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07.28.2013 1
Time to Throw Away That Stone!
Pastor Timothy Chan
Chinese Grace Bible Church
Sunday, July 28, 2013
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
1 In you, Lord my God, I put my trust.
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
2 I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over
me.
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
3 No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame,but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
4 Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths.
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
5 Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day
long.
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
6 Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old.
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
7 Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways;according to your love remember me, for you, Lord, are good.
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
8 Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in
his ways.
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
9 He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
10 All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
11 For the sake of your name, Lord, forgive my iniquity, though it is
great.
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
12 Who, then, are those who fear the Lord? He will instruct them in the ways
they should choose.
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
13 They will spend their days in prosperity, and their descendants will inherit
the land.
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
14 The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to
them.
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
15 My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet
from the snare.
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
16 Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
17 Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish.
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
18 Look on my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins.
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
19 See how numerous are my enemies and how fiercely they hate me!
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
20 Guard my life and rescue me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
21 May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord,[c] is in
you.
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Psalm 25:1-22 (NIV)
22 Deliver Israel, O God, from all their troubles!
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Introduction• Many ills and crises that afflict us are
bound up with __________.each other
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Introduction• Many ills and crises that afflict us are
bound up with __________.
• Where is that stumbling stone in your ______? What makes you ______ forgiving?
each other
heart less
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Time To Remove The Stone of Unforgiveness…
I. The Past: _______ and _______Shame Guilt
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Psalm 25:7 (NIV)
7 Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways;according to your love remember me, for you, Lord, are good.
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Romans 6:6 (NIV)
6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin—
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Time To Remove The Stone of Unforgiveness…
I. The Past: _______ and _______
II. The Present: Natural Instincts to _________
Shame Guilt
Escape
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Psalm 25:18-19 (NIV)
18 Look on my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins.
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Psalm 25:18-19 (NIV)
19 See how numerous are my enemies and how fiercely they hate me!
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2 Samuel 12:15-16 (NIV)
15 After Nathan had gone home, the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill.
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2 Samuel 12:15-16 (NIV)
16 David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground.
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John 21:1-4 (NIV)
1 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way:
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John 21:1-4 (NIV)
2 Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.
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John 21:1-4 (NIV)
3 “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
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John 21:1-4 (NIV)
4 Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.
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Time To Remove The Stone of Unforgiveness…
I. The Past: _______ and _______
II. The Present: Natural Instincts to _________
III. The Flesh: _______
Shame Guilt
Escape
Anger
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1 Samuel 12:13 (NIV)
13 Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for; see, the Lord has set a king over you.
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Psalm 25:16-17 (NIV)
16 Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
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Psalm 25:16-17 (NIV)
17 Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish.
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Psalm 37:8 (NIV)
8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.
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Colossians 3:13 (NIV)
13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
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Ephesians 4:26-27 (NIV)
26 “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,
27 and do not give the devil a foothold.
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Ephesians 4:31-32 (NIV)
31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
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Ephesians 4:31-32 (NIV)
32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
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James 1:19 (NIV)
19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
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Time To Remove The Stone of Unforgiveness…
I. The Past: _______ and _______
II. The Present: Natural Instincts to _________
III. The Flesh: _______
IV. The Attitude: ________ and ______________
Shame Guilt
Escape
Anger
SilenceWithdrawal
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Psalm 25:16 (NIV)
16 Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
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Luke 17:3 (NIV)
3 So watch yourselves.
“If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them.
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Concluding Remarks• There is a time to forgive.
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NIV)
1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity
under the heavens:
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NIV)
2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NIV)
3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to
build,
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NIV)
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to
dance,
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NIV)
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NIV)
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NIV)
7 a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to
speak,
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NIV)
8 a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
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