Life Together - How to Belong in a Lonely World | Week 3 – The Power of Confession | September 21, 2025

Sermon Description:

There are a number of practical aspects of life in the Bay Area that make belonging difficult.  The busyness of life, the transience of people, and general individualism, just to name a few.  But there’s another internal factor, too.  Shame.  We don’t *want* people to see us because we’re afraid if they really did, they’d reject us.  But in the New Testament, one of leaders of the early church, James, says that there’s a way to break the bonds of fear and shame, and that’s by confessing.  Through confessing, we bring God into our situation, and receive, in the presence of the other person, the very presence of God.  And that, James says, can heal us and bring about real community. 

SPEAKERS:

Andy Gridley (Saratoga), Archie Jackson (South Hills)

Bible Passage(s): 

James 5:17

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