Feb 9, 2025
Tyler Moffett
Teaching Pastor at Grace Fellowship Church
John 1:1-5 (ESV)
LIGHT IS POWERFUL
LIGHT IS REVEALING
FIRST OPTION: HIDE
John 3:16-20 (ESV)
SECOND OPTION: CONFESS
John 3:21 (ESV)
1 John 1:5-10 (ESV)
"Any acceptance of the gospel that does not lead to a life of ongoing confession and repentance is not actually a belief in the gospel. To be 99% known and 1% unknown is to be completely unknown. And if you choose to live your life that way, you'll never experience love. You'll never be able to receive it because you are convinced that if the 1% was found out, they would reject you." – Matt Chandler
In confession the break-through to community takes place. Sin demands to have a man by himself. It withdraws him from the community. The more isolated a person is, the more destructive will be the power of sin over him, and the more deeply he becomes involved in it, the more disastrous is his isolation. Sin wants to remain unknown. It shuns the light. In the darkness of the unexpressed it poisons the whole being of a person. This can happen even in the midst of a pious community. In confession the light of the Gospel breaks into the darkness and seclusion of the heart. The sin must be brought into the light. The unexpressed must be openly spoken and acknowledged. All that is secret and hidden is made manifest. It is a hard struggle until the sin is openly admitted. But God breaks gates of brass and bars of iron (Ps. 107:16)." – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Colossians 1:13-14 (ESV)
Questions
• What is the status of your heart this morning?
• Is there some aspect of your life that is currently in the dark?
• Where is God calling you to confess & repent this morning?
• The breakthrough to community often comes through confession. Who do you need to confess to this week?
• Do you believe you can be forgiven of all sin?