Title of message: Clouds of Sin
(1 John 1:8) “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.”
(Micah 6:8) “He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
A path to clear skies.
1. Act justly
(Hebrews 12:1) “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”
(Revelation 3:7) “…What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.”
(Revelation 3:8) “I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut.”
(Ephesians 5:15-16) “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.”
(Ephesians 5:17) “Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.”
(Micah 6:8) “He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
2. Love mercy
Mercy is: “Compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm.”
(Lamentations 3:22-23) (MSG) “God's loyal love couldn't have run out, his merciful love couldn't have dried up. They're created new every morning. How great your faithfulness! I'm sticking with God (I say it over and over). He's all I've got left.”
(Proverbs 28:13) “He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.”
(1 Timothy 1:12-13) “I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me faithful, appointing me to his service. Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief”
3. Walk humbly
(2 Chronicles 7:14) “if my people, who are called by my name, will 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.”
(Romans 5:20) “…But where sin increased, grace increased all the more.”
(Romans 6:1-2) “…Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?”
(Isaiah 30:21) “Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”
