The service featured worship followed by a sermon emphasizing that while God forgives sin through confession and repentance, the consequences of sin remain. The preacher used biblical examples like David to illustrate that sin leads to unavoidable fallout, even after divine forgiveness.
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All right, everybody. It's time for us All right, everybody. It's time for us to get started in our service tonight. to get started in our service tonight. to get started in our service tonight. It's good to see everybody here. It's good to see everybody here. It's good to see everybody here. If you would stand with us, this angel If you would stand with us, this angel If you would stand with us, this angel is going to come lead us in some is going to come lead us in some is going to come lead us in some worship. Lord, prepare [singing] Lord, prepare [singing] me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy. pure and holy. tried and [music and singing] true. tried and [music and singing] true. tried and [music and singing] true. And with thanksgiving, And with thanksgiving, And with thanksgiving, [singing and music] [singing and music] [singing and music] I'll be a living for [singing] you. for [singing] you. Yes, Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, pure and holy, tried and true. tried and true. tried and true. And with thanksgiving, And with thanksgiving, And with thanksgiving, I'll [singing] be a living I'll [singing] be a living I'll [singing] be a living sanctuary And [singing] it is you, Lord, And [singing] it is you, Lord, who came to [singing] save who came to [singing] save who came to [singing] save the heart and soul the heart and soul the heart and soul of every man. of every man. of every man. And it is you [singing] Lord And it is you [singing] Lord And it is you [singing] Lord who knows my weakness who knows my weakness who knows my weakness but who [singing] gives me strength but who [singing] gives me strength but who [singing] gives me strength with un. pure and holy, pure and holy, oh tread and true. [singing] And with thanksgiving, And with thanksgiving, I'll be a living I'll be a living I'll be a living sanctuary for you. for you. who lead me on [singing] Lord who lead me on [singing] Lord who lead me on [singing] Lord from temptation from temptation from temptation [singing] and purify [singing] and purify [singing] and purify me me me from within. from within. from within. Oh, fill my heart with your Holy Oh, fill my heart with your Holy Oh, fill my heart with your Holy [singing] Spirit [singing] Spirit [singing] Spirit and take away all and take away all and take away all of my sin. of my sin. of my sin. Yes, Lord, prepare [singing] me to be a Yes, Lord, prepare [singing] me to be a Yes, Lord, prepare [singing] me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, pure and holy, tried and true. tried and true. tried and true. And with thanksgiving, [singing] I'll be a living I'll be a living sanctuary sanctuary sanctuary [screaming] for you. for you. Oh lead me on [singing] Lord Oh lead me on [singing] Lord Oh lead me on [singing] Lord from all temptation from all temptation from all temptation and purify and purify and purify me me me from within. from within. from within. Oh, [singing] fill my heart with your Oh, [singing] fill my heart with your Oh, [singing] fill my heart with your Holy [singing] Holy [singing] Holy [singing] Spirit Spirit Spirit and take away all and take away all and take away all of my sin. of my sin. of my sin. Oh Lord, prepare [singing and music] me Oh Lord, prepare [singing and music] me Oh Lord, prepare [singing and music] me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy. pure and holy. is tried [singing] and true. is tried [singing] and true. is tried [singing] and true. And with thanksgiving, And with thanksgiving, And with thanksgiving, I'll be a livinging I'll be a livinging I'll be a livinging sanctuary for you, for you, Lord. Prepare [singing] me to be a Lord. Prepare [singing] me to be a Lord. Prepare [singing] me to be a sanctuary. sanctuary. sanctuary. I want to be pure [crying] and holy. I want to be pure [crying] and holy. I want to be pure [crying] and holy. Oh, and tried and true. Oh, and tried and true. Oh, and tried and true. And with thanksgiving, And with thanksgiving, And with thanksgiving, I will be a living I will be a living I will be a living sanctuary pure and holy, pure and holy, tried and true. [singing] tried and true. [singing] tried and true. [singing] And with thanksgiving, And with thanksgiving, And with thanksgiving, yes, I'll be a living for you. One more time. Oh Lord, prepare for you. One more time. Oh Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, pure and holy, tried [singing] and true. tried [singing] and true. tried [singing] and true. And with thanksgiving, [singing] And with thanksgiving, [singing] And with thanksgiving, [singing] Lord, I'll be your living for you. for you. Oh, and with thanksgiving, [singing] Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Thank you, Jesus. Hallelujah. Thank you, Jesus. Hallelujah. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. Well, I heard an old [singing] old story Well, I heard an old [singing] old story Well, I heard an old [singing] old story how a savior came from [music] glory. how a savior came from [music] glory. how a savior came from [music] glory. How he gave his life on Calvary How he gave his life on Calvary How he gave his life on Calvary to save a rich like me. And I heard to save a rich like me. And I heard to save a rich like me. And I heard [singing] about his groaning [singing] about his groaning [singing] about his groaning of his precious blood [singing] of his precious blood [singing] of his precious blood [singing] atone. atone. atone. And then I repented of my sins [singing] And then I repented of my sins [singing] And then I repented of my sins [singing] and won the victory. and won the victory. and won the victory. Oh, victory Oh, victory Oh, victory in Jesus in Jesus in Jesus my savior my savior my savior forever. forever. forever. He saw me and he bought me with He saw me and he bought me with He saw me and he bought me with [singing] his redeeing blood. He loved [singing] his redeeing blood. He loved [singing] his redeeing blood. He loved me right to him and all my love me right to him and all my love me right to him and all my love [singing] [singing] [singing] is to him. He plunge me to victory is to him. He plunge me to victory is to him. He plunge me to victory beneath the [singing and music] beneath the [singing and music] beneath the [singing and music] cleansing blood. cleansing blood. cleansing blood. Oh victory Oh victory Oh victory and Jesus [singing] my savior and Jesus [singing] my savior and Jesus [singing] my savior forever. forever. forever. He saw me and he bought me with his He saw me and he bought me with his He saw me and he bought me with his redeeming blood. redeeming blood. redeeming blood. He loved me. I knew him. And all my love He loved me. I knew him. And all my love He loved me. I knew him. And all my love is to [singing] him. He plunged me to is to [singing] him. He plunged me to is to [singing] him. He plunged me to victory victory victory beneath the cleansing [singing] flood. Well, I heard about his healing Well, I heard about his healing [singing] [singing] [singing] of his cleansing power revealing of his cleansing power revealing of his cleansing power revealing how he made [music] the lame to walk how he made [music] the lame to walk how he made [music] the lame to walk again. And he caused the blind to see. again. And he caused the blind to see. again. And he caused the blind to see. And then I cry, "Dear Jesus, come and And then I cry, "Dear Jesus, come and And then I cry, "Dear Jesus, come and heal my broken spirit." heal my broken spirit." heal my broken spirit." And [singing] somehow Jesus came and And [singing] somehow Jesus came and And [singing] somehow Jesus came and brought to me the victory. brought to me the victory. brought to me the victory. [singing and music] [singing and music] [singing and music] Oh victory. Oh victory. Oh victory. And Jesus And Jesus And Jesus my savior my savior my savior forever. forever. forever. He sought [singing and music] me and He sought [singing and music] me and He sought [singing and music] me and bought me with his redeeming blood. bought me with his redeeming blood. bought me with his redeeming blood. He loved me right to him and all my love He loved me right to him and all my love He loved me right to him and all my love is to him. He plunge me to victory is to him. He plunge me to victory is to him. He plunge me to victory beneath the cleansing flood. Well, I beneath the cleansing flood. Well, I beneath the cleansing flood. Well, I heard about a mansion. He has built for heard about a mansion. He has built for heard about a mansion. He has built for me up in glory. that I heard about the me up in glory. that I heard about the me up in glory. that I heard about the streets of gold beyond the crystal sea streets of gold beyond the crystal sea streets of gold beyond the crystal sea about the angels singing and that old about the angels singing and that old about the angels singing and that old redemption story [singing] redemption story [singing] redemption story [singing] in some sweet [music] dance I'll sing in some sweet [music] dance I'll sing in some sweet [music] dance I'll sing out there the song of victory out there the song of victory out there the song of victory oh victory oh victory oh victory of Jesus my savior your forever. of Jesus my savior your forever. of Jesus my savior your forever. He [singing] saw me and bought me with He [singing] saw me and bought me with He [singing] saw me and bought me with his redeeming blood. Yes, he loved me. I his redeeming blood. Yes, he loved me. I his redeeming blood. Yes, he loved me. I knew him. And all my love is due knew him. And all my love is due knew him. And all my love is due [singing] to him. He plunged me to [singing] to him. He plunged me to [singing] to him. He plunged me to victory victory victory beneath the [singing] cleansing flood. beneath the [singing] cleansing flood. beneath the [singing] cleansing flood. Oh, victory Oh, victory Oh, victory of Jesus of Jesus of Jesus my savior and story. my savior and story. my savior and story. And some sweet day I'm going to sing up And some sweet day I'm going to sing up And some sweet day I'm going to sing up there the song of victory. there the song of victory. there the song of victory. Oh victory Oh victory Oh victory and Jesus and Jesus and Jesus is my savior forever. is my savior forever. is my savior forever. He sought [singing] me and bought me He sought [singing] me and bought me He sought [singing] me and bought me with his [music] redeeming blood. with his [music] redeeming blood. with his [music] redeeming blood. He loved me as I knew him. And all my He loved me as I knew him. And all my He loved me as I knew him. And all my love [singing] love [singing] love [singing] is due to him. He plunged me to victory is due to him. He plunged me to victory is due to him. He plunged me to victory beneath the cleansing blood. beneath the cleansing blood. beneath the cleansing blood. Oh, victory. Oh, victory. Oh, victory. And Jesus And Jesus And Jesus is my savior forever. is my savior forever. is my savior forever. He saw me [singing] He saw me [singing] He saw me [singing] bought me with his redeeming bought me with his redeeming bought me with his redeeming [singing and music] [singing and music] [singing and music] blood. blood. blood. He loved me and I knew him and all my He loved me and I knew him and all my He loved me and I knew him and all my love is to [singing] him. He plunged me love is to [singing] him. He plunged me love is to [singing] him. He plunged me to victory to victory to victory beneath the cleansing beneath the cleansing beneath the cleansing [singing and music] flood. I've got [singing and music] flood. I've got [singing and music] flood. I've got victory in Jesus cuz he's my savior victory in Jesus cuz he's my savior victory in Jesus cuz he's my savior forever. forever. forever. He [singing] saw me and me with his He [singing] saw me and me with his He [singing] saw me and me with his redeeming [music] blood. He loved me and redeeming [music] blood. He loved me and redeeming [music] blood. He loved me and I knew him and all my love is to him. He I knew him and all my love is to him. He I knew him and all my love is to him. He launched [singing] me to victory launched [singing] me to victory launched [singing] me to victory beneath the cleansing beneath the cleansing beneath the cleansing [singing and music] flood. Hallelujah. Thank you, Jesus. Hallelujah. