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What to do with Sin – 3 – Move Forward with Grace







We have been talking about forgiveness and it is a double-edged sword that we must be so careful in wielding. Forgiveness can save us, or it can condemn us! We love to plead for the grace, mercy, and forgiveness of Christ, but it is perhaps the most difficult thing we will ever be called to do in this life is to freely offer grace, mercy and forgiveness to someone who has sinned against us. And as we talked about last week, if we deny those who have sinned against us the forgiveness that Christ calls us to give, then we deny the forgiveness of Christ in our own sins. It is a very hard thing to navigate and work through!So, let’s give everyone here the benefit of the doubt. Let’s say that on April 7th, every person here that had sin in their life confessed it to the Lord, repented of it, and genuinely is trying to live apart from sin. And let’s just say that last week, everyone here truly cried out to God and asked for God to help them get to the point where they can begin to forgive someone who has sinned against them. Now what?The truth is that through the power of the HS we must move forward with grace. Well that sounds good Pastor, but what exactly does that mean? This morning, I want to share an amazing passage of scripture with you as we teach on moving forward with grace. Turn with me to…







Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:5-11







Points:1. There always has been and always will be sin in the church!2. But sin must be opposed!– Galatians 6:1-2– Matthew 18:153. Refusing forgiveness gives Satan a foothold!







Ending:







Grace is a must. Moving forward is a must. You can’t cling to the past. Everything we do is a testimony of what Christ has done in us! And everyone is watching. Everyone is witnessing what’s going to happen if they sin. We are testifying about Christ with every word and every action towards others.







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Welcome back as we finish up chapter 11 and cover the theme of what happens when we live godly lives verses sinful lives. There are some unique verses in this passage so tune in as we discuss them.

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What to do with Sin – 2 – When the sin is against you.

Last week, we started our new series on what to do with sin. We appropriately talked first about the need for us as Christians to confess and repent of our sins! We must make sure that in our lives there is no sin that is present and undealt with so that we can be in good standing with our God and Savior.

Today, we are moving on in this discussion of what to do with sin by talking about what to do when the sin is against you. Just as everyone of us are guilty of our own sins, there isn’t a single person in this room that has not been scarred, hurt, traumatized, or just experienced the negative consequences of another person’s sin. Their sin may not have been directly against you, but it very much impacted your life.

And some of you have been sinned against in the vilest of ways. Someone else’s sin has impacted your life in a way that can never be undone. In some ways you feel that the sin that was against you has ruined parts if not most of your life.

And the weight of that sin is heavy when it is from someone who is not a follower of Christ. But the weight of the sin of a Christian seems to be infinitely more unbearable. There is something about the sin of a brother or sister in Christ that scars us so much more because we are acutely aware that the sin absolutely should not be committed by those people!

So, what do we do?

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-15

Points:

1. God chose you!

2. You must choose!

3. Forgiving others is part of the deal!

– “13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.”

– Matthew 6:14-15

4. Forgiveness will not come easy!

– Luke 17:3-4 3

– Ephesians 4:31-32

Ending:

Forgiveness will certainly be one of the most difficult things that we will ever be called to give as a Christian. And how appropriate is it for us to experience the difficulty of it so that we can understand why we shouldn’t take the forgiveness of Christ for granted.

– 1 Peter 4:7-8

Make no mistake about it this morning. You are called to forgive. It is a must! And the forgiveness that you are called to give others isn’t for them. It is for you! You cannot be made whole, you cannot be at peace, you cannot be holy and accomplish the callings on your life as a Christian without offering forgiveness to those who sin against you. You cannot receive forgiveness unless you forgive those who sin against you.

It won’t come quickly, but it is something that you should seek with all your heart. Ask for God to give you an outpouring of the HS so that you can bring yourself to forgive. You don’t have to be friends with that person. But you can forgive them and live in harmony with them when you have to.

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Today we begin chapter 11 and continue on in the main portion of Solomon's wise sayings. Honesty and rescue are the two main topics for these verse today as Solomon has a theme but throws in a couple of random proverbs just to keep us on our toes.

