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The Serious Business of Sin in the Local Church. October 30th 2011 Matthew 18:15-20 Daniel Fender. The Serious Business of Sin in the Local Church. Matthew 18:15-20. We need the Local Church in order to Biblically A ddress Sin in One Another’s Lives .
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The Serious Business of Sin inthe Local Church October 30th2011Matthew 18:15-20 Daniel Fender
The Serious Business of Sin inthe Local Church Matthew 18:15-20
We need the Local Church in order to Biblically Address Sin in One Another’s Lives. How do we Address Sin in One Another’s Lives? • The Context • The Command • The Comfort
The Context for Addressing Sin in the Local Church Matthew 18:1-14 The danger & disaster of sin &temptation
The Command for Addressing Sin in the Local Church Matthew 18:15-17 Take Sin in one Another’s Lives Seriously Here’s How…
The Command for Addressing Sin in the Local Church • Step #1 Talk One on One (v.15) • Step #2 Take One or Two Others Along (v.16) • Step #3 Tell the Church (v.17) • Step #4 Sever Fellowship (v.17)
The Comfort when Addressing Sin in the Local Church Matthew 18:18-20 When Sin is Addressed Correctly … #1 The church has done on earth what has already been done in heaven. (18:18) #2 The church has the direct support of God the Father. (18:19) #3 The church can be assured of Jesus’ presence. (18:20)
We need the Local Church in order to Biblically Address Sin in One Another’s Lives. Process Jesus teaches is: • Good for those who have sinned (18:10-14) • Good for those who have been sinned against (18:21-35)
We Learn to Address Sin & Give Radical Forgiveness by Seeing the one who Paid for all our Sin