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. Somebody say, "Praise the Lord." Somebody say, "Praise the Lord." You got to be quiet. You have to be You got to be quiet. You have to be You got to be quiet. You have to be quiet. I wasn't looking for it, but it just I wasn't looking for it, but it just came up on my phone of them celebrating came up on my phone of them celebrating came up on my phone of them celebrating Pride the other day. Pride the other day. Pride the other day. One of the congressman, one of the high One of the congressman, one of the high One of the congressman, one of the high official congressman walking in the official congressman walking in the official congressman walking in the parade with him. I thought to myself, parade with him. I thought to myself, parade with him. I thought to myself, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. you ought to be ashamed of yourself. you ought to be ashamed of yourself. Maybe you ought to be, but he ain't. Maybe you ought to be, but he ain't. Maybe you ought to be, but he ain't. He's not ashamed at all. He's not ashamed at all. He's not ashamed at all. But I'm so glad tonight that I got But I'm so glad tonight that I got But I'm so glad tonight that I got victory in Jesus. victory in Jesus. victory in Jesus. Amen. Amen. Amen. One of these days ain't going to be very One of these days ain't going to be very One of these days ain't going to be very long. God's going to come. He's going to long. God's going to come. He's going to long. God's going to come. He's going to take us out of all this mess. take us out of all this mess. take us out of all this mess. Cuz the world's in a mess, ain't it? Cuz the world's in a mess, ain't it? Cuz the world's in a mess, ain't it? It ain't so much the devil's fault. It It ain't so much the devil's fault. It It ain't so much the devil's fault. It is people's fault. is people's fault. is people's fault. He just deceived. So many people in this He just deceived. So many people in this He just deceived. So many people in this world, and I hate to say it, so many in world, and I hate to say it, so many in world, and I hate to say it, so many in the church world are deceived. And the church world are deceived. And the church world are deceived. And they're going to miss the rapture when they're going to miss the rapture when they're going to miss the rapture when it takes place. That is sad. it takes place. That is sad. it takes place. That is sad. I knew I went to church all, you know, I knew I went to church all, you know, I knew I went to church all, you know, 20 years, 30 years or whatever. heard 20 years, 30 years or whatever. heard 20 years, 30 years or whatever. heard preacher preach after a preacher after preacher preach after a preacher after preacher preach after a preacher after preach and still die and be lost without preach and still die and be lost without preach and still die and be lost without God. God. God. But a lot of people going to hell But a lot of people going to hell But a lot of people going to hell through the church, believe it or not. through the church, believe it or not. through the church, believe it or not. Amen. But I'm not going to be one of Amen. But I'm not going to be one of Amen. But I'm not going to be one of them. I'm going to stand for what is them. I'm going to stand for what is them. I'm going to stand for what is truth. If it cost me my life and to to truth. If it cost me my life and to to truth. If it cost me my life and to to lose my life is is going to be gained lose my life is is going to be gained lose my life is is going to be gained for me. I'll gain it on the other side. for me. I'll gain it on the other side. for me. I'll gain it on the other side. All right. If our ushers would come All right. If our ushers would come All right. If our ushers would come please and we we receive our offering please and we we receive our offering please and we we receive our offering tonight. tonight. tonight. we'll get on with the service. we'll get on with the service. we'll get on with the service. Father, we love you and we appreciate Father, we love you and we appreciate Father, we love you and we appreciate you tonight. Thank you God for this you tonight. Thank you God for this you tonight. Thank you God for this opportunity and give you the praise for opportunity and give you the praise for opportunity and give you the praise for it in Jesus name. Amen. I want to thank the Lord tonight for I want to thank the Lord tonight for bringing me through valleys, bringing me bringing me through valleys, bringing me bringing me through valleys, bringing me through a lot of trials. And God does through a lot of trials. And God does through a lot of trials. And God does answer prayers. You can get up in the answer prayers. You can get up in the answer prayers. You can get up in the midnight hour and let God know what you midnight hour and let God know what you midnight hour and let God know what you want and what you need. And God will want and what you need. And God will want and what you need. And God will answer your prayers. He's proven that to answer your prayers. He's proven that to answer your prayers. He's proven that to me time and time again because I don't me time and time again because I don't me time and time again because I don't sleep good at night. I get up sometime sleep good at night. I get up sometime sleep good at night. I get up sometime 1, two, and three o'clock. And God does 1, two, and three o'clock. And God does 1, two, and three o'clock. And God does answer prayers, don't he? And every time answer prayers, don't he? And every time answer prayers, don't he? And every time we have these trials, it's just a we have these trials, it's just a we have these trials, it's just a stepping stone to that city. [music] stepping stone to that city. [music] stepping stone to that city. [music] Pray for me as I try to sing the song. When your back is against the wall When your back is against the wall [singing] [singing] [singing] and you feel you can't go on, just and you feel you can't go on, just and you feel you can't go on, just [music] trust [singing] in Jesus and let [music] trust [singing] in Jesus and let [music] trust [singing] in Jesus and let him hold to your hand. No [singing] matter what the world may No [singing] matter what the world may say, I know that God will make a say, I know that God will make a say, I know that God will make a [singing] way. Oh, just remember that [singing] way. Oh, just remember that [singing] way. Oh, just remember that your trials your trials your trials set in stone. Your steing stones will lead you to Your steing stones will lead you to that city inside the gate. Your stepping that city inside the gate. Your stepping that city inside the gate. Your stepping stones [singing] will [music] give you stones [singing] will [music] give you stones [singing] will [music] give you strength strength strength when you pray in Jesus when you pray in Jesus when you pray in Jesus [singing and music] name. [singing and music] name. [singing and music] name. So if you're down and out So if you're down and out So if you're down and out all alone, [singing] all alone, [singing] all alone, [singing] just don't you doubt. Oh, just remember just don't you doubt. Oh, just remember just don't you doubt. Oh, just remember [singing] [singing] [singing] that your trials are steing stone. Now Paul and Silas were thrown in Now Paul and Silas were thrown in [singing and music] jail. They had [singing and music] jail. They had [singing and music] jail. They had nobody to go that bail. Oh, but [music] nobody to go that bail. Oh, but [music] nobody to go that bail. Oh, but [music] they trusted in [singing] the one who they trusted in [singing] the one who they trusted in [singing] the one who never fail. never fail. never fail. They prayed to sing without a doubt. For They prayed to sing without a doubt. For They prayed to sing without a doubt. For they knew God will bring them out. they knew God will bring them out. they knew God will bring them out. [singing] Oh, they remember that their [singing] Oh, they remember that their [singing] Oh, they remember that their trials are stealthy stone. Your stepping [singing] stones will lead Your stepping [singing] stones will lead you to you to you to that [singing] city inside the gate. that [singing] city inside the gate. that [singing] city inside the gate. Your step and stone will give you Your step and stone will give you Your step and stone will give you strength strength strength when you pray in Jesus name. when you pray in Jesus name. when you pray in Jesus name. So [singing] if you're down and out So [singing] if you're down and out So [singing] if you're down and out all along, just don't you doubt. all along, just don't you doubt. all along, just don't you doubt. [singing] [singing] [singing] [music] Oh, just remember that your [music] Oh, just remember that your [music] Oh, just remember that your trials [singing] trials [singing] trials [singing] are stepping in stone. Now look at [singing] Job and what he Now look at [singing] Job and what he lost. lost. lost. In the [singing] Bible, we are told, In the [singing] Bible, we are told, In the [singing] Bible, we are told, "Oh, but [music] he trusted "Oh, but [music] he trusted "Oh, but [music] he trusted and the [singing] one who loved him so." Although [singing] he never turned away, Although [singing] he never turned away, for he just said, "There'll come a day." for he just said, "There'll come a day." for he just said, "There'll come a day." Oh, he [singing] remembered Oh, he [singing] remembered Oh, he [singing] remembered that his trials are stealthy [singing] that his trials are stealthy [singing] that his trials are stealthy [singing] stone. The stepping stones will lead you to The stepping stones will lead you to that city inside the gate. Your step that city inside the gate. Your step that city inside the gate. Your step [singing] [singing] [singing] [music] [music] [music] will give you strength will give you strength will give you strength when you pray in Jesus name. when you pray in Jesus name. when you pray in Jesus name. So [singing] if you're down and out all So [singing] if you're down and out all So [singing] if you're down and out all [singing] along, [singing] along, [singing] along, just don't you down. Oh, just remember just don't you down. Oh, just remember just don't you down. Oh, just remember [singing] [singing] [singing] that your trials are stealth and gone. into the fire. You will go unless you into the fire. You will go unless you bow down to the [singing and music] idol bow down to the [singing and music] idol bow down to the [singing and music] idol that's made by man into [singing and music] the fire. You into [singing and music] the fire. You will go. Oh, but there's one thing we will go. Oh, but there's one thing we will go. Oh, but there's one thing we surely [singing] know. how God is able surely [singing] know. how God is able surely [singing] know. how God is able and that trials are stepping in stone. Your [singing] step and stones will lead Your [singing] step and stones will lead you to turn you to turn you to turn that city inside the gate. Your step and that city inside the gate. Your step and that city inside the gate. Your step and stone will give you strength stone will give you strength stone will give you strength when you pray [singing] when you pray [singing] when you pray [singing] in Jesus name. in Jesus name. in Jesus name. So if you're down and out So if you're down and out So if you're down and out all alone, just don't you doubt. all alone, just don't you doubt. all alone, just don't you doubt. Just remember Just remember Just remember that your trials are stepping [music] in that your trials are stepping [music] in that your trials are stepping [music] in stone. [singing] So if you're down and [singing] out So if you're down and [singing] out all alone, just don't you doubt. Oh, all alone, just don't you doubt. Oh, all alone, just don't you doubt. Oh, just remember [singing] just remember [singing] just remember [singing] that your tri that your tri that your tri is gone. right, folks. I need you to help me right, folks. I need you to help me tonight now. Amen. tonight now. Amen. tonight now. Amen. I'm shaking inside. You can't see it, I'm shaking inside. You can't see it, I'm shaking inside. You can't see it, but I can feel it. I don't ever want to get past that I don't ever want to get past that really. If I do, I'll probably be in really. If I do, I'll probably be in really. If I do, I'll probably be in trouble. Amen. trouble. Amen. trouble. Amen. How many of you ever when you was How many of you ever when you was How many of you ever when you was growing up had chickens at the house? Chickens B Chickens B chickens. Anyway, when I was growing up, we had Anyway, when I was growing up, we had chickens all the time. Sometimes we keep chickens all the time. Sometimes we keep chickens all the time. Sometimes we keep them in the fence and sometime we just them in the fence and sometime we just them in the fence and sometime we just run around the yard. run around the yard. run around the yard. They lay eggs wherever they laid eggs. They lay eggs wherever they laid eggs. They lay eggs wherever they laid eggs. We have sometimes we have to hunt to We have sometimes we have to hunt to We have sometimes we have to hunt to find them. find them. find them. But uh But uh But uh you know back then we go barefooted in you know back then we go barefooted in you know back then we go barefooted in the yard and just run around like the yard and just run around like the yard and just run around like chickens running around and sometimes chickens running around and sometimes chickens running around and sometimes you step in something, you step in something, you step in something, get off between your toes and everywhere get off between your toes and everywhere get off between your toes and everywhere else else else and you have to find somewhere to get and you have to find somewhere to get and you have to find somewhere to get get it off. But it never failed that But it never failed that when the sun begin to go down when the sun begin to go down when the sun begin to go down at dusk we call it. What would them at dusk we call it. What would them