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What to Do with Sin – 1 – Confess and Repent

Now, as we start this series, I want to be very clear that I am not giving you a greenlight to continue in sin. Paul does a very good job of explaining why we should not keep on in sin in his letter to the Roman Church in Romans 6. So, if you have someone pouring poison into your head about how you can keep on sinning because God forgives past, present and future sins, I really encourage you to read Romans 6. But that’s not our sermon today so let’s talk about what we must do with sin.

We do live in a sinful world. We are a sinful people. None of us have reached perfection and there are a ton of passages that talk about what we should do when we do fall into temptation and cross that threshold into sin. So, let’s look at some of them as we begin this new series.

Scripture: 1 John 2:1-2

Points:

1. The Goal is NOT to Sin (1 John 3:6)

2. We Have a High Priest (Hebrews 4:14-16)

3. Jesus Atones for Our Sins (Galatians 1:4-5, John 14:6)

4. We Must Confess and Repent (Luke 15:7)

Ending:

But we all have sin! As Paul wrote in…

Romans 3:23-24

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.

Any person who truly loves God knows that we have all sinned. Its not surprising that there is sin in your life. Because every saint of God has had sin that needed to be dealt with. Every saint has had to make their way down to an altar at some time if not multiple times in their life. You confessing and repenting will not be a shock. People will not be disappointed. IN fact, all of heaven will rejoice when you repent and you know in your heart that you will feel much better after you confess and repent!

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Welcome Graham fam! We are so glad you could watch Sunday morning online with us.







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The End of the Beginning – 7 – A New Beginning







Well, we are at the end of our series. Today we celebrate our risen Lord and Savior! A lot happened in the last week of Jesus’ physical life. Jesus was anointed and prepared for his burial. On Palm Sunday, he was given praise and glory. At the last supper he prepares the disciples for everything that was coming and we focused on the preparation of the Holy Spirit! Then we talked about his betrayal. Then we talked about how Peter denied him. Then we talked about the trials as he was sent back and forth between people who didn’t want to choose.It is the saddest story ever told. It is everything that we all fear wrapped up into the end of one person, the very son of God. And the fact that he knew it was coming made it worse. Any kind of suffering that we know is coming makes it so much worse! It is rejection, betrayal, denial. He was made a spectacle and paraded for everyone to see. He was mocked and ridiculed. He felt excruciating pain and suffering. A slow and brutal death. Abandoned by the people that claimed to have loved us, naked and exposed for all the world to see. He had never done anything to deserve what he was getting. Everyone knew it, but his own people traded his life for a known murderer. Even though all he had ever done was help his people. His body experienced shock, suffocation, dehydration, and eventually death. But the worst thing he experienced was that moment in time when he took my sin and your sin and experienced separation from God for the first time ever. We focus so much on the physical pain, for Jesus the worst of it all was being separated from God even for just a moment as he fulfilled the requirements of the Old Covenant (Or OT if you will) and ushered in the New Covenant (or NT) with his blood!And we get to celebrate not because it ended there, but because Jesus did even more than that! He rose from the dead. He proved once and for all that there is life after a physical death. That he has power death and the grave and that he is truly the one that is in control.







Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10







Points:1. True followers look for Jesus!2. Jesus has always done and will always do what He said He would do!3. If you look for Jesus, you will find Him!4. We need to tell others!







Ending:We have got to come to the understanding that being a follower of Christ is more than just making a proclamation of faith. We have a calling on our lives to tell others that Jesus Christ bled and died for your sins. We have an obligation to tell them that he rose from the grave proving that there is life after physical death. We have an obligation to tell them that he ascended to heaven proving that there is a place beyond this physical world. WE have an obligation to tell them that Jesus sends his HS to his followers to empower them to do all that he has called them to!As we celebrate Easter (Resurrection Sunday), what are there any of these things that are missing from your relationship with Christ? Have you ever made a profession of faith at all? Have you ever showed anyone that you believe in Christ? Maybe today is that day?Have you been earnestly looking for Christ? Maybe he hasn’t been in some of the places you have been looking? Maybe today you just need ask Jesus to reveal himself to you because you have been looking in the wrong places.Maybe you haven’t been telling anyone about what Christ has done. You don’t feel confident enough and maybe you need to ask Christ to fill you with the HS and empower you to speak his name?Maybe you just have sin in your life and you know th...