifying thought
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And just a terrifying thought to try to say that out loud.
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To try to say that out loud. you feel ashamed about it,
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You feel ashamed about it, and so you pray about it,
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And so you pray about it, you pray about it.
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You pray about it. you don't want to tell
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You don't want to tell anyone about it.
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Anyone about it. but today, i just gotta remind
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But today, i just gotta remind you and be honest with you
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You and be honest with you that unconfessed sin
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That unconfessed sin is a lot like cancer.
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Is a lot like cancer. like, all of us wish
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Like, all of us wish it wasn't there.
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It wasn't there. and most of us don't make
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And most of us don't make a confession because just
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A confession because just like going through chemo,
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Like going through chemo, it's not easy,
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It's not easy, it's a painful process,
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It's a painful process, and yet i gotta remind you that
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And yet i gotta remind you that if you don't address that thing,
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If you don't address that thing, as they say in aa, you are as
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As they say in aa, you are as sick as your secrets.
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Sick as your secrets. they don't get better,
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They don't get better, and it doesn't go away,
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And it doesn't go away, and thinking that
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And thinking that god's going to zap you with
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God's going to zap you with some supernatural self-control
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Some supernatural self-control if you pray for the thousandth
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If you pray for the thousandth time about that one thing,
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Time about that one thing, that will not change it.
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That will not change it. do you believe that?
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Do you believe that? like, it will get worse.
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Like, it will get worse. this little problem
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This little problem will get bigger.
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Will get bigger. the shame will not disappear
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The shame will not disappear by tomorrow morning.
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By tomorrow morning. today, i have to remind you
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Today, i have to remind you that honesty in god's eyes
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That honesty in god's eyes is the best policy because
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Is the best policy because unconfessed sin grows.
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Unconfessed sin grows. it spreads and it hurts people.
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It spreads and it hurts people. and that's why today,
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And that's why today, i want to grab a bible
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I want to grab a bible and make a bold case for you
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And make a bold case for you to stop being an almost
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To stop being an almost honest christian,
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Honest christian, and to step into the light
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And to step into the light of complete honesty.
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Of complete honesty. don't panic, we're not going
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Don't panic, we're not going to pass a microphone around
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To pass a microphone around church before i say amen.
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Church before i say amen. god doesn't want you
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God doesn't want you to tell everyone about
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To tell everyone about what you're struggling with,
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What you're struggling with, but god absolutely wants you
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But god absolutely wants you to tell someone.
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To tell someone. so, today, i want to give you
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So, today, i want to give you a biblical crash course
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A biblical crash course on mutual confession.
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On mutual confession. not to god, that's important.
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Not to god, that's important. i'm talking about to each other.
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I'm talking about to each other. if you're a logical,
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If you're a logical, organized type,
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Organized type, here's where i'm going.
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Here's where i'm going. first of all,
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First of all, i want to teach you
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I want to teach you what confession is.
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What confession is. second, i want to encourage you
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Second, i want to encourage you to whom you should
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To whom you should probably confess.
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Probably confess. and finally, i'm going to make
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And finally, i'm going to make a push why you should do it.
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A push why you should do it. what is confession?
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What is confession? to whom should you confess?
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To whom should you confess? why confess?
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Why confess? that's what we're going
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That's what we're going to cover so we can stop being
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To cover so we can stop being almost honest christians.
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Almost honest christians. alright, are you excited
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Alright, are you excited that you're here today?
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That you're here today? you all look very disappointed
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You all look very disappointed in this message.
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In this message. you're going
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You're going to like it by the end,
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To like it by the end, i can almost guarantee.
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I can almost guarantee. alright, part one,
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Alright, part one, what is confession?
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What is confession? a few of you know that
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A few of you know that the new testament
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The new testament originally was written
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Originally was written in the greek language,
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In the greek language, and the word that we translate
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And the word that we translate confess in english is this
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Confess in english is this greek word, "exomologeó."
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Greek word, "exomologeó." exomologeó.
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Exomologeó. can you say that with me?
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Can you say that with me? exomologeó.
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Exomologeó. one more time, exomologeó.
