9/21/25 - Holy Moments Part 1 : The Holy Moment of Confession - Pastor Josh Stelly

Holy Moments: The Holy Moment of Confession

Where Heaven Touches Earth

Encountering God's Grace Through Honest Confession

Four important ways for you to embrace confession as a way of life with Jesus:

1) The Reality of Our Need

1 John 1:8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.

2) The Promise of Forgiveness

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

3) The Power of Confession

Psalm 51:10–12 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

First, confession creates a clean heart.

Second, confession restores joy.

Third, confession renews our spirit and relationship with God.

Third, confession renews our spirit and relationship with God.

4) The Practice of Confession

First, private confession to God.

Second, confession within community.

James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

Third, the humility modeled by the tax collector.

Application: Living in the Freedom of Confession

Three practical ways you can apply confession to your way of life with Jesus

First, make confession a regular spiritual discipline.

Second, create space for corporate confession in our worship.

Third, embrace the freedom that comes from living transparently before God.

1 John 1:9 NIV If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.