This is part two of a series on the practice of confession in your community group. If you haven’t already, click here to read Part 1.. Defining Confession While confession has a number of facets and unique expressions in Scripture, at its most base level, confession means: to be in agreement with God; to take … Continue reading Breaking Down Walls Pt. 2
Bonhoeffer on Confession
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together In confession the break-through to community takes place. Sin demands to have a man by himself. It withdraws him from the community. The more isolated a person is, the more destructive will be the power of sin over him, and the more deeply he becomes involved in it, the more … Continue reading Bonhoeffer on Confession
Breaking Down Walls Pt. 1
Think about the last time someone made of confessed of sin in your community group meeting. What was the reaction by you and the group? What did it do to the feel of the group dynamic? If you’re still trying to remember a time confession happened in your group, you’re not alone. Let’s be honest, … Continue reading Breaking Down Walls Pt. 1
Saying the Hard Word…Pt. 2
As a leader you will at some point encounter a situation in which you have to say the hard word. That’s part of the task of leadership and an inevitable reality in group life. Building on the principle of balancing truth and grace laid out in Pt. 1 of Saying the Hard Word let’s take … Continue reading Saying the Hard Word…Pt. 2
Saying the Hard Word…Pt. 1
One of the most remarkable descriptors of Jesus Christ is that He came “full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). What is so remarkable about the very nature of Christ is that it is so unlike our human nature. Everyone, including us Christians, tend to lean in either the “grace” camp or the “truth” camp. … Continue reading Saying the Hard Word…Pt. 1
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