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One more time, exomologeó. "logeo"
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"logeo" is just the greek word for
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Is just the greek word for "to say or to speak,"
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"to say or to speak," "homo" means "the same."
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"homo" means "the same." like a homosexual is attracted
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Like a homosexual is attracted to the same sex or a homonym
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To the same sex or a homonym has the same sound,
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Has the same sound, or if something homogenous,
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Or if something homogenous, it's of the same kind.
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It's of the same kind. so "omologeo" is to say
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So "omologeo" is to say the same thing and the "ex"
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The same thing and the "ex" means to say it out.
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Means to say it out. like an exit gets you
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Like an exit gets you out of the building.
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Out of the building. so, all put together,
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So, all put together, exomologeó is when you say
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Exomologeó is when you say the same thing that
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The same thing that happened out loud.
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Happened out loud. that's what confession is.
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That's what confession is. when you --
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When you -- a synonym would be
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A synonym would be admit it, or acknowledge it.
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Admit it, or acknowledge it. it's the verb that we find in
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It's the verb that we find in the story of john the baptist
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The story of john the baptist in matthew 3.
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In matthew 3. so, what is confession?
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So, what is confession? to say the same thing out loud.
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Here's an example.
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Here's an example. it says, "people went out
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It says, "people went out to john the baptist
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To john the baptist from jerusalem, and all judea,
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From jerusalem, and all judea, and the whole region
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And the whole region of the jordan.
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Of the jordan. confessing their sins,"
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Confessing their sins," there's the word
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There's the word exomologeoing their sins.
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Exomologeoing their sins. "they were baptized by john
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"they were baptized by john in the jordan river."
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So, picture it, 2,000 years ago,
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So, picture it, 2,000 years ago, john the baptist is preaching,
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John the baptist is preaching, all kinds of people
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All kinds of people are flooding to him.
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Are flooding to him. you have tax collectors,
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You have tax collectors, and prostitutes,
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And prostitutes, and religious leaders,
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And religious leaders, and roman soldiers.
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And roman soldiers. and before
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And before they're being baptized,
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They're being baptized, what do they do?
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What do they do? they exomologeó.
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They exomologeó. can you imagine what that
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Can you imagine what that must have sounded like?
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Must have sounded like? they fold their hands
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They fold their hands and bow their head.
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And bow their head. they exed it.
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They exed it. the same thing that they did,
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The same thing that they did, the tax collectors.
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The tax collectors. i mean, tax collectors didn't
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I mean, tax collectors didn't just drive their donkeys
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Just drive their donkeys a little too fast on
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A little too fast on the highways of jerusalem.
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The highways of jerusalem. they hustled people,
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They hustled people, robbed people, cheated people,
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Robbed people, cheated people, extorted people.
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Extorted people. they hurt real people
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They hurt real people and they said those
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And they said those very damaging things
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Very damaging things out loud.
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Out loud. they exomologeóed.
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They exomologeóed. prostitutes.
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Prostitutes. i don't know
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I don't know if they went into detail,
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If they went into detail, but their profession
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But their profession was shameful and dirty.
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Was shameful and dirty. and yet, they didn't keep it in,
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And yet, they didn't keep it in, they exed it.
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They exed it. they exomologeóed,
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They exomologeóed, they confessed their sins
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They confessed their sins and received this gift
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And received this gift of baptism by john
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Of baptism by john in the jordan river.
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In the jordan river. in this and a number of passages
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In this and a number of passages is what god wants us to do too.
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Is what god wants us to do too. we are called to exomologeó,
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We are called to exomologeó, to confess.
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To confess. picture like this lego.
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Picture like this lego. imagine this big,
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Imagine this big, one, two, three, f --
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One, two, three, f -- 4 x 2 oversized, like,
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4 x 2 oversized, like, kid's lego as your sin,
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Kid's lego as your sin, it's a big one,
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It's a big one, it's an embarrassing one.
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It's an embarrassing one. if this is what you did,
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If this is what you did, it's about this big,
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It's about this big, what does god want you
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What does god want you to say out loud?
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To say out loud? the same thing.
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The same thing. most of us, what we do
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Most of us, what we do in the church is we do this.
