The Spiritual Discipline of Confession
(Practice Repentance)
James 5:13-16

I) Consideration of the _______________ context

     A) James addresses _________________

     B) James encourages __________________

     C) James reinforces __________________

II)  Understanding the ___________________ context

     A) Comments are not _______________

     B) Not necessarily about physical ______________

     C) Confession has to do with individual _________________

III) Repentance and ________________ in the Christian life

     A) We need to ______________ others

          1) But forgiveness doesn’t always remove 
             _________________

          2) And forgiveness doesn’t always involve 
             _________________

     B) _________________ is necessary for restoration

          1) Modeled by our relationship with _________

          2) Revealed by ______________

          3) May take _________

          4) May not happen ____________

          5) ____________ undergirds the process

     C) What some of the religious world gets ___________

          1) You go to the person _____________

          2) The whole idea of ____________ is wrong

          3) We only need one _____________ to get right with 
             God!