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Igreja dos Cristãos Resgatados de Deus em Angola. RCCG – City Church Luanda Sul www.citychurchluanda.org. Sunday School. PARDON FOR SIN. Memory Verse: 2 Chronicles 7:14
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Igreja dos CristãosResgatados de Deus em Angola • RCCG – City Church Luanda Sul • www.citychurchluanda.org
Memory Verse: 2 Chronicles 7:14 “14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” BIBLE PASSAGE:1 John 1:5-9 INTRODUCTION: Heaven is a holy place. It is therefore mandatory for any heaven bound individual to be cleansed of anything that will defile heaven. Since sin is an impurity that can defile heaven, it is needful for the individual to seek pardon for sin. PARDON FOR SIN
PARDON FOR SIN Outlines: THE NEED FOR PARDON AND THE RESULT. HOW TO OBTAIN PARDON FOR SIN.
PARDON FOR SIN • Outline 1: • THE NEED FOR PARDON AND THE RESULT. • To destroy any form of self-righteousness man needs to obtain pardon for sin after he has genuinely repented – 2 Chronicles 7:14. The lost relationship with God has to be restored - Isaiah 59:1-2in order to regain lost glory – Romans 3:23. Pardon for sin guarantees healing for the soul and the land. It also assures one of divine attention in prayers – 2 Chronicles 7:15.
PARDON FOR SIN • Outline 2: • HOW TO OBTAIN PARDON FOR SIN. • We must be true to ourselves and be convinced of the need for pardon. We must also confess our sins no matter how numerous and terrible they are – Isaiah 1:18. We must ask God for pardon to give room for the blood of Jesus Christ which alone can do the cleansing – 1 John 1:8-9. God has promised to forgive us and He is a faithful God, He will do it – 2 Corinthians 1:20, 1 Thessalonians 5:24.
PARDON FOR SIN • CONCLUSION • The process of forgiveness is not reserved for the Almighty God alone but also involves the one to be forgiven. He must be humble and willing to ask for forgiveness of sin and God Himself is willing to grant pardon to a genuinely repented soul – Psalm 34:18, Psalm 51:17.