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Is there sin in your camp? | Is there sin in your camp? | ||
| − | + | *The camp of your family? | |
| − | + | *The camp of your church? | |
| − | + | *The camp of assorted levels of government? | |
| − | + | *The camp of your business? | |
What do we do about it? | What do we do about it? | ||
| − | + | *Recognize it for what it is. | |
| − | + | *Seek forgiveness and turn from the sin. | |
| − | + | *In a corporate body (church, government, business) select godly leaders | |
| − | + | *Confess our sins, corporate and personal, and God will forgive | |
| − | (read Daniel 9:1-4 for a sample prayer | + | (read Daniel 9:1-4 for a sample prayer) |
|things to watch for=Sometimes God listens and still lets his people stumble on their own. | |things to watch for=Sometimes God listens and still lets his people stumble on their own. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:28, 2 February 2009
| Sin in the camp | |
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| Text: | Joshua 7:1-26 |
| Occasion: | General |
| Audience: | Adults, Youth |
| Theological Tradition: | General |
| Topic: | Forgiveness |
| Author: | D. Mackey |
Direction
Is there sin in your camp
How to Get There
The Isrealites had just destroyed the city of Jericho, then suffered a defeat at the town of Ai. The defeat came beacuse one man violated God's command about the plunder of Jericho.
Is there sin in your camp?
- The camp of your family?
- The camp of your church?
- The camp of assorted levels of government?
- The camp of your business?
What do we do about it?
- Recognize it for what it is.
- Seek forgiveness and turn from the sin.
- In a corporate body (church, government, business) select godly leaders
- Confess our sins, corporate and personal, and God will forgive
(read Daniel 9:1-4 for a sample prayer)
Things to Watch For
Sometimes God listens and still lets his people stumble on their own.
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Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP | Onesimus giving Philemon Paul's letter and begging forgiveness. | Image |
