Dealing with Sin

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SunDAY: 9 AM Sunday School, 10:30AM Worship /TuesDAY 6 pm prayer/ WedNESDAY 6PM Bible study

Aug. 17, 2025

 Reverend Greg Gibbs
 Matthew 18:15-20
 Sin

Background:

  • Sin should be talked about more not to highlight it, but to be aware of its proximity
  • There is a doom that is inevitable without Christ
  • Without Christ we are doomed to failure
  • We should think about life and death every day we wake up
  • We should think about our eternal plan and how that will go
  • Sin is a transgression of the law
  • Sin is a failure to conform to God's moral laws in acts, attitude, or nature
  • It's a battle...a lot to overcome


Key Sermon Points:

1. The relationship is not the same

  • What are you doing about the relationship not being the same?
  • The Scripture says we are like little children (new in Christ)...we should approach Christ like a baby
  • If we don't approach God like children, we may not get into Heaven (Matthew 18:3)
  • Are you willing to say that the relationship is not the same to someone?
  • We don't sin to ourselves...it always rubs off onto others
  • Walk in the Spirit to win (Galatians 5:16)
  • Our greatest enemy is our flesh (Galatians 5:17)

2. We must seek to restore relations impacted by sin

  • Whichever sins (Galatians 5:16-21) caused the issue, we must seek to restore the relationship
  • James 1:14 shows us how sin develops
  • Whatever we judge, we will be judged by (Matthew 7:1-2)
  • It's not Biblical to run right to the Senior Pastor with every concern (Exodus 18)
  • Examples of why we need to restore: neglect, our examples, discouragement
  • We must seek to resolve the issues to not be a stumbling block (Romans 14:13)

3. The method of addressing the sin (v. 15-17)

  • Talk to the individual alone first
  • If that doesn't work, then bring one or two others
  • If that doesn't work, then go to the church
  • If that doesn't work, then leave

4. God's view on the matter

  • God told us how to settle it
  • Church discipline (vv. 19-20)

5. Summary

  • Reiterate the importance of Scripture, it can't be about what we think
  • The point of Scripture is about growth
  • How the Children of God are supposed to interact
  • We are to forgive repeatedly (Matthew 18:22)