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In the church is we do this. we did this but we say this.
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We did this but we say this. it was this big and bad,
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It was this big and bad, but we told a version of it
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But we told a version of it that's a little less
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That's a little less big and bad.
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Big and bad. we say things like,
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We say things like, "yeah, i had a little
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"yeah, i had a little too much to drink."
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[chuckling]
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And angels are looking
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And angels are looking at each other like, "what?
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At each other like, "what? dude, we saw you take, like,
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Dude, we saw you take, like, 18 aleve the morning after.
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18 aleve the morning after. you were so --
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You were so -- you had a little
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You had a little too much to drink?
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Too much to drink? that is not what happened."
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That is not what happened." "oh yeah, my wife and i
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"oh yeah, my wife and i got into a little argument,
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Got into a little argument, a little spat."
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A little spat." "oh, no, no."
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"oh, no, no." god is saying,
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God is saying, "angels, replay the footage."
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"angels, replay the footage." beep, beep, beep.
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Beep, beep, beep. "you always --
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"you always -- you never," like, blow up fight.
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You never," like, blow up fight. like, it wasn't a little thing.
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Like, it wasn't a little thing. we try to minimize things
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We try to minimize things to hold on to our reputation
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To hold on to our reputation so no one thinks
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So no one thinks worse about us,
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Worse about us, but that's not what
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But that's not what confession is.
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Confession is. this is being almost honest.
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This is being almost honest. god says, "if you did this,
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God says, "if you did this, say this.
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Say this. if it was this bad,
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If it was this bad, don't imply
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Don't imply that it was this bad.
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That it was this bad. someone needs to know about this
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Someone needs to know about this if we're going to fix this,
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If we're going to fix this, and change this.
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And change this. if you're going
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If you're going to find grace for this.
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To find grace for this. confess."
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Confess." which maybe makes you think
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Which maybe makes you think about part two already.
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About part two already. to whom?
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To whom? yeah, i might say this version
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Yeah, i might say this version to a lot of people at church
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To a lot of people at church or in my family,
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Or in my family, but the whole thing,
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But the whole thing, the real thing,
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The real thing, to whom should i do that?
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To whom should i do that? i love how honest the bible is.
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I love how honest the bible is. the bible, especially in
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The bible, especially in the book of proverbs,
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The book of proverbs, says that some people are not
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Says that some people are not to be trusted with this.
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To be trusted with this. gossips, people who have a
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Gossips, people who have a reputation of talking about
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Reputation of talking about others behind their back,
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Others behind their back, they are not to be entrusted
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They are not to be entrusted with your biggest secrets,
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With your biggest secrets, they will hurt you.
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They will hurt you. so, god isn't asking you
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So, god isn't asking you to tell everyone.
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To tell everyone. there's no microphone we're
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There's no microphone we're going to pass around at church.
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Going to pass around at church. but the bible actually
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But the bible actually gives us direction on
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Gives us direction on two specific groups of people
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Two specific groups of people that we should confess to.
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That we should confess to. i'd love for you
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I'd love for you to write this down.
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To write this down. the bible says that
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The bible says that we should confess to,
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We should confess to, first of all, pastors.
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First of all, pastors. and second of all,
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And second of all, mature christians.
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Mature christians. say the whole thing,
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Say the whole thing, the big thing,
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The big thing, the real thing to pastors
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The real thing to pastors and to the mature christians
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And to the mature christians in your life.
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In your life. let me prove that to you.
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Let me prove that to you. in the new testament
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In the new testament book of james,
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Book of james, that seems to be
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That seems to be jesus' half brother james
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Jesus' half brother james who's writing.
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Who's writing. he's talking about, you know,
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He's talking about, you know, all the things that you and i
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All the things that you and i go through in life.
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Go through in life. sometimes we're happy,
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Sometimes we're happy, sometimes we're sick,
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Sometimes we're sick, sometimes we're struggling.
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Sometimes we're struggling. and he says actually,
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And he says actually, if you're sick and struggling,
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If you're sick and struggling, and you're feeling guilty
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And you're feeling guilty because of sin,
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Because of sin, what you should do is call
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What you should do is call the pastors of your church.
