8-14-2016
"A Song When I've Really Blown It"
Psalm 51. 1-12

A Song When I’ve Really Blown It

Psalm 51. 1-12

I.           QUESTION:  HAVE YOU EVER REALLY __________IT?

a.     Do you wish you could go back and ______ something you did?

b.     We can all relate to this Psalm…because we’ve all “really blown it.”

II. CRY OUT TO GOD FOR ____________

a. Some may come ___________ others;  Some may make excuses

b. The psalm begins with a cry for mercy.

III. CONFESSION:

a. So often we look down on those whose sin is amplified by the news, or by the perceived damage, but ____fail to admit that _____have offended God and others in equally big ways…

b. What should we do when we’ve “really blown it?”  Confess  __    ___  

IV. PRAY FOR _______________

a. “Blot out…wash away…cleanse” 

b. “Wash me and I shall be whiter than _______”

c. Ask ______ to restore you

V. PRAY FOR GOD’S POWER TO _________YOU IN RIGHT WAYS

a. We need to learn from our sin, and our wrongs

b. So we pray for God to _______  us and help us 

VI. TRUST IN GOD’S GRACIOUS PROMISES:

a. If we confess our sin…He is faithful and just to forgive our sin…”

b. Remember Jesus’ words

c. Remember why Jesus died- TO SAVE ____________

d. Forgiveness doesn’t mean no ______________, but Jesus will even help us deal with them.