Sin Is like a Kidney Stone “For the wages of sin is death;” Rom.6:23 “...but the way of...

Sin Is like a Kidney Stone

“For the wages of sin is death;” Rom.6:23

“...but the way of transgressors is hard.” Prov. 13:15

Some ways in which a kidney stone is like sin....

“Pain is not in proportion to size.”

How many sins will it take to keep usout of Heaven ?

“For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.” James 2:10

Eternal ~ Hell, Separation from God

Others

Family

Friends

We cannot pick and choose which commands we are going to obey !!!!

Pain of sin may subsideMay become calloused or hardened

Eph. 4:17-19

Sin cannot be overlooked, dismissed or taken lightly !

Sin if left continues to do more damage

James 1:13-16

Sin does not leave us like it found us !

If sin is not removed it will destroy !

Sometimes surgery is necessary !!

We cannot remove our own sins –Only God can do that !

Mat. 18:7-9 It can be very painful

Relief and joy of sin being removed

“And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.” Acts 8:39

To be CheerfulCalmly happy or well-off

New lifestyle – change of habitsNew lifestyle – change of habits

We must change our lives to avoidfuture sins

Col. 3:1-3 - set our mind on things above.

2 Pet. 1:5-11 ~ Christian Graces

Faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, love

These will help us to be faithful

v. 10 b “for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:” [stumble – NKJV]

Fall = to trip, to err, sin, fail

None are immune

All are vulnerable to sin

1 Pet. 5:8

Rom. 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”

We will need help from a Doctor !

Jesus is the Great Physician

“They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.” Matt. 9:11-12

Sin Is like a Kidney Stone

Allow Jesus to be Your Doctor !

He is ready and willing to forgive !!!

Remedy for Sin

Blood of Christ

We take the prescription by obeying the Gospel

Drink Plenty of Water !!Drink Plenty of Water !!

What Must I do to be Saved ?

Obey the Gospel – 1 Cor. 15DeathBurial Resurrection

Hear

Believe

Repent

Confess

BeBaptized

SALVATION

Rom. 6:3-4 “Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

4. Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”

What If I Sin ?Err from the Truth – Jas.5:19

Repent - Acts 8:14-24Confess – 1 Jn. 1:9Pray

Sermon by Arthur Pigman

Evans Church of Christ

515 Gibbs Road

Evans, Ga. 30809

706-855-1249

evanscoc@bellsouth.netevanscoc@bellsouth.net

www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org

Sunday Evening Sept. 2, 2007