I. Restoration Begins With Repentance - 2 Samuel 12:1-10, 13a

A. Repentance recognizes our sin - Psalm 51:3-4

B. Repentance is how we come to God and how we return to Him - Acts 2:37-40

II. Restoration Requires Forgiveness - v. 9-11

A. Notice the words David uses - Psalm 51:1-2, 7

B. God is faithful to forgive - 1 John 1:8-9

C. God’s forgiveness maintains His presence - v. 11, John 14:16-18

III. The Joy Of Restoration Comes Through Submission - v. 8 & 12

A. We are to submit as a child to a Father - Hebrews 12:7-9, 11

B. God desires a broken heart from us - Psalm 51:16-17