Sermon Notes
Why Worship? : Confession and Repentance
Speaker: Rev. Ho-Ming Tsui
Scripture: Nehemiah 9
If 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 Renewal
You move to each stage through honest and bold confession
I. 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 us
3. Renew our commitment to Jesus (v. 32-38)
How serious are we about meeting with Jesus again? (Rev. 2:3-5)