at dusk we call it. What would them chickens do? chickens do? chickens do? They go to the roost. If there was a They go to the roost. If there was a They go to the roost. If there was a poop they'd go in the coupe. A lot of poop they'd go in the coupe. A lot of poop they'd go in the coupe. A lot of times they fly up in a tree and sit in times they fly up in a tree and sit in times they fly up in a tree and sit in the tree all night. But they would roost the tree all night. But they would roost the tree all night. But they would roost somewhere another, wouldn't it? There's a there's a a verse in the Bible There's a there's a a verse in the Bible in the old Bible, Old Testament, the in the old Bible, Old Testament, the in the old Bible, Old Testament, the book of Numbers. We credit it many book of Numbers. We credit it many book of Numbers. We credit it many times. times. times. Simply says, "Be sure and be sure your Simply says, "Be sure and be sure your Simply says, "Be sure and be sure your sins will find you out." sins will find you out." sins will find you out." Now, that scripture is not a threat to Now, that scripture is not a threat to Now, that scripture is not a threat to us. It's it's not a promise to us. It's us. It's it's not a promise to us. It's us. It's it's not a promise to us. It's just a statement of fact. just a statement of fact. just a statement of fact. If you sin, If you sin, If you sin, sooner or later that sin is going to sooner or later that sin is going to sooner or later that sin is going to find you out just like them chickens just like them chickens and we can depend on the head to the and we can depend on the head to the and we can depend on the head to the roost or go back to the roost now. You roost or go back to the roost now. You roost or go back to the roost now. You can be sure of the fact that your sin can be sure of the fact that your sin can be sure of the fact that your sin will find you out. will find you out. will find you out. So I want to preach tonight kind of on a So I want to preach tonight kind of on a So I want to preach tonight kind of on a a different title for a sermon. may a different title for a sermon. may a different title for a sermon. may sound a little wacky or whatever, but sound a little wacky or whatever, but sound a little wacky or whatever, but what I want to preach on to you tonight, what I want to preach on to you tonight, what I want to preach on to you tonight, if you want to stand with me and look if you want to stand with me and look if you want to stand with me and look with me in the Bible, 2 Samuel with me in the Bible, 2 Samuel with me in the Bible, 2 Samuel chapter 12, chapter 12, chapter 12, I'm going to read to you verses 9-14. And what I want to preach on to you, And what I want to preach on to you, preach to you tonight is entitled When preach to you tonight is entitled When preach to you tonight is entitled When Your Chickens Come Home to Roost. And you'll understand that as I get into And you'll understand that as I get into the message and hopefully the message and hopefully the message and hopefully when your chickens come home to roost. when your chickens come home to roost. when your chickens come home to roost. Second Samuel 12:es 9-14. Second Samuel 12:es 9-14. Second Samuel 12:es 9-14. Story about David that we've all heard Story about David that we've all heard Story about David that we've all heard many times. many times. many times. Beginning with verse 9 says, "Wherefore Beginning with verse 9 says, "Wherefore Beginning with verse 9 says, "Wherefore hast thou despised?" This is Nathan hast thou despised?" This is Nathan hast thou despised?" This is Nathan talking to Daniel uh Nathan talking to talking to Daniel uh Nathan talking to talking to Daniel uh Nathan talking to David rather. David rather. David rather. Wherefore hast thou despised the Wherefore hast thou despised the Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord? He's telling commandment of the Lord? He's telling commandment of the Lord? He's telling this king David that he has despised the this king David that he has despised the this king David that he has despised the commandment of God to do evil in his commandment of God to do evil in his commandment of God to do evil in his sight. sight. sight. He said, "Thou has killed Uriah the He said, "Thou has killed Uriah the He said, "Thou has killed Uriah the Hitchite with the sword, Hitchite with the sword, Hitchite with the sword, and has taken his wife to be thy wife, and has taken his wife to be thy wife, and has taken his wife to be thy wife, and has slain him with the sword of the and has slain him with the sword of the and has slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. children of Ammon. children of Ammon. Now therefore, Now therefore, Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from thine the sword shall never depart from thine the sword shall never depart from thine house, house, house, because thou hast despised me, and has because thou hast despised me, and has because thou hast despised me, and has taken the wife of Uriah the Hitittite to taken the wife of Uriah the Hitittite to taken the wife of Uriah the Hitittite to be thy wife. be thy wife. be thy wife. Thus saith the Lord, behold, anytime you Thus saith the Lord, behold, anytime you Thus saith the Lord, behold, anytime you see that, behold, you know there's see that, behold, you know there's see that, behold, you know there's something coming. something coming. something coming. I will raise up evil against thee out of I will raise up evil against thee out of I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, thine own house, thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine and I will take thy wives before thine and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbor, eyes, and give them unto thy neighbor, eyes, and give them unto thy neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the and he shall lie with thy wives in the and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this son. sight of this son. sight of this son. For thou did it secretly, For thou did it secretly, For thou did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all but I will do this thing before all but I will do this thing before all Israel Israel Israel and before the son." and before the son." and before the son." And David said unto Nathan, I have And David said unto Nathan, I have And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against God. sinned against God. sinned against God. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord And Nathan said unto David, The Lord And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also hath put away thy sin, thou shalt also hath put away thy sin, thou shalt also hath put away thy sin, thou shalt not die. not die. not die. How be it, because thou because by this How be it, because thou because by this How be it, because thou because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to deed thou hast given great occasion to deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blasphe, the enemies of the Lord to blasphe, the enemies of the Lord to blasphe, the child also that is born unto thee the child also that is born unto thee the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die. Can you be seated? That is a principle here that David That is a principle here that David encountered in in doing what he done. encountered in in doing what he done. encountered in in doing what he done. In his stark episode in David's life, he In his stark episode in David's life, he In his stark episode in David's life, he discovered a spiritual principle that discovered a spiritual principle that discovered a spiritual principle that holds true in every person's life. All holds true in every person's life. All holds true in every person's life. All of us. of us. of us. And that principle is simply this. God And that principle is simply this. God And that principle is simply this. God always, always, always, instantly, and completely instantly, and completely instantly, and completely forgives sin where there is confession where there is confession and genuine genuine repentance. and genuine genuine repentance. and genuine genuine repentance. Always completely forgives when there's Always completely forgives when there's Always completely forgives when there's genuine confession and genuine genuine confession and genuine genuine confession and genuine repentance. repentance. repentance. But there's going to be a lot of butts But there's going to be a lot of butts But there's going to be a lot of butts in my sermon tonight. But he does not in my sermon tonight. But he does not in my sermon tonight. But he does not remove the consequences remove the consequences remove the consequences of sins. of sins. of sins. David did a horrible thing. God forgave David did a horrible thing. God forgave David did a horrible thing. God forgave him, but God didn't do away with the him, but God didn't do away with the him, but God didn't do away with the consequences of his sin. There was consequences of his sin. There was consequences of his sin. There was things that David was going to have to things that David was going to have to things that David was going to have to face thereafter because of what he had face thereafter because of what he had face thereafter because of what he had done. done. done. If you read down in the scripture there, If you read down in the scripture there, If you read down in the scripture there, you'll find if you study this at all, you'll find if you study this at all, you'll find if you study this at all, you'll study it, you'll find that David you'll study it, you'll find that David you'll study it, you'll find that David broke five of the commandments. Commandments 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. He Commandments 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. He broke those five commandments and what broke those five commandments and what broke those five commandments and what he did. Thou shalt not kill. he did. Thou shalt not kill. he did. Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness Thou shalt not bear false witness Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. against thy neighbor. against thy neighbor. And lastly, And lastly, And lastly, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife. wife. wife. David broke all those commandments and David broke all those commandments and David broke all those commandments and what he did, what he did, what he did, but God forgave him of all those things. God forgave David's sin, God forgave David's sin, and that's grace. That's what we call and that's grace. That's what we call and that's grace. That's what we call grace. God forgave David of what he had grace. God forgave David of what he had grace. God forgave David of what he had done. done. done. David still had to play had to face the David still had to play had to face the David still had to play had to face the consequences of his actions. consequences of his actions. consequences of his actions. And that's reality. And that's reality. And that's reality. A lot of people do a lot of things in A lot of people do a lot of things in A lot of people do a lot of things in life with a principle, with a thought in life with a principle, with a thought in life with a principle, with a thought in mind. Well, I'll do this and Lord, the mind. Well, I'll do this and Lord, the mind. Well, I'll do this and Lord, the Lord will forgive me. Lord will forgive me. Lord will forgive me. Well, that's true. He will forgive. But Well, that's true. He will forgive. But Well, that's true. He will forgive. But they never thought think about the they never thought think about the they never thought think about the consequences consequences consequences that they're going to have to face that they're going to have to face that they're going to have to face because of what they done. So in contrast, the Lord So in contrast, the Lord Nathan said unto David, he said, 'The Nathan said unto David, he said, 'The Nathan said unto David, he said, 'The Lord hath put away thy sin. The sword Lord hath put away thy sin. The sword Lord hath put away thy sin. The sword will never depart from your house. will never depart from your house. will never depart from your house. Sword will never depart from your house. Sword will never depart from your house. Sword will never depart from your house. If you study the life of David, you'll If you study the life of David, you'll If you study the life of David, you'll find it that was very true. He had a lot find it that was very true. He had a lot find it that was very true. He had a lot of trouble, mostly with his own of trouble, mostly with his own of trouble, mostly with his own children, because of what he done. children, because of what he done. children, because of what he done. So for that for those few minutes of So for that for those few minutes of So for that for those few minutes of pleasure that David enjoyed it cost him pleasure that David enjoyed it cost him pleasure that David enjoyed it cost him a lot of things that wouldn't have cost a lot of things that wouldn't have cost a lot of things that wouldn't have cost him had he maintained his him had he maintained his him had he maintained his relationship with God, his integrity relationship with God, his integrity relationship with God, his integrity with God. The principle that I just mentioned to The principle that I just mentioned to you a few minutes ago is clearly you a few minutes ago is clearly