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The pastors of your church. pastors will find the time
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Pastors will find the time to get together with you,
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To get together with you, and that's when this
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And that's when this classic verse shows up.
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James 5:16 says this,
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James 5:16 says this, "therefore confess,"
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"therefore confess," "confess your sins
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"confess your sins to each other,"
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To each other," say the same thing out loud
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Say the same thing out loud to each other,
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To each other, "and pray for each other
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"and pray for each other so that you may be healed.
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So that you may be healed. the prayer of a righteous person
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The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."
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You know, the pastors of our
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You know, the pastors of our church had a meeting last week,
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Church had a meeting last week, and i asked them the question,
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And i asked them the question, "can you think in all
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"can you think in all of your years here
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Of your years here at this church where
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At this church where someone has really regretted
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Someone has really regretted telling their small group,
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Telling their small group, their life group about
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Their life group about their biggest struggles?"
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Their biggest struggles?" and pastor tim was there,
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And pastor tim was there, who's been here 15, 20 years.
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Who's been here 15, 20 years. i was there, i've been
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I was there, i've been here eight years.
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Here eight years. we had like 50 years
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We had like 50 years of experience at this church
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Of experience at this church in the room,
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In the room, and none of us could
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And none of us could think of a time when someone
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Think of a time when someone opened up about their life
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Opened up about their life and was punished for it.
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And was punished for it. so, you're in the right spot.
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So, you're in the right spot. in fact, i would tell you by
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In fact, i would tell you by the grace of god and his special
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The grace of god and his special blessing on this place,
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Blessing on this place, when our church was founded,
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When our church was founded, it was founded with
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It was founded with a passionate desire,
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A passionate desire, not just to do this
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Not just to do this on sunday mornings,
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On sunday mornings, but to exomologeó to each other.
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But to exomologeó to each other. the founding values
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The founding values of this congregation were
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Of this congregation were to be real and relevant.
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To be real and relevant. you don't have to fake it.
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You don't have to fake it. we can talk about that thing
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We can talk about that thing and we can talk about it
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And we can talk about it with each other,
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With each other, not just silently
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Not just silently in our own prayers.
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In our own prayers. and if you're new here,
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And if you're new here, you need to know.
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You need to know. like, this is in our dna,
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Like, this is in our dna, this is what we do,
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This is what we do, and it makes us so much
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And it makes us so much better in so many ways.
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Better in so many ways. i'm curious, how many of you
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I'm curious, how many of you were regular attenders
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Were regular attenders of the core before the pandemic?
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Of the core before the pandemic? can i see your hands
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Can i see your hands nice and high?
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Nice and high? look around for a second.
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Look around for a second. hands nice and high,
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Hands nice and high, keep them up.
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Keep them up. alright, hands down.
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Alright, hands down. how many of you have come
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How many of you have come to the core since the pandemic?
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To the core since the pandemic? hands nice and high.
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Hands nice and high. alright, if you're new,
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Alright, if you're new, you have walked into a gift
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You have walked into a gift and we need you to keep it
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And we need you to keep it that way.
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That way. you notice like i did,
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You notice like i did, the vast majority
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The vast majority of the hands that are here
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Of the hands that are here are not long-time people
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Are not long-time people who grew up in that culture,
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Who grew up in that culture, it's new.
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It's new. and so, when you flood
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And so, when you flood into our community,
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Into our community, and our fellowship,
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And our fellowship, and our groups, we really
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And our groups, we really need you to exomologeó.
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Need you to exomologeó. we need you to not
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We need you to not play it safe, and fake it,
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Play it safe, and fake it, and try to impress people.
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And try to impress people. that does not make
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That does not make anyone stronger.
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Anyone stronger. christianity is not
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Christianity is not a competition,
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A competition, it is a community
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It is a community and nothing creates community
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And nothing creates community like candid confession.
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Like candid confession. so, next time you get coffee
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So, next time you get coffee with a friend or the group
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With a friend or the group that you go to this week,
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That you go to this week, it's going to get fun.
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It's going to get fun. and you're going to sweat.
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And you're going to sweat. you're going to wear
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You're going to wear extra old spice.
