- Some church members can become overwhelmed by sin. - The goal should be to restore fallen brothers and sisters through gentle, prayerful correction and forgiveness. - Covering others' sins with love and compassion can save souls from spiritual death.

1. There Really
Is Sin
Sunday April 13, 2014 Evening Worship

2. Scripture reading:
Galatians 6:1-5

3. Galatians 6:1-5
1 Brethren, if a man is overtaken
in any trespass, you who are
spiritual restore such a one in a
spirit of gentleness, considering
yourself lest you also be
tempted.

4. Galatians 6:1-5
2 Bear one another’s burdens,
and so fulfill the law of Christ.
3 For if anyone thinks himself to
be something, when he is
nothing, he deceives himself.

5. Galatians 6:1-5
4 But let each one examine his
own work, and then he will have
rejoicing in himself alone, and
not in another. 5 For each one
shall bear his own load.

6. #relen lesspursuit

8. There Really is
Sin

9. There Really is Sin
 Some Brothers and sisters get
overpowered by sin

10. Galatians 6:1
Brethren, if a man is overtaken in
any trespass, you who are
spiritual restore such a one in a
spirit of gentleness, considering
yourself lest you also be
tempted.

11. Galatians 5:19-21
19 Now the works of the flesh are
evident, which are: adultery,
fornication, uncleanness,
lewdness,

12. Galatians 5:19-21
20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred,
contentions, jealousies, outbursts
of wrath, selfish ambitions,
dissensions, heresies,

13. Galatians 5:19-21
21 envy, murders, drunkenness,
revelries, and the like; of which I
tell you beforehand, just as I also
told you in time past, that those
who practice such things will not
inherit the kingdom of God.

14. 1John 1:8,10
8 If we say that we have no sin,
we deceive ourselves, and the
truth is not in us.
10 If we say that we have not
sinned, we make Him a liar, and
His word is not in us.

15. What Not To Do
• Don’t diminish the seriousness of
sin
• Avoid the temptation to witch-hunt
• Do not ignore the sin
• Don’t expel the stumbling saint
• Avoid ostracism

16. What To Do
• The transgression and the
transgressor must be FACED
• Your motives must be pure
• Prayerfully consider your approach
• Repentance is the only way to
recovery
• Forgiveness and restoration should be
COMPLETE

17. There Really is Sin
 Some Brothers and sisters get
overpowered by sin
 The goal is to regain your
brother or sister!

18. Matthew 18:15
Moreover if your brother sins
against you, go and tell him his
fault between you and him alone.
If he hears you, you have gained
your brother.

19. There Really is Sin
 Some Brothers and sisters get
overpowered by sin
 The goal is to regain your
brother or sister!
 Cover a multitude of sins!

20. James 5:19,20
19 Brethren, if anyone among you
wanders from the truth, and someone
turns him back, 20 let him know that
he who turns a sinner from the error
of his way will save a soul from death
and cover a multitude of sins.

21. 1Peter 4:8
And above all things have fervent
love for one another, for “love will
cover a multitude of sins.”

22. There Really is Sin
 Some Brothers and sisters get
overpowered by sin
 The goal is to regain your
brother or sister!
 Cover a multitude of sins!

23. A man fell into a pit and couldn’t get
himself out.
A subjective person came along and
said, "I feel for you down there.”
An objective person walked by and
said, "It’s logical that someone would
fall down there.”

24. A Pharisee said, "Only bad people fall
into pits."
A mathematician calculated how deep
the pit was.
A news reporter wanted the exclusive
story on the pit.

25. An IRS agent asked if he was paying
taxes on the pit.
A self-pitying person said, "You haven’t
seen anything until you’ve seen my
pit."
A fire-and-brimstone preacher said,
"You deserve your pit."

26. A Christian Scientist observed, "The pit
is just in your mind."
A psychologist noted, "Your mother
and father are to blame for your being
in that pit."
A self-esteem therapist said, "Believe
in yourself and you can get out of that
pit."

27. An optimist said, "Things could be
worse."
A pessimist claimed, "Things couldn’t
be worse."

28. "Jesus, seeing the man, took him by
the hand and lifted him out of the pit."

29. #relen lesspursuit