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Introduction of clip: The song that we Just sung, Amazing Grace, was written by the captain of a slave ship who gave his life to Jesus after a fateful night, his boat being torn apart during a storm, almost on the brink of sinking, he called out to God for mercy and God rescued him. I would like to tell…

When I worked in Hospitals… we caught a thief who had been robbing the Dr offices. when they told him that he took $4,000 from an office, he retorted… I only took 1500 … What do you do when you are driving and a police car pulls up behind you? Slow dow… even of you are going the speed limit… right? The…

Praise God Who Seeks Sinners BIG IDEA: Guilt drives man away from God, but God seeks and saves sinners by his grace. Introduction Guilt and shame are timeless problems! The Bible provides timeless solutions! This is what makes the ancient story of Adam and Eve so relevant to our daily lives. Have you…

Intro Two men were on trial for armed robbery. An eye witness took the stand to testify and the prosecutor got up to begin questioning. First, he asked the eye witness… were you at the scene of the robbery? Yes the eye witness stated. Did you see the vehicle leave the scene at a high rate of speed? Yes…

We are all guilty of sin, but God has a remedy for our guilt.

Intro Baggage Series… Tonight we will talk about the baggage of guilt… or shame. Too many believers struggle with the guilt factor ... It will weigh you down. I don’t know what kind of church experience you had when you were young… it could have been good or bad… and it impacts you today. Some churches…

The scene was the 24th JDC court. Two men were on trial for armed robbery. An eye witness took the stand and the prosecutor got up to begin his questioning. First he asked the eyewitness, "You were at the scene of the robbery?" Yes, answered the witness. "You saw a vehicle leave at a high rate of speed?"…

18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Guilt is a Powerful deterrent of giving God Thanks. The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated) (Guilt) Guilt for the biblical writers, guilt is not primarily an inward feeling of remorse or a bad conscience,…

The proving of a person guilty of sin. Scripture stresses that God has declared the guilt, together with its consequences, of sinful humanity. The term can also refer to a state of being convinced; i.e., the holding of a strong belief, especially a conscious awareness of one’s guilt and the atoning death of Jesus Christ as the means of remission of that guilt.

Romans 5:9 9 And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation. Definition of condemnation 1: censure, blame 2: the act of judicially condemning 3: the state of being condemned 4: a reason for condemning His conduct was sufficient…

Jesus was our propitiation to appease the wrath of God. But, He was also our expiation to make amends for our wrong doing and remove our guilt. He was the atoning sacrifice.

The only way for Jesus to completely take away the guilt of our sin was for Jesus to become completely like us in every way; sometimes we forget what it means that Jesus has become our brother.

A few quick reminders: A quick look back so we can look forward. The power of the Gospel originated from God ( Rom1:16 ) The outreach of the Gospel is to reach all men ( Rom1:16-17 ) The power of the gospel will produce faith ( Rom10:17 ) The power of the gospel will produce fruit ( Col1:5-6 ) The gospel…

While the death of Christ expiates and propitiates, the burial (as with the scapegoat) takes away shame.

In Hosea chapter one, we saw the indictment God brought against Israel. Remember that the nation had split in two and the prophecies of this book focus on the northern kingdom. God took the marriage between Hosea and Gomer to illustrate the crimes Israel was committing against Him. The imagery of the…

The Day of Small Things But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord . And the Lord said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over…

I know of a young man who grew up in church. Every Sunday he was in the pews and every Wednesday was at youth group. He said that he loved God, but spending time in prayer and reading the bible, spending time with God was something that didn’t suit him. When he got into high school he started running…

Rebellion has consequences, but is never beyond God's ability to show mercy.

The power of the gospel Several weeks ago we looked at, did not finish looking at being unashamed of the gospel, and we should finish that before getting to the next section, which, by the way, may be a little hard to swallow. (Insert The gospel is for all picture here) Previously we have seen: Paul…

Self-righteousness is not righteousness Self-righteousness (adj) having or characterized by a certainty, especially an unfounded one, that one is totally correct or morally superior.- Let’s start with that this morning. Self-righteousness does not equate to God’s righteousness Do you believe that statement?…

Guilty! Guilty, without excuse, we started looking at this over last few weeks. A few little reminders before we get to our passage today. God’s two revelations to man The Righteousness of God in the gospel The wrath of God revealed from heaven Reasons for the wrath, for guilt Intelligence (1:18-20)…

3 We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy. 5 This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare…

A Christmas Carol is a novel by English Author, Charles Dickens. You have probably read it or at least watched various movies with the title. It tells the story of a bitter old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation into a gentler, kindlier man after visitations by the ghost of his former…