First Baptist Church of Hoquiam
Sunday Worship, September 20, 2026

  • I got this!

    The bucket of doom
    1 John 1:5–10 ESV
    5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

    What did Jesus say?

    1 John 1:5 ESV
    5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

    What makes us liars?

    1 John 1:6 ESV
    6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

    What if we walk in the light?

    1 John 1:7 ESV
    7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

    So . . .

    1 John 1:8 ESV
    8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.9
    So we have two contrasting concepts. Walking in the darkness and Walking in the light.
    Claiming to be with God but Walking in darkness means our life is a lie.
    Walking in the light brings us into fellowship with God and each other
    But it requires that we are cleansed by the blood of Jesus.

    If we confess, what happens?

    1 John 1:9 ESV
    9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

    We enter into fellowship as John stated:

    1 John 1:7 ESV
    7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

    If we claim to not sin, what happens?

    1 John 1:10 ESV
    10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

    We lie and don’t have the truth as John stated:

    1 John 1:6 ESV
    6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
    1 John 1:8 ESV
    8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
    If you claim righteous perfection without being cleansed by the blood of Jesus, you are a liar and His Word and the Truth are not in you.

    Warnings

    Don’t pretend that sin is gone.

    We all stumble

    James 3:1–2 ESV
    1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. 2 For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.

    We all struggle

    Romans 7:13–25 ESV
    13 Did that which is good, then, bring death to me? By no means! It was sin, producing death in me through what is good, in order that sin might be shown to be sin, and through the commandment might become sinful beyond measure. 14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin. 15 For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. 16 Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good. 17 So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. 18 For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. 21 So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. 22 For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, 23 but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. 24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? 25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.

    Encouragement

    He is faithful

    1 John 1:9 ESV
    9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

    Pattern of true confession

    Acknowledge your sin

    Psalm 32:5 ESV
    5 I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

    Recognize that you have sinned against God

    Psalm 51:3–4 ESV
    3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.

    Be honest and repent

    Proverbs 28:13 ESV
    13 Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

    Be cleansed by God

    1 John 1:9 ESV
    9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

    He calls you to fellowship

    1 John 1:7 ESV
    7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
    1 John 1:3 ESV
    3 that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

      • 1 John 1:5–10ESV

      • 1 John 1:5ESV

      • 1 John 1:6ESV

      • 1 John 1:7ESV

      • 1 John 1:8ESV

      • 1 John 1:9ESV

      • 1 John 1:7ESV

      • 1 John 1:10ESV

      • 1 John 1:6ESV

      • 1 John 1:8ESV

      • James 3:1–2ESV

      • Romans 7:13–25ESV

      • 1 John 1:9ESV

      • Psalm 32:5ESV

      • Psalm 51:3–4ESV

      • Proverbs 28:13ESV

      • 1 John 1:9ESV

      • 1 John 1:7ESV

      • 1 John 1:3ESV

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