In this sermon, pastor Mitch considers David’s response to being confronted by Nathan in Psalm 51 and reminds us that repentance is the way to life for both ruined and redeemed sinners. The only way out of humanity’s downward spiral into sin begins with repentance, for this is where God in Christ has promised to meet us, to save us, to heal us, and to set us free. In the first nine verses of Psalm 51 we are given three ingredients for repentance: a dependence on God’s character, confession of sin, and an expectation of restoration.