Confession and Repentance

Sermon NotesWhy Worship? : Confession and RepentanceSpeaker: Rev. Ho-Ming TsuiScripture: Nehemiah 9If we are going to experience God’s renewal in our lives, we must be honest about our spiritual condition; lean on God’s grace and love; and meet with God once again.1. Confess our spiritual condition (v. 1-17a)The 4 Stages of RenewalYou move to each stage through honest and bold confessionI. Personal Renewal: If God is going to renew your church, he’ll begin it with you.II. Relational Renewal: After you get right with God, you’ve got to get right with others.III. Missional Renewal: Without personal renewal, and relational renewal, a church has no unity to press forward on the mission to which God calls them.IV. Cultural Renewal: If you work on the first three renewals, God will change the culture.2. Lean on the compassion of God (v. 17b-31)God’s compassion comes to us in two forms:(a) His Presence: God walks with us(b) His Confrontation: God works on us3. Renew our commitment to Jesus (v. 32-38)How serious are we about meeting with Jesus again? (Rev. 2:3-5)