• II Corinthians 7:8-10
• Psalms 38:1-4
• Psalms 51 – God desires that we sorrow for sin.
• Psalms 32:1, 3-5, 10
• Sorrows of the world
  • Godly sorrow produces repentance. Earthly sorrow produces death.
  • Materialism
    • Luke 18:18-25
    • I Timothy 6:10
  • Bad decisions
    • Mark 6:23-27
  • Drunkenness
  • Sin
    • Psalms 22:8
    • Lamentations 1:18
  • Judas
  • Sorrow can lead to despondency, but God provides forgiveness.
• Sorrow is necessary. We cannot just eliminate it from our lives.
  • Jeremiah 6:15
  • We should be able to blush because of our sins.
• Joy is the ultimate result of godly sorrow.
  • II Corinthians 7:11
  • Jeremiah 17:5-8
  • Isaiah 35:1-7, 10
  • Isaiah 61:3, 1
  • Psalms 72:6

[This was a special service in which singing was interspersed with bits of teaching about the Lord’s Supper. We have edited together the teaching segments for your edification here. -MRW]

• How sin develops:
  • Desire + opportunity = temptation
    • James 1:12-18
  • Desire + opportunity + action = sin
  • Desire + opportunity + action (sin) + no forgiveness = death
• How to overcome sin:
  • Change our desires
    • Romans 12:1-2
    • Galatians 5:24
    • Psalms 119:11
    • Matthew 4:3-10
    • Psalms 116:12-14
    • Psalms 119:104
  • Limit our opportunities
    • Matthew 6:13
    • Matthew 26:41
    • Psalms 101:3-4
    • Job 31:1
    • Psalms 101:6-7
    • I Corinthians 15:33
    • Romans 13:14
  • Exercise self-control
    • Galatians 5:22-23
    • II Peter 1:6, 10
    • Ephesians 3:16-17
    • Romans 8:12-13
    • Philippians 4:13
    • Ephesians 3:16
    • Philippians 2:12-13
    • Daniel 1:8
    • I Corinthians 10:17
  • Obtain forgiveness
    • I John 2:1-2
    • Acts 2:38
    • Acts 22:16
    • Revelation 1:5
    • Acts 8:22
    • I John 1:9
• Some observations about overcoming sin
  • II Thessalonians 3:3
  • I Corinthians 10:13
  • James 4:17
  • Romans 6:1-23
  • Galatians 6:7-9
  • I Timothy 4:8
  • I Peter 3:10-13
  • Proverbs 13:15
  • Hebrews 3:12-14
  • Hebrews 10:26-31
  • James 1:12

• Foundations
  • Matthew 22:36-40 – The two great commands both involve love.
    • Definition of love
  • Where does this love come from?
    • It is an intentional love. God is the ultimate example.
    • John 13:34
    • Romans 5:6 – Jesus died even for the ungodly.
    • Titus 3:3-5 – God saved us when we did not deserve it.
    • Everyone has an eternal soul. We have to remember that when we interact with people.
    • “I do not want God to start loving me only if and when I deserve it.”
      • Matthew 6:14; 7:2; 25:40
    • “I want to become an expert at love like my Father.”
      • I John 2:7-11
  • Who is my neighbor?
    • Luke 10:25-37
      • A Samaritan is the one who helped.
      • The help involved sacrifice of time and money.
    • Matthew 5:43-48
    • Everyone is our neighbor!

• Ephesians 3:13-21
• Ephesians 3:10 – The fact that Paul said that the wisdom of God was to be made known through the church shows that “heavenly places” is referring to human rulers in high places. Paul was sent to reach humans on earth – not celestial beings.
• Ephesians 3:17 – Christ dwells in our hearts when we are so close to God that we allow God to guide our lives.
• Ephesians 3:19 – We can learn of God’s love for us, but it is so great that we can never fully comprehend it.