We Bow Down You are Lord of creation and Lord of my life, Lord of the land and the sea. You were Lord of the heaven before there was time, And Lord of all Lords you will be! (Chorus)

We Bow down and we worship You, Lord. Lord of all lords You will be!

You are King of creation and King of my life, King of the land and the sea. You were King of the heaven before there was time, And King of all kings You will be! (Chorus)

We Bow down and we worship You, Lord. Lord of all lords You will be!

Joy to the World Joy to the world! The Lord is come! Let earth receive her King! Let every heart prepare Him room, And heav’n and nature sing, And heav’n and heav’n and nature sing!

Joy to the world! The Savior reigns! Let men their songs employ; While field and floods, rocks, hills, and plains, Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

He rules the world with truth and grace And makes the nations prove The glories of His righteousness, And wonders of His love, And wonders, wonders of His love.

Amazing Love I’m forgiven, Because You were forsaken. I’m accepted; You were condemned. I’m alive and well, Your Spirit is within me. Because you died and rose again.

Amazing love, How can it be? That You my King would die for me? Amazing love, I know it’s true; It’s my joy to honor You. In all I do I honor You.

I’m forgiven, Because You were forsaken. I’m accepted; You were condemned. I’m alive and well, Your Spirit is within me. Because you died and rose again.

Amazing love, How can it be? That You my King would die for me? Amazing love, I know it’s true; It’s my joy to honor You. In all I do I honor You.

You are my King, Jesus, You are my King. You are my King

Amazing love, How can it be? That You my King would die for me? Amazing love, I know it’s true; It’s my joy to honor You. In all I do I honor You.

Homework Worst Sinner? Why? Holiest person? Why? Definition of Sin

Story Time w/ Pastor Matt Life or Death

The Fight of Your Life Battling Sin

I Timothy 6:12 “Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession.”

Timeline 7am-4:00pm Wake up/School 4:00-6:00pm Practice 6:00-6:45pm Dinner 6:45-8:00pm Homework 8:00-10:30pm TV/Video Games 10:30pm Sleep

“We vigorously seek to eliminate our weaknesses, particularly when it affects how others think of us. Why do we work harder on our “public” weaknesses than we do on addressing the sins of our hearts?”

Our Tendancy We do not take our sin as seriously as we should How serious is sin? We wrongly categorize sin as “major” or “minor” Who decides what is “major” or “minor”? We lack perseverance in battling our sin Why is perseverance necessary? We battle our sinful actions, but we fail to deal with our sinful hearts Why are actions easier to fix than our hearts? We confuse godly and worldly sorrow What’s the difference?

Elyse Fitzpatrick “This struggle against the sin in our heart is precious because by it we learn what a great price the Lord Jesus has paid…we will learn to trust Him and distrust ourselves, to hate sin and love holiness, to cultivate humility and to long for heaven…”

The Gospel Romans 8:1 – “There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus…” “If God has done a work in our hearts, we should want to battle the sin of our hearts.”

Why Battle Sin? We must understand what sin is. “A sin…consists in doing , saying, thinking, or imagining anything that is not in perfect conformity with the mind and law of God.” – J.C. Ryle We need to understand that we are sinful by nature. “The more you discover the power of indwelling sin, the less you will suffer its effects.” – Kris Lundgaard

Why Battle Sin? We must understand God’s view of sin. “His holy character demands that he hate sin, judge sinners, and pour out his wrath on those who sin.” – Karl Graustein It is essential that we understand the effects of our sin. “…understand the price Jesus had to pay on the cross, and that every sin affects God, our relationship with God and us personally…”

Why Battle Sin We must understand the consequences of not battling sin. “Sin aims always at the utmost…Every unclean thought or glance would be adultery if it could; every covetous desire would be oppression, every thought of unbelief would be atheism, might it grow to its head.” – John Owen

Application Pray to God for conviction of sin. Pray for help from the Holy Spirit. Seek help from others. Repent and ask for forgiveness. Battle sin with truths found in God’s Word.

“When we are mostly concerned with avoiding discipline or becoming popular, we may change for a time, but it will not be a genuine change of heart, and it will not please God. To truly change and consistently want to flee from sin and pursue holiness, we must want to love, obey, and please God.”