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Extra old spice. and then, you're not
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And then, you're not going to do this,
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Going to do this, or you're going to do this.
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Or you're going to do this. and i owe you five bucks
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And i owe you five bucks if you regret it.
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If you regret it. instead, what's going to happen
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Instead, what's going to happen is you are going to jesus
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Is you are going to jesus judo chop shame in the throat,
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Judo chop shame in the throat, and it's going to crumble,
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And it's going to crumble, and people are going
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And people are going to love you,
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To love you, and they're going to help you,
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And they're going to help you, and they're going
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And they're going to pray for you.
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To pray for you. confess your sins to each other
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Confess your sins to each other so that you may be healed.
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So that you may be healed. but maybe i'm getting on
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But maybe i'm getting on to part three already.
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To part three already. why do this?
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Why do this? now, in total candid confession,
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Now, in total candid confession, i just wrote a 50,000-word book,
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I just wrote a 50,000-word book, but half of it
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But half of it is about confession.
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Is about confession. so, if you ask me why confess?
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So, if you ask me why confess? i can talk about that for a bit.
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I can talk about that for a bit. i could tell you about
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I could tell you about my own struggle with sexual sins
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My own struggle with sexual sins and how that never really
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And how that never really changed till i confessed
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Changed till i confessed to another human being.
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To another human being. i could talk to you
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I could talk to you about the community that
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About the community that i've seen again, and again,
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I've seen again, and again, and again here at our church.
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And again here at our church. i could talk to you about
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I could talk to you about bible passages like proverbs 28.
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Bible passages like proverbs 28. i could share so many things,
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I could share so many things, the power of prayer.
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The power of prayer. we don't have time for all that,
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We don't have time for all that, so i just want to cut
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So i just want to cut to the chase.
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To the chase. why would you confess?
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Why would you confess? let me keep it simple.
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Let me keep it simple. because if you do,
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Because if you do, if you are a confessor,
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If you are a confessor, a person who makes
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A person who makes an honest confession,
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An honest confession, here's what you get.
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Here's what you get. confessors get christ.
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Confessors get christ. if you confess here
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If you confess here in the church of jesus christ,
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In the church of jesus christ, what you will get is christ.
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What you will get is christ. will you get encouragement?
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Will you get encouragement? yes.
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Yes. compassion?
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Compassion? yes.
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Yes. people sharing
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People sharing their own stories?
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Their own stories? yes.
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Yes. but more than all of that,
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But more than all of that, what you get is jesus christ.
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What you get is jesus christ. i mean, imagine confessing
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I mean, imagine confessing your struggles to a friend
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Your struggles to a friend who isn't a follower of jesus.
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Who isn't a follower of jesus. what will they say to you?
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What will they say to you? "ah, sorry man.
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"ah, sorry man. yeah, i've been
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Yeah, i've been through that too.
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Through that too. you can do it."
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[laughing]
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No, what a gift to be
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No, what a gift to be a christian and be able to look
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A christian and be able to look someone in the eye and say,
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Someone in the eye and say, "jesus died for that one too."
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"jesus died for that one too." to tell them that they haven't
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To tell them that they haven't lost out on heaven even though
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Lost out on heaven even though it was that bad 'cause
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It was that bad 'cause jesus died for that one too.
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Jesus died for that one too. what a blessing it is to take
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What a blessing it is to take someone by the hand whose head
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Someone by the hand whose head is hanging and walk them right
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Is hanging and walk them right in front of the cross and show
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In front of the cross and show that there's no fine print
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That there's no fine print on the bottom.
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On the bottom. he died for that one too.
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He died for that one too. we get to give people
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We get to give people the good news of the gospel.
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The good news of the gospel. you don't have to be
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You don't have to be a pastor to preach it.
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A pastor to preach it. that jesus forgives,
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That jesus forgives, and jesus saves,
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And jesus saves, and jesus cleanses,
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And jesus cleanses, and jesus loves.
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And jesus loves. i love this passage
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From 1 john 1.
