Confrontation

Published: May 21, 2017, 10 a.m.

b'Handling Life\\u2019s Failures \\nConfrontation\\nMay 21, 2017\\n\\nPlease turn in your Bibles to 2Samuel 12:1-15\\n\\nSecret Sin Realities:\\n #1: Affluence and power can contribute to our ability to hide \\n\\u201c\\u2026the thing David had done displeased the LORD.\\u201d 2Samuel 11:27b\\n\\n #2: Secret sin has a way of destroying us (see Psalm 32:1-5)\\n\\n2Samuel 12:1-15 (Msg): The Divine Intervention \\n\\u201cWounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.\\u201d\\nProverbs 27:6\\n\\nThe primary aim of confrontation: to restore \\n\\nFruitful Intervention \\n\\uf0fc\\tBalance Between Too Soon and Too Late \\n\\uf0fc\\tBalance of Truth and Love\\nThe right word at the right time is like a custom-made piece of jewelry, and a wise friend\\u2019s timely reprimand is like a gold ring slipped on your finger.\\nProverbs 25:11-12 (Msg)\\n\\nGenuine Repentance\\n\\uf0fc\\tConfession: agreement with what God already knows\\n\\uf0fc\\tRepentance: a change of direction \\nThe sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite\\nheart, O God, you will not despise. \\nPsalm 51:17 ESV\\n\\n\\u201cThe Lord has taken away your sin; you\\u2019re not going to die.\\u201d\\n2 Samuel 12:13b\\n\\nWhat is God\\u2019s Spirit speaking into your life today? How must you respond?'