you a few minutes ago is clearly demonstrated in the lines and the demonstrated in the lines and the demonstrated in the lines and the characters in the Bible. characters in the Bible. characters in the Bible. And the first one I want to mention to And the first one I want to mention to And the first one I want to mention to you is Adam. We know what Adam did. you is Adam. We know what Adam did. you is Adam. We know what Adam did. He for he ate of the forbidden fruit He for he ate of the forbidden fruit He for he ate of the forbidden fruit that God told him not to eat of. that God told him not to eat of. that God told him not to eat of. And God said to Adam, God forgave Adam. And God said to Adam, God forgave Adam. And God said to Adam, God forgave Adam. I believe God forgave Adam. But God said I believe God forgave Adam. But God said I believe God forgave Adam. But God said to Adam, because you've done this, you to Adam, because you've done this, you to Adam, because you've done this, you have to make your living by the sweat of have to make your living by the sweat of have to make your living by the sweat of your brow. There'll be thorns and your brow. There'll be thorns and your brow. There'll be thorns and there'll be thistles. All these things there'll be thistles. All these things there'll be thistles. All these things will come up from the earth, and you're will come up from the earth, and you're will come up from the earth, and you're going to have to work for what you get going to have to work for what you get going to have to work for what you get in life. who was as a baby put in a basket and who was as a baby put in a basket and put in the river and it went down the put in the river and it went down the put in the river and it went down the river and was taken up by Pharaoh's river and was taken up by Pharaoh's river and was taken up by Pharaoh's daughter who grew up in Egypt. daughter who grew up in Egypt. daughter who grew up in Egypt. He grew up pretty much wealthy in his He grew up pretty much wealthy in his He grew up pretty much wealthy in his lifetime. lifetime. lifetime. But he saw his people, the Hebrews, how But he saw his people, the Hebrews, how But he saw his people, the Hebrews, how they were treated, how they was made they were treated, how they was made they were treated, how they was made slaves, how they had to work uh hard slaves, how they had to work uh hard slaves, how they had to work uh hard every day of their lives. every day of their lives. every day of their lives. And he met this Egyptian and he killed And he met this Egyptian and he killed And he met this Egyptian and he killed that Egyptian and buried him in the sand that Egyptian and buried him in the sand that Egyptian and buried him in the sand trying to cover his sin. trying to cover his sin. trying to cover his sin. Can I help you? Can I tell you tonight Can I help you? Can I tell you tonight Can I help you? Can I tell you tonight that you can't cover up your sin? that you can't cover up your sin? that you can't cover up your sin? God knows what we do. He sees when we God knows what we do. He sees when we God knows what we do. He sees when we sin sin sin and he's going to bring those sins to and he's going to bring those sins to and he's going to bring those sins to the housetop and reveal those sins and the housetop and reveal those sins and the housetop and reveal those sins and we have to pay the consequences of that. we have to pay the consequences of that. we have to pay the consequences of that. Then there was Abraham. Abraham was a Then there was Abraham. Abraham was a Then there was Abraham. Abraham was a good man, father of many nations, good man, father of many nations, good man, father of many nations, but he had a his wife rather had a I but he had a his wife rather had a I but he had a his wife rather had a I don't want to call her a slave, but he don't want to call her a slave, but he don't want to call her a slave, but he had had a Hagar. Sarah couldn't bear had had a Hagar. Sarah couldn't bear had had a Hagar. Sarah couldn't bear children. So, she's told Abraham to go children. So, she's told Abraham to go children. So, she's told Abraham to go into Hagar and bear a son or bear a into Hagar and bear a son or bear a into Hagar and bear a son or bear a child. child. child. And Abraham did that and it caused And Abraham did that and it caused And Abraham did that and it caused caused Abraham a lot of trouble. caused Abraham a lot of trouble. caused Abraham a lot of trouble. Then there was Jacob. Then there was Jacob. Then there was Jacob. Bible describes Jacob as a deceiver, a Bible describes Jacob as a deceiver, a Bible describes Jacob as a deceiver, a conniver, conniver, conniver, a cheater, a liar. He was all those a cheater, a liar. He was all those a cheater, a liar. He was all those things. He tricked his brother, Esau, into He tricked his brother, Esau, into taking his birth right away. taking his birth right away. taking his birth right away. He lied to his father and pretended to He lied to his father and pretended to He lied to his father and pretended to be Esau so he could get Esau's blessing. But then he met Laban, his uncle, and But then he met Laban, his uncle, and his uncle tricked him. his uncle tricked him. his uncle tricked him. So, you can see how things go in life. So, you can see how things go in life. So, you can see how things go in life. You can do all these things, and you can You can do all these things, and you can You can do all these things, and you can prosper yourself, but there's always prosper yourself, but there's always prosper yourself, but there's always going to be somebody that's a little going to be somebody that's a little going to be somebody that's a little more trickier than what you are. more trickier than what you are. more trickier than what you are. And that's the way Satan works. He's And that's the way Satan works. He's And that's the way Satan works. He's He's a conniver. He's a liar. He's a He's a conniver. He's a liar. He's a He's a conniver. He's a liar. He's a thief. He's a robber. He's all those thief. He's a robber. He's all those thief. He's a robber. He's all those things. And if we listen to what he has things. And if we listen to what he has things. And if we listen to what he has to say, a lot of times he's going to to say, a lot of times he's going to to say, a lot of times he's going to trick us into doing things that we ought trick us into doing things that we ought trick us into doing things that we ought not be doing. He's going to lead us down not be doing. He's going to lead us down not be doing. He's going to lead us down a path that we don't need to go down. a path that we don't need to go down. a path that we don't need to go down. Amen. Amen. Amen. So, you got to be aware of of the So, you got to be aware of of the So, you got to be aware of of the devil's tactics. But that's that's his devil's tactics. But that's that's his devil's tactics. But that's that's his purpose in life is to deceive us, to purpose in life is to deceive us, to purpose in life is to deceive us, to destroy us in any way that he can. destroy us in any way that he can. destroy us in any way that he can. And then there was Achen. We know all And then there was Achen. We know all And then there was Achen. We know all know what Achen did. He he took that know what Achen did. He he took that know what Achen did. He he took that that that Babylonian garment, that wedge that that Babylonian garment, that wedge that that Babylonian garment, that wedge of silver and gold, whatever it was he of silver and gold, whatever it was he of silver and gold, whatever it was he took, buried it in his tent took, buried it in his tent took, buried it in his tent like nobody knew about it but him. I like nobody knew about it but him. I like nobody knew about it but him. I don't know whether his family knew what don't know whether his family knew what don't know whether his family knew what he had done or not. The Bible doesn't he had done or not. The Bible doesn't he had done or not. The Bible doesn't really say, but God knew. And when really say, but God knew. And when really say, but God knew. And when Joshua went out to fight that battle in Joshua went out to fight that battle in Joshua went out to fight that battle in AI, I think it was 32 or 36 of his men AI, I think it was 32 or 36 of his men AI, I think it was 32 or 36 of his men was killed in that battle. And Joshua was killed in that battle. And Joshua was killed in that battle. And Joshua came back and he was really troubled. came back and he was really troubled. came back and he was really troubled. What in the world is going on? Something What in the world is going on? Something What in the world is going on? Something is wrong. something is not right. And is wrong. something is not right. And is wrong. something is not right. And they see lined up those families by they see lined up those families by they see lined up those families by family by family and and he went down family by family and and he went down family by family and and he went down the line and God when he got to Achen the line and God when he got to Achen the line and God when he got to Achen God said he's the man. God said he's the man. God said he's the man. They're sin in the camp and it's because They're sin in the camp and it's because They're sin in the camp and it's because of what he has done. And Joshua of what he has done. And Joshua of what he has done. And Joshua questioned him about it. Why had he questioned him about it. Why had he questioned him about it. Why had he done? And he told him and because of done? And he told him and because of done? And he told him and because of what Achen done him, his family, what Achen done him, his family, what Achen done him, his family, everything that they own was taken everything that they own was taken everything that they own was taken outside the camp and burned. outside the camp and burned. outside the camp and burned. his family had to pay the cost of what his family had to pay the cost of what his family had to pay the cost of what he had done. And sometimes we do things he had done. And sometimes we do things he had done. And sometimes we do things in life we don't realize that it's going in life we don't realize that it's going in life we don't realize that it's going to affect our family, affect our to affect our family, affect our to affect our family, affect our children, this can affect our church. children, this can affect our church. children, this can affect our church. People don't realize that. They think People don't realize that. They think People don't realize that. They think they can just do whatever they want to they can just do whatever they want to they can just do whatever they want to do and it's not going to hurt nobody but do and it's not going to hurt nobody but do and it's not going to hurt nobody but them. But I can assure you it's going to them. But I can assure you it's going to them. But I can assure you it's going to hurt more than you. hurt more than you. hurt more than you. It's going to cost people things that It's going to cost people things that It's going to cost people things that that they shouldn't have to go through that they shouldn't have to go through that they shouldn't have to go through because of what you done because of what you done because of what you done against God. There's a scripture in Galatians that There's a scripture in Galatians that says in chapter 6 and verse 7 and verse says in chapter 6 and verse 7 and verse says in chapter 6 and verse 7 and verse 8, it says, "Be not deceived. God is not 8, it says, "Be not deceived. God is not 8, it says, "Be not deceived. God is not mocked, mocked, mocked, but whatsoever a man sweth that shall he but whatsoever a man sweth that shall he but whatsoever a man sweth that shall he also reap." also reap." also reap." Amen. Verse eight says, "For he that Amen. Verse eight says, "For he that Amen. Verse eight says, "For he that sweth to his flesh shall of the flesh sweth to his flesh shall of the flesh sweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption, but he that sweth to reap corruption, but he that sweth to reap corruption, but he that sweth to the spirit shall of the spirit reap life the spirit shall of the spirit reap life the spirit shall of the spirit reap life everlasting." everlasting." everlasting." These verses teach us two truths. They These verses teach us two truths. They These verses teach us two truths. They teach us two things. The first one is it teach us two things. The first one is it teach us two things. The first one is it teaches us that you always reap exactly teaches us that you always reap exactly teaches us that you always reap exactly what you sow. what you sow. what you sow. And you always reap more than what you And you always reap more than what you And you always reap more than what you have sown. have sown. have sown. Amen. These these these verses are are verses These these these verses are are verses that teach us grace. that teach us grace. that teach us grace. It was not written in the old to to the It was not written in the old to to the It was not written in the old to to the Old Testament people. It was written to Old Testament people. It was written to Old Testament people. It was written to New Testament believers. Paul was New Testament believers. Paul was New Testament believers. Paul was writing just to the Galatians. Confession and repentance do not stop Confession and repentance do not stop the harvest. the