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Home Email About Us Services Articles Bulletin From God's Word Area Events Announcements Calendar Prayer Requests Plan of Salvation Audio Sermon Library Photographs	The Sin Problem 03/18/2001 The Bible says that a man is a liar who says he has no sin (1 Jn. 1:8). The devil tries to get us to deny, excuse, and sugarcoat sin. Every person knows they have neglected the good and committed evil deeds. The Bible says, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Rom.3:23). There is a triple consequence of sins. All of them are bad. 1. Sin affects others. We are not isolated beings. We live in community and what we do affects others. No one lives to himself (Rom.14:7). Sins have consequences on our family, community, and even our enemies. We cannot withdraw the consequences of our sins. 2. Sin affects our present life. We feel guilty. Sin makes us ashamed before men and God. Yet, we can receive mercy from God in forgiveness, but things will never be the same again. We cannot undo what has been done. 3. Sin affects all eternity. There is punishment waiting those who have unforgiven sins at the final judgment. The wages of sin is death -- eternal separation from God in hell. There are solutions to the consequences of sin. We cannot erase our sins from existence, but their consequences can be changed. Repentance and correcting the wrongdoing can remove the hurt that another has suffered because of your sin. Repentance and baptism into Christ removes our past sins when our faith leads us to obey (Acts 2:37-38). This make us a new creature in Christ -- old things have passed away and all things are new. We walk in newness of life. Our guilt has been lifted. Repentance and prayer is the path to forgiveness to one who has become a Christian. By God’s grace we can have forgiveness of sins by faithful obedience. Forgiveness lifts some of the pain that has been suffered by those who were most affected by our sin. It lifts the burden of guilt from our heart and erases our sins from the mind of God. The sin problem in our life can be solved, if we accept the solution. Douglas L Post
	Raising Ebenezers Last week, Don Nelson shared with us the meaning of the word "Ebenezer as is found in the song, Oh The Fount of Every Blessing. We sing (without any insight) the part that says, "Here I raise my Ebenezer, hither by Thy help I've come." The word "Ebenezer" means "rock of help." It was the name Samuel gave to a monument erected to commemorate God's help in a victory over the Philistines (1 Sam. 7:10-12). We, too, need to raise some Ebenezers — markers in our lives, which say, "Thank you, Lord, for bringing me this far." After all, we have so many blessings beyond our ability to count: material prosperity, friends and family, sight, hearing and mobility…We are children of God, with the blessings of salvation and the hope of heaven (Eph.1:3). What kind of Ebenezer will I raise? GIVING: When I give thought to my prosperity, I can raise an Ebenezer by giving back to God or to the needy. CARING: Perhaps I can thank God for my good health by taking time to visit someone who lacks it. WORSHIP: I can express appreciation for my freedom to worship by using it! By Study of God’s Word. By praying. By Assembling on the first day of the week with fellow Christians, By Singing, etc.. EVANGELISM: When I consider how empty my life would be without Jesus and His Gospel, I can show gratitude by making it possible for others to hear it. Share the good news! (Doug Post)
	The Power of Right Attitudes 1) An attitude of love (Luke 6:27-30) 2) An attitude of service (Luke 6:31-35) 3) An attitude of generosity (Luke 6:36-38) Victor Frankl, in MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING, suggests that the last freedom we give up is the freedom to choose our attitude! "Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus" (Phil. 2:5). How is your attitude? (The Fulton Evangelist, Fulton, MS)