Sermon Notes:

· Admit we are powerless.
· Realize God is greater than us and he can restore us to sanity.
· We make a decision to turn our will and lives over to the care of God
· We make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
· We admit to God, ourselves, and another person the exact nature of our wrongs.
· We are ready to have God remove all the defects of our souls.
· We humbly ask God to remove our sins.
· Psalm 51:7 – Cleanse me with hyssop and I will be clean;
Wash me and I will be white as snow. wcs
· Our sin makes us dirty.
· If God were to clean out your soul, what would he find?
· Will you humbly ask God to clean you up?
· 8 You cause me to hear joy and laughter;
Rejoice, bones you have crushed. wcs
· When you approach your Heavenly Father humbly, that brings him joy
· Rejoice in the Lord always; I will say it again, rejoice! – Philippians 4:4
· You might not feel joy if you aren’t really confessing.
· You might not feel joy if you aren’t dealing with the root.
· You might not feel joy if you believe Satan more than God.
· You might not feel joy if you play games with God.
· 9 Hide your face from my sins,
And all my dirt wipe out. wcs
· 10 Create in me a clean heart, God,
And renew a firm spirit inside of me. wcs
· 11 Do not throw me away from your face,
Do not take your Holy Spirit from me. wcs
· The closer I am to God, the better I am.
· 12 Return me to the joy of your salvation,
And sustain me with a willing spirit. wcs
· Lord, I am ready to do your will today.
· What is your joy level?
· Have you claimed forgiveness?
· Have you decided to follow Jesus?