harvest. the harvest. If you sow it, If you sow it, If you sow it, you will reap it. you will reap it. you will reap it. You can count on it. If you sow it to You can count on it. If you sow it to You can count on it. If you sow it to the flesh, you're going to reap the the flesh, you're going to reap the the flesh, you're going to reap the benefits of the flesh. benefits of the flesh. benefits of the flesh. If you walk in darkness, you're going to If you walk in darkness, you're going to If you walk in darkness, you're going to reap the the the benefits of darkness. reap the the the benefits of darkness. reap the the the benefits of darkness. Amen. I'm telling you, this walk is a Amen. I'm telling you, this walk is a Amen. I'm telling you, this walk is a straight walk. It's a very careful walk. straight walk. It's a very careful walk. straight walk. It's a very careful walk. We got to be steadfast in the walk that We got to be steadfast in the walk that We got to be steadfast in the walk that we're in tonight, folks. We got to we're in tonight, folks. We got to we're in tonight, folks. We got to depend on God. We got to stick with God. depend on God. We got to stick with God. depend on God. We got to stick with God. We got to stick by his word. Do what his We got to stick by his word. Do what his We got to stick by his word. Do what his word tells us to do. Because our bodies, word tells us to do. Because our bodies, word tells us to do. Because our bodies, the Bible tells us that our bodies are the Bible tells us that our bodies are the Bible tells us that our bodies are not our own. We're not our own. We're not our own. We're not our own. We're not our own. We're not our own. We're bought with a price. So we don't have bought with a price. So we don't have bought with a price. So we don't have the right to do what we want to do in the right to do what we want to do in the right to do what we want to do in this life. Only rights that we have is this life. Only rights that we have is this life. Only rights that we have is what rights give God gives us when we what rights give God gives us when we what rights give God gives us when we serve him and do his will. serve him and do his will. serve him and do his will. You know somehow or another we we've You know somehow or another we we've You know somehow or another we we've come to come come to believe that if we come to come come to believe that if we come to come come to believe that if we confess our sins confess our sins confess our sins that it will be if we have never that it that it will be if we have never that it that it will be if we have never that it never happened. People think they can never happened. People think they can never happened. People think they can sin and God will forgive and and and sin and God will forgive and and and sin and God will forgive and and and they act like it ain't never happened. they act like it ain't never happened. they act like it ain't never happened. They just go on with their life like it They just go on with their life like it They just go on with their life like it ain't never happened. But that's not so. I can tell you that's But that's not so. I can tell you that's not so. Listen, yes, God gives grace, not so. Listen, yes, God gives grace, not so. Listen, yes, God gives grace, but his grace means that we do not die but his grace means that we do not die but his grace means that we do not die for our sins. In 2 Samuel 12:13, for our sins. In 2 Samuel 12:13, for our sins. In 2 Samuel 12:13, what David what Nathan said to David, what David what Nathan said to David, what David what Nathan said to David, God forgave David of what he had done. God forgave David of what he had done. God forgave David of what he had done. But David has got to pay the But David has got to pay the But David has got to pay the consequences. So grace means that we consequences. So grace means that we consequences. So grace means that we will have God's help to face the will have God's help to face the will have God's help to face the consequences. consequences. consequences. Grace means that we are free to come Grace means that we are free to come Grace means that we are free to come into line with God's plan for our lives. into line with God's plan for our lives. into line with God's plan for our lives. But grace never means that we're cut off But grace never means that we're cut off But grace never means that we're cut off the hook. Where sin is sown, a bitter the hook. Where sin is sown, a bitter the hook. Where sin is sown, a bitter harvest is always reaped. harvest is always reaped. harvest is always reaped. There was this doctor, his name is Dr. There was this doctor, his name is Dr. There was this doctor, his name is Dr. Pier Pierce Harris of the First Pier Pierce Harris of the First Pier Pierce Harris of the First Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. He Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. He Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. He once spoke of a a prison work camp. once spoke of a a prison work camp. once spoke of a a prison work camp. He said the prisoner introducing him He said the prisoner introducing him He said the prisoner introducing him recalled earlier days of association recalled earlier days of association recalled earlier days of association with the minister several years ago. He with the minister several years ago. He with the minister several years ago. He said two boys lived in the same said two boys lived in the same said two boys lived in the same community in North Georgia and attended community in North Georgia and attended community in North Georgia and attended the same school, played with the same the same school, played with the same the same school, played with the same bunch of fellas, and went to the same bunch of fellas, and went to the same bunch of fellas, and went to the same Sunday school. Sunday school. Sunday school. But one of them dropped out of of Sunday But one of them dropped out of of Sunday But one of them dropped out of of Sunday school because he felt that he had school because he felt that he had school because he felt that he had outgrown Sunday school and that it was outgrown Sunday school and that it was outgrown Sunday school and that it was [ __ ] stuff. [ __ ] stuff. [ __ ] stuff. The other boy kept on going because he The other boy kept on going because he The other boy kept on going because he felt that it really meant something in felt that it really meant something in felt that it really meant something in his life. his life. his life. The boy who dropped out, he said, is the The boy who dropped out, he said, is the The boy who dropped out, he said, is the one who is making this introduction one who is making this introduction one who is making this introduction today. The boy who kept going to Sunday today. The boy who kept going to Sunday today. The boy who kept going to Sunday school is the famous preacher who will school is the famous preacher who will school is the famous preacher who will preach to us this morning. So we can see preach to us this morning. So we can see preach to us this morning. So we can see how important Sunday school is. how important Sunday school is. how important Sunday school is. I've never been bored with Sunday I've never been bored with Sunday I've never been bored with Sunday school. school. school. For me, it's the best part of the church For me, it's the best part of the church For me, it's the best part of the church because you can learn in Sunday school because you can learn in Sunday school because you can learn in Sunday school things that you won't learn in in a a things that you won't learn in in a a things that you won't learn in in a a preaching service because you can ask preaching service because you can ask preaching service because you can ask questions. You can make comments. Amen. questions. You can make comments. Amen. questions. You can make comments. Amen. That's what Sunday school is about. That's what Sunday school is about. That's what Sunday school is about. We're here to learn about God in and his We're here to learn about God in and his We're here to learn about God in and his word. Now, one of the problems in word. Now, one of the problems in word. Now, one of the problems in dealing with sin is the fact that uh dealing with sin is the fact that uh dealing with sin is the fact that uh that we learn what first John 1:9 says. that we learn what first John 1:9 says. that we learn what first John 1:9 says. It says, "If we confess our sins, he is It says, "If we confess our sins, he is It says, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins faithful and just to forgive us our sins faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all and to cleanse us from all and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Everybody needs to unrighteousness." Everybody needs to unrighteousness." Everybody needs to know and understand that scripture. know and understand that scripture. know and understand that scripture. In Romans 6:11-13, it says this. In Romans 6:11-13, it says this. In Romans 6:11-13, it says this. Likewise, reckon ye also yourselves to Likewise, reckon ye also yourselves to Likewise, reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in mortal body, that you should obey it in mortal body, that you should obey it in the lust thereof. And he said went on to the lust thereof. And he said went on to the lust thereof. And he said went on to say, "Neither yield ye your members as say, "Neither yield ye your members as say, "Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin, instruments of unrighteousness unto sin, instruments of unrighteousness unto sin, but yield yourselves unto God as those but yield yourselves unto God as those but yield yourselves unto God as those that are alive from the dead, and your that are alive from the dead, and your that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness members as instruments of righteousness members as instruments of righteousness unto God." So, we learn that God will forgive us So, we learn that God will forgive us our sins before we ever learn our sins before we ever learn our sins before we ever learn that we don't have to commit them sins that we don't have to commit them sins that we don't have to commit them sins in the first place. in the first place. in the first place. Folks, we don't have to sin. Folks, we don't have to sin. Folks, we don't have to sin. We don't have to practice sin. We don't have to practice sin. We don't have to practice sin. We don't have to contemplate on sin. We don't have to contemplate on sin. We don't have to contemplate on sin. When you know something is wrong, you When you know something is wrong, you When you know something is wrong, you need to leave it alone. Walk away from need to leave it alone. Walk away from need to leave it alone. Walk away from it. That don't make you less of a man or it. That don't make you less of a man or it. That don't make you less of a man or less of a woman when you walk away from less of a woman when you walk away from less of a woman when you walk away from it. In my opinion, it makes you a better it. In my opinion, it makes you a better it. In my opinion, it makes you a better man and a better woman because you have man and a better woman because you have man and a better woman because you have shown something that was wrong in your shown something that was wrong in your shown something that was wrong in your life. Amen. So let's talk about a little life. Amen. So let's talk about a little life. Amen. So let's talk about a little bit here about the pain that that David bit here about the pain that that David bit here about the pain that that David endured. endured. endured. When David sinned with Basheba and When David sinned with Basheba and When David sinned with Basheba and attempted to cover cover that sin by attempted to cover cover that sin by attempted to cover cover that sin by having Uriah, her husband, murdered, he having Uriah, her husband, murdered, he having Uriah, her husband, murdered, he unleashed a a firestorm of tragedy in unleashed a a firestorm of tragedy in unleashed a a firestorm of tragedy in his own life and in his family. his own life and in his family. his own life and in his family. Things would never be the same in Things would never be the same in Things would never be the same in David's life or his home David's life or his home David's life or his home as a result of the things that he did. as a result of the things that he did. as a result of the things that he did. So let me let me just give you a little So let me let me just give you a little So let me let me just give you a little overview of the things that happened in overview of the things that happened in overview of the things that happened in the life of David. David suffered the death of an infant David suffered the death of an infant son. He and Basheba had a son, a baby. son. He and Basheba had a son, a baby. son. He and Basheba had a son, a baby. That's what caused him to commit the That's what caused him to commit the That's what caused him to commit the murder that he committed because she murder that he committed because she murder that he committed because she told him, "David, I'm pregnant." told him, "David, I'm pregnant." told him, "David, I'm pregnant." The child was born, but the child got The child was born, but the child got The child was born, but the child got sick and the child died. Next, his elder son Amnen raped his Next, his elder son Amnen raped his halfsister Tamar. halfsister