Episode 9: Confession

General Info

• Recording Date: March 21, 2022
• Release Date: March 25, 2022
• Hosts: Brandon Pasion and Kevin Sneed
• Episode 9 - Confession

 

Podcast Summary 

On today’s episode of the CPC podcast, Kevin and Brandon take some time to debrief this past week’s service and dig a little deeper into the role of limitlessness and confession in our faith.

 

Highlights

 

The Myth of Limitlessness - 2:11

• Every industry is trying to overcome limitations.
• The doctrine of progress.
• Our heroes that seem to defy limits.

 

Examples of Limitlessness - 6:40

• Time
• Workaholics
• Consumerism
• Social media

 

The Solution to our Problem is Confession - 12:02

• Confession is a way we bring those problems to light.
• We tend to think of sin as only disobedience.
• The forgiveness God has to offer.
• Does forgiveness happen without confession?

 

Three Acts of Confession - 26:20

• Acknowledge sin and brokenness within me
• Don’t cover it up.
• Confess - name it as a problem and ask God for help and forgiveness. Confess with others in community.

 

What do you need to bring to God - 31:16

• Where are you operating out of a place of limitlessness?
• Where do you need rest?
• Where do you need to realign with Jesus?
• We can’t always see it, so ask some trusted people!

Quotables

• “Time holds us back from being limitless.”
• “The pursuit of limitlessness leads us to restlessness.”
• Augustine - “Our hearts are restless until they rest in you.”

 

Resources & References 

• Twinkies
• March 20, 2022 CPC Sermon on Confession
• The Spirituality of the Psalms - Walter Bruggeman
• Psalm 51