Join Pastor Brady as he concludes our sermon series "Battle Plan for Prayer" with a message entitled "A Prayer of Repentance". All Scripture verses are taken from the New International Version ©Zondervan publishing

A Prayer of Repentance 

Series Title: Battle Plan For Prayer 

Main Idea: God doesn’t want performance—He wants a broken and contrite heart. 

Psalm 51:1-2 

"Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin!" 

Sin is not just a mistake; it needs to be blotted out, washed, and cleansed.

Psalm 51:3

"For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me..." 

Psalm 51:7

“Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.”

He prays not only to be forgiven but to be transformed:

·  Joy restored (v.8)

·  A clean heart (v.10)

·  A steadfast spirit (v.10)

·  God’s presence not removed (v.11)

·  A willing spirit (v.12)

Psalm 51:13

"Then I will teach transgressors your ways so that sinners will turn back to you”

 Psalm 51:17

"The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise."

Personal repentance leads to communal revival.

True worship flows from a heart made right.

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