-What sin do you need to take off? (Not necessarily intended for verbal response)
-Every sin issue is about more than an external problem. How do you take off/stop committing/get rid of a sin you've become enslaved to? Seriously group think this, spitball ideas, and get a conversation going about this.
I've written three things below that will help us take the ugly sin jacket off. Have your group write these three things down. After each point discuss with your group...ask them why confession, connecting to the church, and accessing God's presence is important:
1 confess- sin shouldn't push believers away from God it should cause us to run toward Him.
2 connect- use the resource of the church! Get around people who push you toward Jesus and stir your affection for Him. Not superficial relationships but deep honest prayer-filled relationships that help you move forward. If you start spending intentional with people who are pursuing Jesus it will begin to pull that out of you as well.
3 Access- Jesus died on the cross so that you could have access to God's presence, so spend time in God's presence! When you do this you'll find that you won't be so easily deceived by your sin because you'll have experienced the alternative.
If you find yourself enslaved by the same patterns of sin in your life it's probably because you've neglected one or all of these things.
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