Tamar. halfsister Tamar. Raped his own sister. And next, David's son Abselum grew to And next, David's son Abselum grew to hate Amnan and Abselum killed or had hate Amnan and Abselum killed or had hate Amnan and Abselum killed or had Amnan killed because he raped his Amnan killed because he raped his Amnan killed because he raped his sister. Abselon flees from his father Abselon flees from his father and the two are separated or estranged and the two are separated or estranged and the two are separated or estranged for about five years apart. for about five years apart. for about five years apart. Abselum hated his own father and at one Abselum hated his own father and at one Abselum hated his own father and at one point sought to kill his own father point sought to kill his own father point sought to kill his own father because he wanted to be king. because he wanted to be king. because he wanted to be king. He wanted to take David's place. He wanted to take David's place. He wanted to take David's place. But in the end, Abselin is murdered by But in the end, Abselin is murdered by But in the end, Abselin is murdered by David's nephew Joab. David's nephew Joab. David's nephew Joab. He was on the run and he had a beautiful He was on the run and he had a beautiful He was on the run and he had a beautiful head of hair. From what the Bible says, head of hair. From what the Bible says, head of hair. From what the Bible says, that hair got caught in a limb or that hair got caught in a limb or that hair got caught in a limb or something in a tree and he was hanging something in a tree and he was hanging something in a tree and he was hanging there alive there alive there alive and Joab killed him while he was hanging and Joab killed him while he was hanging and Joab killed him while he was hanging there. In the book of Psalms 4141 and8, David In the book of Psalms 4141 and8, David said this. He said, "An evil disease, said this. He said, "An evil disease, said this. He said, "An evil disease, say that he cleaveth fast unto him, and say that he cleaveth fast unto him, and say that he cleaveth fast unto him, and now that he lith, he shall rise up no now that he lith, he shall rise up no now that he lith, he shall rise up no more." It caused him constant grief and It caused him constant grief and heartache for the rest of his life. He heartache for the rest of his life. He heartache for the rest of his life. He was a great king. was a great king. was a great king. He was a man once after God's own heart, He was a man once after God's own heart, He was a man once after God's own heart, but he allowed sin but he allowed sin but he allowed sin to enter into his life and it caused him to enter into his life and it caused him to enter into his life and it caused him a lot of trouble. In Psalms 55 and:4 he a lot of trouble. In Psalms 55 and:4 he a lot of trouble. In Psalms 55 and:4 he said, "My heart is sore pain within me said, "My heart is sore pain within me said, "My heart is sore pain within me and the terrors of death are fallen upon and the terrors of death are fallen upon and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. He was a sorrowful man." me. He was a sorrowful man." me. He was a sorrowful man." Now, have you ever thought about what Now, have you ever thought about what Now, have you ever thought about what would happen in your life? Think about would happen in your life? Think about would happen in your life? Think about what would happen in your life. Have you what would happen in your life. Have you what would happen in your life. Have you ever thought that what the fallout would ever thought that what the fallout would ever thought that what the fallout would be if you fell into sin? And we are be if you fell into sin? And we are be if you fell into sin? And we are subject to sin. We're still human subject to sin. We're still human subject to sin. We're still human beings. There's still a devil out there beings. There's still a devil out there beings. There's still a devil out there after us. He's going to tempt us. He's after us. He's going to tempt us. He's after us. He's going to tempt us. He's going to try us. is going to do whatever going to try us. is going to do whatever going to try us. is going to do whatever he can cause us to fall. He's out to he can cause us to fall. He's out to he can cause us to fall. He's out to seek, to steal, and to destroy. That's seek, to steal, and to destroy. That's seek, to steal, and to destroy. That's his purpose for being here. his purpose for being here. his purpose for being here. Any of us can fall at any time with Any of us can fall at any time with Any of us can fall at any time with anything that he can tempt us with. So, anything that he can tempt us with. So, anything that he can tempt us with. So, so, so the question is, are you willing so, so the question is, are you willing so, so the question is, are you willing to pay that high price? to pay that high price? to pay that high price? David never gave a thought that he would David never gave a thought that he would David never gave a thought that he would have to face the things that he faced have to face the things that he faced have to face the things that he faced because of what he did. He never thought because of what he did. He never thought because of what he did. He never thought for once that his children would have to for once that his children would have to for once that his children would have to face the things that they face because face the things that they face because face the things that they face because of what he did. of what he did. of what he did. He never thought for once that he he He never thought for once that he he He never thought for once that he he would have to pay a high price for what would have to pay a high price for what would have to pay a high price for what he did. I'm sure he never thought once he did. I'm sure he never thought once he did. I'm sure he never thought once and the sword was never the sword would and the sword was never the sword would and the sword was never the sword would never leave his house. Many people today are still paying a Many people today are still paying a high price for the sins that they high price for the sins that they high price for the sins that they committed. committed. committed. A lot of us in the congregation tonight A lot of us in the congregation tonight A lot of us in the congregation tonight are probably suffering for things are probably suffering for things are probably suffering for things because we made sin in our life. We because we made sin in our life. We because we made sin in our life. We sinned against God. sinned against God. sinned against God. And and some of us are reaping the And and some of us are reaping the And and some of us are reaping the benefits of the sin that we committed benefits of the sin that we committed benefits of the sin that we committed years ago. It hadn't gone away. years ago. It hadn't gone away. years ago. It hadn't gone away. Consequences are still there. Consequences are still there. Consequences are still there. Some of the aches and pains that we have Some of the aches and pains that we have Some of the aches and pains that we have is because of the sins that we committed is because of the sins that we committed is because of the sins that we committed in our past life. Yet God has forgiven in our past life. Yet God has forgiven in our past life. Yet God has forgiven us. He has cleansed us. He has washed us us. He has cleansed us. He has washed us us. He has cleansed us. He has washed us in the blood of Jesus Christ. But we in the blood of Jesus Christ. But we in the blood of Jesus Christ. But we still got to face them consequences. still got to face them consequences. still got to face them consequences. Amen. Amen. Amen. So when you feel when you feel sometimes So when you feel when you feel sometimes So when you feel when you feel sometimes you're down and out and you're wondering you're down and out and you're wondering you're down and out and you're wondering what's going on in life, just remember I what's going on in life, just remember I what's going on in life, just remember I might be pray paying consequences might be pray paying consequences might be pray paying consequences for the sins that I committed. for the sins that I committed. for the sins that I committed. God has allowed me to go through this God has allowed me to go through this God has allowed me to go through this because of some things that I did in my because of some things that I did in my because of some things that I did in my life. life. life. parents who lived in sin during the parents who lived in sin during the parents who lived in sin during the formative years of their children's formative years of their children's formative years of their children's lives but who are now saved watch their lives but who are now saved watch their lives but who are now saved watch their children continue to stay away from the children continue to stay away from the children continue to stay away from the Lord. Lord. Lord. There's so many parents that There's so many parents that There's so many parents that seemingly go to church, seemingly go to church, seemingly go to church, take their children while they're take their children while they're take their children while they're babies, and you know while they're babies, and you know while they're babies, and you know while they're young, when they become teenagers, they young, when they become teenagers, they young, when they become teenagers, they don't make them go to church. They don't want to go to church. They don't want to go to church. And the mom and daddy warned them, you And the mom and daddy warned them, you And the mom and daddy warned them, you know, what's wrong? What did I do wrong? know, what's wrong? What did I do wrong? know, what's wrong? What did I do wrong? Well, you didn't teach them while they Well, you didn't teach them while they Well, you didn't teach them while they were young to go to church. You didn't were young to go to church. You didn't were young to go to church. You didn't teach them while they were young to get teach them while they were young to get teach them while they were young to get saved and to stay saved. You didn't saved and to stay saved. You didn't saved and to stay saved. You didn't teach him the principles of of serving teach him the principles of of serving teach him the principles of of serving God and the benefits of serving God God and the benefits of serving God God and the benefits of serving God while they were young. Train up a child, while they were young. Train up a child, while they were young. Train up a child, you know, when he's young and when he you know, when he's young and when he you know, when he's young and when he gets old, he won't depart from that. gets old, he won't depart from that. gets old, he won't depart from that. There's a lot of parents that failed to There's a lot of parents that failed to There's a lot of parents that failed to do that. And that's why so many young do that. And that's why so many young do that. And that's why so many young people out there in the world today people out there in the world today people out there in the world today running crazy, doing crazy things, doing running crazy, doing crazy things, doing running crazy, doing crazy things, doing stupid things they ought to be doing stupid things they ought to be doing stupid things they ought to be doing because they was not taught the because they was not taught the because they was not taught the principles of serving God. Some man or woman who gave into a moment Some man or woman who gave into a moment of temptation now bear in their body the of temptation now bear in their body the of temptation now bear in their body the horror of veneer diseases. Others have horror of veneer diseases. Others have horror of veneer diseases. Others have scorned their lives for a time of scorned their lives for a time of scorned their lives for a time of pleasure and lost their ability to pleasure and lost their ability to pleasure and lost their ability to minister. A lot of preachers have failed minister. A lot of preachers have failed minister. A lot of preachers have failed because of one moment with another because of one moment with another because of one moment with another woman, another man's wife. woman, another man's wife. woman, another man's wife. They were tempted and they fell for that They were tempted and they fell for that They were tempted and they fell for that temptation temptation temptation and their ministry was ruined because of and their ministry was ruined because of and their ministry was ruined because of that. There was a man named Evangelist Sam. He There was a man named Evangelist Sam. He Sam Sam Jones used to tell a story. He Sam Sam Jones used to tell a story. He Sam Sam Jones used to tell a story. He said, "While I was preaching in a said, "While I was preaching in a said, "While I was preaching in a certain town, there was a boy who would certain town, there was a boy who would certain town, there was a boy who would come in the back door of the church. come in the back door of the church. come in the back door of the church. He'd been lying down and would go to He'd been lying down and would go to He'd been lying down and would go to sleep. He was drunk. his father who was sleep. He was drunk. his father who was sleep. He was drunk. his father who was a good Christian man would take him a good Christian man would take him a good Christian man would take