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From 1 john 1. one of jesus' closest friends
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One of jesus' closest friends once wrote,
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Once wrote, "if we confess our sins,
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"if we confess our sins, god is faithful
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God is faithful and just will forgive us
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And just will forgive us our sins and purify us
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Our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
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From all unrighteousness." all of it.
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Did you do something wrong,
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Did you do something wrong, unrighteous?
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Unrighteous? yep.
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Yep. how much of it does god
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How much of it does god purify us from?
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Purify us from? all of it.
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All of it. and you and i get to share
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And you and i get to share that with each other,
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That with each other, but the world will not offer us
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But the world will not offer us salvation for free,
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Salvation for free, but jesus does.
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But jesus does. this might be
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This might be a crazy coincidence,
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A crazy coincidence, but i grabbed this block
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But i grabbed this block out of my office.
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Out of my office. and i didn't realize that i
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And i didn't realize that i had written a word on the back
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Had written a word on the back of it for another sermon.
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Of it for another sermon. this big, old, embarrassing sin.
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This big, old, embarrassing sin. you know what word i saw
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You know what word i saw on the back of this block
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On the back of this block that's been staring
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That's been staring at me all sermon?
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At me all sermon? "jesus."
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"jesus." jesus can handle this.
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Jesus can handle this. jesus did handle this.
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Jesus did handle this. and that's what you and i get
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And that's what you and i get to share to each other.
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To share to each other. so, confession.
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So, confession. what is it?
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What is it? exomologeó, to say the same
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Exomologeó, to say the same thing you did out loud.
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Thing you did out loud. well, to whom?
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Well, to whom? to pastors.
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To pastors. to christians that god
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To christians that god has put into your life.
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Has put into your life. why would you do it?
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Why would you do it? a whole bunch of reasons,
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A whole bunch of reasons, but here's the best one
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But here's the best one 'cause you get jesus
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'cause you get jesus and jesus is the best way
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To sleep well at night,
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And he's the best way
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To change tomorrow morning.
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And not long ago, time of grace,
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Our media ministry partner
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Published this book.
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Published this book. i wrote the contents
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I wrote the contents of the book,
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Of the book, but i wasn't one of
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But i wasn't one of the people in charge of picking
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The people in charge of picking a title for the book
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A title for the book or the cover of the book.
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Or the cover of the book. i love the inside.
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I love the inside. it was based on a sermon series
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It was based on a sermon series we did a while back
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We did a while back about god's love for all
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About god's love for all kinds of people.
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Kinds of people. stressed people, angry people,
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Stressed people, angry people, broken people, outcast people,
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Broken people, outcast people, there's a tab for greedy people,
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There's a tab for greedy people, guilty people, angry people,
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Guilty people, angry people, all kinds of people.
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All kinds of people. but just recently,
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But just recently, i found out what title
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I found out what title they picked for the book
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They picked for the book and i think i love it
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And i think i love it more than any other title
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More than any other title i've ever seen.
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I've ever seen. six big words in bold print,
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Six big words in bold print, question mark at the end.
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Question mark at the end. let me show you a picture
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Let me show you a picture of what our team
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Called this book.
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Called this book. "you know god loves you, right?"
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In my line of work,
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In my line of work, people say some
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People say some pretty honest things.
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Pretty honest things. and you know, they find
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And you know, they find the courage to reach out,
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The courage to reach out, and they can't make eye contact,
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And they can't make eye contact, but they say it.
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But they say it. they finally say it.
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They finally say it. and one of my favorite things
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And one of my favorite things to say back, before i say
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To say back, before i say i'll pray for them,
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I'll pray for them, or i've been through that too,
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Or i've been through that too, my favorite thing to say,
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My favorite thing to say, just to stare them down
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Just to stare them down as best i can and say,
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As best i can and say, "you know god loves you, right?"
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"you know god loves you, right?" and they shake their head,
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And they shake their head, so i repeat it,
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So i repeat it, "you know god loves you, right?"
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"you know god loves you, right?" until that nod turns into this.
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Until that nod turns into this. i'll just keep saying it.
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I'll just keep saying it. when you're in the church
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When you're in the church of jesus christ and follow him,
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Of jesus christ and follow him, there's nothing in all
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There's nothing in all of creation, past, present,
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Of creation, past, present, or future that can separate you
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Or future that can separate you from his love.
