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10.23.11 Masquerade: Hiding Your Sin

Masquerade
Week 4 - hiding your sin | PODCAST

Talking through the message during the week helps you turn what God is saying to you into action steps. These talking points, questions, and scriptures are designed to help you take the next step. These next steps can be taken through a small group, a conversation with a friend, or in your own quiet time throughout the week.

  • What is one of the biggest secrets you have ever kept? How well did you conceal your secret?

Read Proverbs 28:13, Luke 8:17, Numbers 32:23, 2 Samuel 11:1-27 and 2 Samuel 12:1-14. These passages tell us if we conceal our sins, they will be disclosed at some point in time.

  • What are some of the dangers of keeping your sins concealed?
  • How did one sin lead to another in David’s case? How have you seen sin do that in your life? 
  • What concealed sins do you need to confess to God and to others?

Read Psalm 51:1-19 and James 5:16. In these verses, we learn there are two types of confession: confessing to God for forgiveness and confessing to people for healing.

  • What does God’s forgiveness mean to you? How has it transformed you?
  • What does Psalm 51 teach us about how we should respond to our sins and God’s forgiveness? 
  • Why is confessing our sins to others such a vital part of the healing process? 
  • How have you seen the short-term pain caused by the confession of sin lead to deeper intimacy with God and others?

NEXT STEPS: Here are some specific things you can do this week that will help you stop hiding from your sins and confess them instead: Make a list of the people who you need to confess sin to. As you make your list, ask God to begin the healing process in you. Next, commit to talking to as many of the people on your list as possible over the next several days. Confessing to these people will not be easy and will likely cause pain, but the long-term healing that will occur as a result will be worth it. If you struggle with hiding your sin, take some time this week to find out what the Bible says about the dangers of concealed sin and the power of forgiveness. You can learn more by reading the following scriptures: Ephesians 5:8-14, Psalm 36:2-3, Psalm 69:5 and 1 John 1:9. As you read these passages, talk it over with God in prayer and confess your concealed sins to Him.