him home. home. home. And one morning, one of the one of these And one morning, one of the one of these And one morning, one of the one of these one of these experiences, the boy came one of these experiences, the boy came one of these experiences, the boy came downstairs and he met the father and he downstairs and he met the father and he downstairs and he met the father and he said, "Son," the father said to the son, said, "Son," the father said to the son, said, "Son," the father said to the son, "Hold on, son. "Hold on, son. "Hold on, son. I want you to go to church with me and I want you to go to church with me and I want you to go to church with me and be a Christian." be a Christian." be a Christian." And the boy said to the father, he said, And the boy said to the father, he said, And the boy said to the father, he said, 'No, father, I don't want to be a 'No, father, I don't want to be a 'No, father, I don't want to be a Christian Christian Christian and I'm not going to church. and I'm not going to church. and I'm not going to church. Please get out of my way for I'm not Please get out of my way for I'm not Please get out of my way for I'm not going. going. going. He said, I'm going to town. He said, I'm going to town. He said, I'm going to town. And then the father pleaded with him and And then the father pleaded with him and And then the father pleaded with him and said, "Son, your mother has slept little said, "Son, your mother has slept little said, "Son, your mother has slept little for night. She's she's almost dying. for night. She's she's almost dying. for night. She's she's almost dying. You're killing us all. Please go and You're killing us all. Please go and You're killing us all. Please go and become a Christian like your father has. become a Christian like your father has. become a Christian like your father has. But the son glared at him and said, "Do But the son glared at him and said, "Do But the son glared at him and said, "Do you know who the man is who gave me my you know who the man is who gave me my you know who the man is who gave me my first drink?" And the father said, "No." And the father said, "No." Then as he rushed past him and out the Then as he rushed past him and out the Then as he rushed past him and out the door, he angrily said to his father, he door, he angrily said to his father, he door, he angrily said to his father, he said, "You are the man. said, "You are the man. said, "You are the man. You are the man." and gave me my first You are the man." and gave me my first You are the man." and gave me my first drink. And now that son is lost And now that son is lost on his way to hell and the father can't on his way to hell and the father can't on his way to hell and the father can't do nothing about it. Can't even get his do nothing about it. Can't even get his do nothing about it. Can't even get his son to go to church with him because of son to go to church with him because of son to go to church with him because of what he done to his son. You remember when the You remember the You remember when the You remember the story about this little lamb, the one story about this little lamb, the one story about this little lamb, the one little U lamb in David's life? little U lamb in David's life? little U lamb in David's life? Rich man came and took that one little U Rich man came and took that one little U Rich man came and took that one little U lamb from that poor man, killed it, had lamb from that poor man, killed it, had lamb from that poor man, killed it, had a good time with it. told him the story, and David's he was told him the story, and David's he was just he was just wanting to kill that just he was just wanting to kill that just he was just wanting to kill that man, destroy that man because of what he man, destroy that man because of what he man, destroy that man because of what he done. And the prophet looked at him and done. And the prophet looked at him and done. And the prophet looked at him and said, "David, you're the man. said, "David, you're the man. said, "David, you're the man. You're the one that did this." So, I'm trying to help us to understand So, I'm trying to help us to understand tonight, folks, that if we sin, if we do tonight, folks, that if we sin, if we do tonight, folks, that if we sin, if we do wrong, there's consequences that we wrong, there's consequences that we wrong, there's consequences that we going to have to pay. going to have to pay. going to have to pay. And as the prophet told David, he'll be And as the prophet told David, he'll be And as the prophet told David, he'll be revealed to the housetop. Everybody will revealed to the housetop. Everybody will revealed to the housetop. Everybody will know what David done. The world will see know what David done. The world will see know what David done. The world will see what David did that one night. what David did that one night. what David did that one night. that he went to the rooftop and saw this that he went to the rooftop and saw this that he went to the rooftop and saw this woman bathing. Even as the time unfolds in David's Even as the time unfolds in David's life, we can see in his life the life, we can see in his life the life, we can see in his life the evidence of God's hand at work. Even evidence of God's hand at work. Even evidence of God's hand at work. Even though David had to face the though David had to face the though David had to face the consequences for his sins, he was still consequences for his sins, he was still consequences for his sins, he was still God's man. God's man. God's man. You know, when David was when Saul was You know, when David was when Saul was You know, when David was when Saul was chasing David and David found Saul in a chasing David and David found Saul in a chasing David and David found Saul in a cave cave cave asleep, asleep, asleep, Saul was still anointed. He was still Saul was still anointed. He was still Saul was still anointed. He was still God's anointed man. God's anointed man. God's anointed man. And David could have killed Saul, but And David could have killed Saul, but And David could have killed Saul, but David wouldn't touch him because he was David wouldn't touch him because he was David wouldn't touch him because he was still God's anointed even though he had still God's anointed even though he had still God's anointed even though he had sinned. So, he just cut off a piece of sinned. So, he just cut off a piece of sinned. So, he just cut off a piece of his garment and went his way. his garment and went his way. his garment and went his way. David had mercy on Saul. God will have David had mercy on Saul. God will have David had mercy on Saul. God will have mercy on us. You know, if we sin, if we mercy on us. You know, if we sin, if we mercy on us. You know, if we sin, if we fall, he's not just going to immediately fall, he's not just going to immediately fall, he's not just going to immediately kill us, wipe us off the face of the kill us, wipe us off the face of the kill us, wipe us off the face of the earth. He's going to have grace, and earth. He's going to have grace, and earth. He's going to have grace, and he's going to give us space and time to he's going to give us space and time to he's going to give us space and time to repent of the thing that we have done repent of the thing that we have done repent of the thing that we have done wrong. If there's one glimmer of light in this If there's one glimmer of light in this dark tragic tale about David, it's in dark tragic tale about David, it's in dark tragic tale about David, it's in the the fact that God brought David the the fact that God brought David the the fact that God brought David through it all and restored David to his through it all and restored David to his through it all and restored David to his throne. throne. throne. A lot of people, you know, they A lot of people, you know, they A lot of people, you know, they backslide on God. They go back out into backslide on God. They go back out into backslide on God. They go back out into the world. They stay out in the world the world. They stay out in the world the world. They stay out in the world for a while and they get to a point in for a while and they get to a point in for a while and they get to a point in life where they feel like they can't life where they feel like they can't life where they feel like they can't never be saved again. never be saved again. never be saved again. They feel like they've just gone too far They feel like they've just gone too far They feel like they've just gone too far and God won't save them. God won't and God won't save them. God won't and God won't save them. God won't forgive. forgive. forgive. But I'm here to tell you tonight, I But I'm here to tell you tonight, I But I'm here to tell you tonight, I don't care how far you go from God. I don't care how far you go from God. I don't care how far you go from God. I don't care how deep in sin you get. God don't care how deep in sin you get. God don't care how deep in sin you get. God will forgive. will forgive. will forgive. If you do it sincerely and earnestly and If you do it sincerely and earnestly and If you do it sincerely and earnestly and mean it, God will forgive and God will mean it, God will forgive and God will mean it, God will forgive and God will restore you back to your place where you restore you back to your place where you restore you back to your place where you need to be. Amen. There's there'll come need to be. Amen. There's there'll come need to be. Amen. There's there'll come a time in our life when we got to go a time in our life when we got to go a time in our life when we got to go back and do our first works over. back and do our first works over. back and do our first works over. And again, it make you less of a man or And again, it make you less of a man or And again, it make you less of a man or woman to do that. It makes you more of a woman to do that. It makes you more of a woman to do that. It makes you more of a man and woman when you do that. When you man and woman when you do that. When you man and woman when you do that. When you realize that you've wrong and you go realize that you've wrong and you go realize that you've wrong and you go back and make the wrong right back and make the wrong right back and make the wrong right so you can get back in relationship with so you can get back in relationship with so you can get back in relationship with God. God. God. Amen. I wish that I could tell us tonight that I wish that I could tell us tonight that you know that you know that you know that that we would never fail God. that we would never fail God. that we would never fail God. But I can't tell you that But I can't tell you that But I can't tell you that cuz we all have failed God at one time cuz we all have failed God at one time cuz we all have failed God at one time or another. or another. or another. Amen. Ain't no perfect person in this I Amen. Ain't no perfect person in this I Amen. Ain't no perfect person in this I don't see nobody in this sanctuary don't see nobody in this sanctuary don't see nobody in this sanctuary tonight that is a perfect person. tonight that is a perfect person. tonight that is a perfect person. We have all failed God at one time or We have all failed God at one time or We have all failed God at one time or another. Hebrews 13:5, the Bible says that God Hebrews 13:5, the Bible says that God would never, he promised that he would would never, he promised that he would would never, he promised that he would never forsake us. never forsake us. never forsake us. He would be with us even to the end of He would be with us even to the end of He would be with us even to the end of the world. the world. the world. Amen. He'll go with you. Even as you Amen. He'll go with you. Even as you Amen. He'll go with you. Even as you face the consequences of your rebellion face the consequences of your rebellion face the consequences of your rebellion against him, he'll still be right there against him, he'll still be right there against him, he'll still be right there with you to help you get through what with you to help you get through what with you to help you get through what you're facing. He'll give you the grace to get through He'll give you the grace to get through the pain and the heartache of your sin. the pain and the heartache of your sin. the pain and the heartache of your sin. 2 Corinthians 12:9 says, "And he will be 2 Corinthians 12:9 says, "And he will be 2 Corinthians 12:9 says, "And he will be standing there to receive you when you standing there to receive you when you standing there to receive you when you come to yourself like the prodical son come to yourself like the prodical son come to yourself like the prodical son did and you start heading back home." did and you start heading back home." did and you start heading back home." Prodical son came to himself. Prodical son came to himself. Prodical son came to himself. He realized that he had made a bad He realized that he had made a bad He realized that he had made a bad mistake eating with the swine. eating with the swine. But it came to him that the servants at But it came to him that the servants at But it came to him that the servants at his father's house was far better doing his father's house was far better doing his father's house was far better doing far better than he was doing. So he far better than he was doing. So he far better than he was doing. So he decided within himself, I'm going back decided within himself, I'm going back decided within himself, I'm going