THE GODWARD ASCENT

Psalm 32:3-11

II. THE CONSEQUENCE OF COVER-UP (Ps. 32:2-4).

A. LESSON # 2: Unconfessed sin leads to __________.

1. The _____________________ consequences.

2. The _____________________ consequences.

3. The _____________________ consequences.

III. THE CURE OF CONFESSION (Ps. 32:5).

A. LESSON # 3: God forgives ______________ sinners.

1. Biblical confession involves _________________.

2. Biblical confession involves _________________.

3. Biblical confession results in God's complete ________________________.

IV. THE COMFORT OF GOD (Ps. 32:6-7).

A. LESSON # 4: God is a refuge for the ____________.

1. The godly are admonished to _________ on God.

2. The godly understand the peril of _____________ on God's grace.

3. The godly understand the link between the ______________ of God and the _____________ found in God.

V. THE COUNSEL OF GOD (Ps. 36:8-9).

A. LESSON # 5: The value of _____________________ to authority.

VI. THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE RIGHTEOUS/WICKED (Ps.36:10).

A. LESSON # 6: There is a chasm between the regenerate and the unregenerate.

1. The wicked are filled with _______________.

2. The righteous are surrounded by the steadfast _____________ of God.

VII. THE COMMAND TO THE RIGHTEOUS (Ps. 36:11).

A. LESSON # 7: The indispensability of ________.