Pastor D. Schmidt - 1 November 2009

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2. 3 Key factors in being open to be used by God 1. How you see yourself

3. 3 Key factors in being open to be used by God 1. How you see yourself 2. How you see God

4. 3 Key factors in being open to be used by God 1. How you see yourself 2. How you see God 3. How you see God’s possibilities

6. 23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Romans 3:23 (NLT)

7. 23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Romans 3:23 (NLT) 20 Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins. Ecclesiastes 7:20 (NLT)

8. 1 Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! 2 Yes, what joy for those whose record t the LORD has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty! 3 When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. 4 Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat.

9. 5 Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the LORD.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Psalm 32:1-5 (NLT)

10. 3 When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long.

11. 3 When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. 5 Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the LORD.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.

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13. 23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Romans 3:23 (NLT)

14. 23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Romans 3:23 (NLT) 24 Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. Romans 3:24 (NLT)

15. 3 Keys To Living Free 1. We are all sinners 2. We can admit our sins 3. It is in admitting our sin, and accept Jesus’ forgiveness, that we live free.

16. 34 “I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.” Jeremiah 31:34 (NLT) 18 “Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool. Isaiah 1:18 (NLT)

17. 12 He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. Psalm 103:12 (NLT) 19 Once again you will have compassion on us. You will trample our sins under your feet and throw them into the depths of the ocean! Micah 7:19 (NLT)

18. Lord, I am a sinner. Forgive me. Help me to take ownership of my sinful attitudes, thoughts and behaviours. ‘ Create in me a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within me.’ (Time for quiet reflection)

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