This week's questions are based off of Brent Swanson's sermon,  "Search Me and Know Me".  You can use these questions as a study tool for  your weekly small group or for personal reflection/study.  

1. Do you think that the word, "sin," still makes sense to people in our culture? How do you think the average person hears this word?

2. Why is sin an important concept? How might a denial of personal sin lead to negative consequences in a person's life?

3. Why are self-examination and confession crucial to becoming a healthy self-aware person? Why would denying one's own sin or guilt be psychologically devastating?

4. Have you ever experienced the joy of forgiveness from God? Why does the knowledge of forgiveness produce deep peace and joy in a person's life?

5. How does receiving forgiveness from God enable a person to give forgiveness to others?