“Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.”

Proverbs 13:15

Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”

Matthew 11:28-30 “my burden is light”

Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

“The way of transgressors is Hard”

Ananias and Sapphira - Acts 5Israelites in Numbers 25

DRINKING Alcoholics Destroy body

Prov. 23:32 “biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder”

Fornication and Adultery STD Aids – no cure

“Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.”

1 Cor. 6:18

WORRY Matthew 6:25-34 Problems by excessive and persistent worry

HATRED Col. 3:8 “put off anger and wrath” Adrenalin produced by anger

GUILT Time will not erase it Must remove it

Paul Persecuted church 1 Tim. 1:15 - chief of sinners

Judas Betrayed Christ for 30 pieces of silver Hung himself

Young man Bible Test

1 Tim. 4:1-2 “…having their conscience seared with a hot iron.”

“Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.”

Jeremiah 8:12

Sin will quench the spirit “Quench not the spirit” 1 Thes. 5:19

Quench = Extinguish, go out

Prayer Life

Bible Reading

Attendance

“This book will keep you from sin and sin will keep you from this book.”

39 stripes – nails into hands and feet

“My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death” “If it be possible, let this cup depart from me.”

“My God, My God why hast thou forsaken me?”

“If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.”

Hebrews 6:6

Failing others is a sin against God - Matt. 25:45 “Inasmuch as ye did not to one of the least of these…”

Acts 9:4 “Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?”

Gen. 39:9 “How can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?”

How much does it hurt ?He was willing to give his Son for our sins.

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Christ died for our sins not for his own.

Live with them = Live with them eternally

Ignore them = God will ignore you eternally

Get Rid of them = Forgiven

hearhearbelievebelieve

repentrepentconfessconfess

baptismbaptism

Rom.10:17Rom.10:17

Mk.16:16Mk.16:16

Acts 2:38Acts 2:38

Rom.10:10Rom.10:10

1 PET. 3:211 PET. 3:21

Sermon by Arthur Pigman

Evans Church of Christ

515 Gibbs Road

Evans, Ga. 30809

706-855-1249

arthurpigman@bellsouth.netarthurpigman@bellsouth.net

www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org

Sunday Morning September 2, 2012