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In today's message, Pastor Scott teaches about how to repent and seek forgiveness from God after we sin. Follow along using his outline below. Please help us spread the good news by sharing this message with others!

Have mercy upon me, O God, According to your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

~ Psalms 51: 1-2

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Have mercy upon me, O God, According to your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions.2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night. 4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just. 5 For I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me. 6 Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden part you will make me to know wisdom. 7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. 8 Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me— now let me rejoice. 9 Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from your presence; and take not your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. 13 Then will I teach transgressors your ways; and sinners shall be converted unto you. 14 Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness. 15 Unseal my lips, O Lord, that my mouth may praise you. 16 You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering. 17 The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.

~ Psalms 51:1-17

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Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love makes up for all offenses.

~Proverbs 10:12

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Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.

~1 Peter 4:8

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Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.

~Proverbs 17:9

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This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain.

~Hebrews 12:27

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The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.

~Proverbs 24:16

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If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

~ John 1:9

Sermon Outline

How to Recover From a Messed Up Situation When It’s Your Fault