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From his love. so, brothers and sisters,
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So, brothers and sisters, no more almost honest.
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No more almost honest. let's be totally honest with
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Let's be totally honest with each other because in the end,
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Each other because in the end, this jesus, this god
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This jesus, this god gets the last word.
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Gets the last word. you know he loves you, right?
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You know he loves you, right? let's pray.
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Let's pray. god, i'm so grateful for
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God, i'm so grateful for some of the people sitting here
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Some of the people sitting here in this church right now who
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In this church right now who know everything about me,
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Know everything about me, and they didn't take off,
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And they didn't take off, and they didn't run away.
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And they didn't run away. instead, they did what
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Instead, they did what your people are called to do.
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Your people are called to do. they heard me, they loved me,
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They heard me, they loved me, and they gave me jesus.
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And they gave me jesus. i'm so grateful father that when
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I'm so grateful father that when i'm tempted and struggling,
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I'm tempted and struggling, i don't have to keep
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I don't have to keep that secret.
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That secret. that there's multiple people,
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That there's multiple people, double digit people
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Double digit people that i can reach out to
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That i can reach out to who'd love me and help me
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Who'd love me and help me in my moment of need.
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In my moment of need. god, thank you for giving me
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God, thank you for giving me that gift years ago
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That gift years ago and i want everyone to be able
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And i want everyone to be able to enjoy it today.
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To enjoy it today. we're going to need some help.
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We're going to need some help. some of us have the people
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Some of us have the people in our lives just waiting,
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In our lives just waiting, we just need
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We just need the courage to say it.
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The courage to say it. some of us honestly can't
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Some of us honestly can't think of who we'd say this to,
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Think of who we'd say this to, so we need you to bring those
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Good people in our life who
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Love us and love jesus.
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God, the devil loves
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One on one offense.
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He loves to come at us
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When we don't have help.
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He's really good
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At those situations.
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So, god, give us two or three,
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Or six or ten.
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Give us a group that
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We can do life with.
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Help every single group
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At this church to be both
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Real and relational.
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Let us not hide god,
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And bless us when
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We do that we can pray
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For each other, be healed
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By each other's side,
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And forgive each other
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In jesus' name.
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God, not every christian
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Is like this.
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We don't want to be
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Like every christian.
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We want to be like this teaching
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Is here today that we can
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Experience the words
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And the blessing of jesus
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Through the mouths
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Of his people.
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Bless us as we take
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A step forward today, god.
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We pray this boldly
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And confidently as
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We pray in jesus' name,
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And all god's people
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Say amen.
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>> thanks pastor mike
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>> thanks pastor mike for reminding us
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For reminding us of the importance
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Of the importance of tough conversations.
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Of tough conversations. it's not easy to admit
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It's not easy to admit our sins to a fellow christian,
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Our sins to a fellow christian, but there will always
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But there will always be a blessing.
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Be a blessing. we want to continue
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We want to continue encouraging tough conversations,
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Encouraging tough conversations, and we need your help.
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And we need your help. thanks to some generous
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Thanks to some generous friends of the ministry,
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Friends of the ministry, we have a $125,000
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We have a $125,000 challenge grant this month.
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Challenge grant this month. that means your gift
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That means your gift will go twice as far
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Will go twice as far in helping us speak
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In helping us speak with grace and truth
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With grace and truth about real life topics.
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About real life topics. and when you give,
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And when you give, we want to send you
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We want to send you this new book.
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This new book. here's a little more about it.
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>> ever felt trapped
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By a secret you want
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To confess or confront,
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But fear and shame
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Keep you silent?
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You're not alone.
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Pastor mike novotny's new book,
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"how to talk taboo,"
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Gives you the courage
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To break free.
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It's a practical guide
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To honest confession
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And brave confrontation
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And the skills that build
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Real christian community
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And help you and others
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Break free from shame.
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"how to talk taboo"
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Is our way of thanking
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You for helping us
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Show more people how
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Honesty leads to lasting
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Mike Novotny - Still Need To Confess

August 4, 2025 | 29:0

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