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Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1)

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Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1)

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  1. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1)

  2. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) “It is good to speak of God today.” Thank You for coming and worshiping.

  3. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • What is sin?

  4. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • What is sin? • Transgression against God

  5. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • What is sin? • Transgression against God • Sin is not just failing some test

  6. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • What is sin? • Transgression against God • Sin is not just getting a bad mark on a quiz

  7. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • What is sin? • Transgression against God • Sin is not little or insignificant in any form (white lies or fibs) • Song of Solomon – 2:15 tells us the little foxes spoil the vine

  8. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) When we transgress against God we separate ourselves from Him

  9. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we transgress against God we separate ourselves from Him • Sin grieves God • Genesis 18:20(KJV) 20And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

  10. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we transgress against God we separate ourselves from Him • Sin is like a stench in His nostrils - offensive

  11. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we transgress against God we separate ourselves from Him • Sin is disrespectful to God • 1 Samuel 2:17(KJV) 17Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.

  12. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we transgress against God we separate ourselves from Him • Sin is rebelliousness against God • 1 Samuel 15:23-25(NKJV) 23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He also has rejected you from being king.” 24Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice. 25Now therefore, please pardon my sin, and return with me, that I may worship the Lord.”

  13. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) When we sin against God we often “drag” others with us 1 Samuel 2:22-26(KJV) 22Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 23And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. 24Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD’S people to transgress.

  14. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) When we sin against God we often “drag” others with us 25If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them. 26And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.

  15. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we sin against God we often “drag” others with us • They sinned

  16. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we sin against God we often “drag” others with us • They sinned • They sinned selfishly

  17. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we sin against God we often “drag” others with us • They sinned • They sinned selfishly • They sinned openly

  18. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we sin against God we often “drag” others with us • They sinned • They sinned selfishly • They sinned openly • They sinned convincingly

  19. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we sin against God we often “drag” others with us • They sinned • They sinned selfishly • They sinned openly • They sinned convincingly • They sinned unrepentantly

  20. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) When we sin against God there is a price to pay 1 Samuel 3:11-14(KJV) 11And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. 12In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end. 13For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not. 14And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

  21. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we sin against God there is a price to pay • God cannot tolerate sin

  22. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we sin against God there is a price to pay • God cannot tolerate sin • Sin must be dealt with

  23. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we sin against God there is a price to pay • God cannot tolerate sin • Sin must be dealt with • Sin will be dealt with

  24. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) 1 Samuel 4:1-22(KJV) 1And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek. 2And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men. 3And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. 4So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

  25. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) 5And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again. 6And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp. 7And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore. 8Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.

  26. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) 9Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight. 10And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. 11And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain. 12And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. 13And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

  27. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) 14And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli. 15Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see. 16And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son? 17And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

  28. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) 18And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years. 19And his daughter in law, Phinehas’ wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her. 20And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it. 21And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.

  29. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) When we sin against God there is a price to pay 22And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.

  30. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we sin against God there is a price to pay • God cannot tolerate sin • Sin must be dealt with • Sin will be dealt with • Sin brings a great cost • Exodus 34:7(KJV) 7Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation

  31. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we sin against God there is a price to pay • God cannot tolerate sin • Sin must be dealt with • Sin will be dealt with • Sin brings a great cost • Price is more than we would pay if we consider carefully

  32. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • David (sinned with Bathsheba and Uriah) • 2 Samuel 12:11-14(NKJV) 11Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will raise up adversity against you from your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. 12For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, before the sun.’” 13So David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die. 14However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die.”

  33. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) When we sin against God forgiveness needs to be found Psalms 32:1-2(NKJV) 1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.

  34. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we sin against God forgiveness needs to be found • Joseph (type of Christ) was willing to forgive • Genesis 50:17(NKJV) 17‘Thus you shall say to Joseph: “I beg you, please forgive the trespass of your brothers and their sin; for they did evil to you.”’ Now, please, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

  35. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we sin against God forgiveness needs to be found • David’s prayer after talking to Nathan • Psalms 51:1-4(NKJV) 1 Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me. 4 Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight— That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge.

  36. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we sin against God forgiveness needs to be found • David’s desire to renew his fellowship with God • Psalms 51:10-13(NKJV) 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit. 13Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You.

  37. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we sin against God forgiveness needs to be found • David’s understanding of what helps him stay away from sin • Psalms 119:11(KJV) 11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

  38. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we sin against God forgiveness needs to be found • We need to understand God is willing to forgive us!

  39. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we sin against God forgiveness needs to be found • We need to understand God is willing to forgive us! • You must believe • Hebrews 11:6(KJV) 6But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

  40. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we sin against God forgiveness needs to be found • We need to understand God is willing to forgive us! • You must ask • 1 John 1:8-9(KJV) 8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

  41. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we sin against God forgiveness needs to be found • We need to understand God is willing to forgive us! • You must accept His forgiveness

  42. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we sin against God forgiveness needs to be found • We need to understand God is willing to forgive us! • You must accept His forgiveness • No we are not worthy of His forgiveness

  43. Time To Begin To Deal With Our Sin, And Follow The Lord’s Ways (Part 1) • When we sin against God forgiveness needs to be found • We need to understand God is willing to forgive us! • You must accept His forgiveness • No we are not worthy of His forgiveness • He loves us and will forgive us because He is worthy!

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