back to my father's house just be a servant. to my father's house just be a servant. to my father's house just be a servant. I want don't want to be his son. I just I want don't want to be his son. I just I want don't want to be his son. I just want to be a servant. And here he goes. want to be a servant. And here he goes. want to be a servant. And here he goes. He goes back home. When his father sees He goes back home. When his father sees He goes back home. When his father sees him way down the road, he runs out to him way down the road, he runs out to him way down the road, he runs out to meet him, puts his coat around him, he meet him, puts his coat around him, he meet him, puts his coat around him, he was happy to see his son come home. And was happy to see his son come home. And was happy to see his son come home. And I think God's the same way, folks. When I think God's the same way, folks. When I think God's the same way, folks. When we fail God and we walk away from God or we fail God and we walk away from God or we fail God and we walk away from God or whatever we might do, when we decide to whatever we might do, when we decide to whatever we might do, when we decide to come back to God, God is going to come back to God, God is going to come back to God, God is going to welcome us back home lovingly and kindly welcome us back home lovingly and kindly welcome us back home lovingly and kindly welcome us because we're coming back welcome us because we're coming back welcome us because we're coming back home. Amen. In conclusion tonight, In conclusion tonight, there was a doctor, his name is Dr. RG there was a doctor, his name is Dr. RG there was a doctor, his name is Dr. RG Lee, that uh they called him that golden Lee, that uh they called him that golden Lee, that uh they called him that golden tongue Baptist preacher. tongue Baptist preacher. tongue Baptist preacher. He said in 1520, long time ago, one man He said in 1520, long time ago, one man He said in 1520, long time ago, one man brought smallox to Mexico brought smallox to Mexico brought smallox to Mexico where it was three and a half million where it was three and a half million where it was three and a half million deaths because of that. Another man who deaths because of that. Another man who deaths because of that. Another man who landed in England in 1348 was was landed in England in 1348 was was landed in England in 1348 was was responsible for spreading the black responsible for spreading the black responsible for spreading the black death back in the day. The B plague they death back in the day. The B plague they death back in the day. The B plague they called it. The greatest killer that called it. The greatest killer that called it. The greatest killer that Great Britain has ever known. Great Britain has ever known. Great Britain has ever known. So it doesn't take many bullets from a So it doesn't take many bullets from a So it doesn't take many bullets from a rifle to kill a man. It only takes one. rifle to kill a man. It only takes one. rifle to kill a man. It only takes one. Hit him in the right place and he's Hit him in the right place and he's Hit him in the right place and he's dead. It don't take many deadly diseases to It don't take many deadly diseases to bring death to the human body. bring death to the human body. bring death to the human body. just one deadly disease. You know what just one deadly disease. You know what just one deadly disease. You know what we can we can look at CO a few years ago we can we can look at CO a few years ago we can we can look at CO a few years ago and what CO did. How many thousands of and what CO did. How many thousands of and what CO did. How many thousands of people died because and still die people died because and still die people died because and still die because of CO. because of CO. because of CO. So it don't take the breakage of many So it don't take the breakage of many So it don't take the breakage of many bones to [ __ ] a hand. Just one bone bones to [ __ ] a hand. Just one bone bones to [ __ ] a hand. Just one bone in your hand can [ __ ] your hand for in your hand can [ __ ] your hand for in your hand can [ __ ] your hand for the rest of your life. the rest of your life. the rest of your life. My wife broke a wrist broke her wrist, My wife broke a wrist broke her wrist, My wife broke a wrist broke her wrist, you know, some time back and it's never you know, some time back and it's never you know, some time back and it's never healed like it should heal. Now she healed like it should heal. Now she healed like it should heal. Now she can't use that hand much. So what I'm trying to to bring the point So what I'm trying to to bring the point tonight is that it don't take but just tonight is that it don't take but just tonight is that it don't take but just one sin to ruin our life. one sin to ruin our life. one sin to ruin our life. Just one. Just one. Just one. I told you on Sunday school Sunday I told you on Sunday school Sunday I told you on Sunday school Sunday morning about Moses morning about Moses morning about Moses because he hit the rock when God said because he hit the rock when God said because he hit the rock when God said speak to it. He was angry with those speak to it. He was angry with those speak to it. He was angry with those children of Israel. He was tired. I'm children of Israel. He was tired. I'm children of Israel. He was tired. I'm sure he was tired messing with them. sure he was tired messing with them. sure he was tired messing with them. Tired of the grumbling and complaining. Tired of the grumbling and complaining. Tired of the grumbling and complaining. And we all get angry sometime, don't we? And we all get angry sometime, don't we? And we all get angry sometime, don't we? And we do things all of a sudden that we And we do things all of a sudden that we And we do things all of a sudden that we don't need to do. And that's what don't need to do. And that's what don't need to do. And that's what happened to Moses. He heard what God happened to Moses. He heard what God happened to Moses. He heard what God said, but he smoked that rock instead of said, but he smoked that rock instead of said, but he smoked that rock instead of speaking to that rock. And God said, speaking to that rock. And God said, speaking to that rock. And God said, "Moses, because you disobeyed me, you're "Moses, because you disobeyed me, you're "Moses, because you disobeyed me, you're not going into Canaan land, not going into Canaan land, not going into Canaan land, I'll take you to a mountain where you I'll take you to a mountain where you I'll take you to a mountain where you can see it, but you'll never go in it can see it, but you'll never go in it can see it, but you'll never go in it because you disobeyed me." So you think because you disobeyed me." So you think because you disobeyed me." So you think about that tonight. Just one mistake about that tonight. Just one mistake about that tonight. Just one mistake keep us out of heaven. It ain't going to keep us out of heaven. It ain't going to keep us out of heaven. It ain't going to take an abundance of sins. It ain't take an abundance of sins. It ain't take an abundance of sins. It ain't going to take hundreds of thousands of going to take hundreds of thousands of going to take hundreds of thousands of sins. Just one sin sins. Just one sin sins. Just one sin will keep us out of heaven. Just one will keep us out of heaven. Just one will keep us out of heaven. Just one disobedient time, one time of rebellion disobedient time, one time of rebellion disobedient time, one time of rebellion can keep us out of heaven. can keep us out of heaven. can keep us out of heaven. That's the kind of God we serve. That That's the kind of God we serve. That That's the kind of God we serve. That sounds cruel. It sounds hard, but it's a sounds cruel. It sounds hard, but it's a sounds cruel. It sounds hard, but it's a fact. It's truth. fact. It's truth. fact. It's truth. Amen. So, while sin always carries a great So, while sin always carries a great price tag, it takes not does not take price tag, it takes not does not take price tag, it takes not does not take have to be as bad have to be as bad have to be as bad as it could be. as it could be. as it could be. We're all going to suffer things in this We're all going to suffer things in this We're all going to suffer things in this life. We all going to come short in this life. We all going to come short in this life. We all going to come short in this life. But don't let our shortcomings life. But don't let our shortcomings life. But don't let our shortcomings keep us from doing what God wants us to keep us from doing what God wants us to keep us from doing what God wants us to do. Just because you're going through a do. Just because you're going through a do. Just because you're going through a trial or a test tonight, don't don't let trial or a test tonight, don't don't let trial or a test tonight, don't don't let that keep you from doing what God wants that keep you from doing what God wants that keep you from doing what God wants you to do. Don't go out in the world and you to do. Don't go out in the world and you to do. Don't go out in the world and do something stupid just because you you do something stupid just because you you do something stupid just because you you you feel down, you feel let down, you you feel down, you feel let down, you you feel down, you feel let down, you feel left alone. Because I can assure feel left alone. Because I can assure feel left alone. Because I can assure you tonight that you're not left alone. you tonight that you're not left alone. you tonight that you're not left alone. God is still with you. He's still right God is still with you. He's still right God is still with you. He's still right by your side. and he's he's reaching out by your side. and he's he's reaching out by your side. and he's he's reaching out to you and saying, "Come unto me all you to you and saying, "Come unto me all you to you and saying, "Come unto me all you that labor and are heavy laden. I'll that labor and are heavy laden. I'll that labor and are heavy laden. I'll give you rest. He'll never leave us. give you rest. He'll never leave us. give you rest. He'll never leave us. He'll never forsake us. He's always He'll never forsake us. He's always He'll never forsake us. He's always there." If you would stand with me and there." If you would stand with me and there." If you would stand with me and let's go to the Lord in prayer tonight. let's go to the Lord in prayer tonight. let's go to the Lord in prayer tonight. You know, things if things are right You know, things if things are right You know, things if things are right between you and the Lord, I would between you and the Lord, I would between you and the Lord, I would encourage you to come before him to ask encourage you to come before him to ask encourage you to come before him to ask for his help, for his help, for his help, to avoid the horrors of sin. to avoid the horrors of sin. to avoid the horrors of sin. Again, folks, we're not perfect. And we Again, folks, we're not perfect. And we Again, folks, we're not perfect. And we need God to help us. We need God to need God to help us. We need God to need God to help us. We need God to guide us. We need God to direct us in in guide us. We need God to direct us in in guide us. We need God to direct us in in the ways that he wants us to go. the ways that he wants us to go. the ways that he wants us to go. You cannot do this by yourself. You cannot do this by yourself. You cannot do this by yourself. I tell God that all the time, Lord, I I tell God that all the time, Lord, I I tell God that all the time, Lord, I can't do this by myself. I I need you to can't do this by myself. I I need you to can't do this by myself. I I need you to help me. I need you to I don't know what help me. I need you to I don't know what help me. I need you to I don't know what to do. Like Solomon said, Lord, I don't to do. Like Solomon said, Lord, I don't to do. Like Solomon said, Lord, I don't know what to do. When he became king, he know what to do. When he became king, he know what to do. When he became king, he didn't know what to do. He was a child. didn't know what to do. He was a child. didn't know what to do. He was a child. And God said because he didn't ask for And God said because he didn't ask for And God said because he didn't ask for riches, he gave him wisdom. It gave him riches, he gave him wisdom. It gave him riches, he gave him wisdom. It gave him understanding. And that's all [music] we understanding. And that's all [music] we understanding. And that's all [music] we need tonight is wisdom and understanding need tonight is wisdom and understanding need tonight is wisdom and understanding of the things that we need to do for of the things that we need to do for of the things that we need to do for God. Can I ask you to come around the God. Can I ask you to come around the God. Can I ask you to come around the altar tonight? Let's have a moment of altar tonight? Let's have a moment of altar tonight? Let's have a moment of prayer and talking with the Lord prayer and talking with the Lord prayer and talking with the Lord tonight, tonight, tonight, asking him to help us, strengthen us, asking him to help us, strengthen us, asking him to help us, strengthen us, that we'll be the people that he wants that we'll be the people that he wants that we'll be the people that he wants us to be for him in this world.
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