2. Enemy at the Gates
Proverbs 4:23 (NIV84) 23 Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life

3. A Good Heart is Hard to Find
Matthew 15:18–20 (NIV84) 18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man ‘unclean.’ 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. 20 These are what make a man ‘unclean’; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him ‘unclean.’ ”

4. A Heavy Burden

5. A Heavy Burden
Guilt affects our relationship with others

6. A Heavy Burden
Guilt affects our relationship with others Guilt affects our relationship with God

7. A Heavy Burden
Genesis 3:6–10 (NLT) 6 The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too. 7 At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.

8. A Heavy Burden
8 When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees. 9 Then the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” 10 He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.”

9. A Heavy Burden
Jeremiah 17:9 (GNB) 9 “Who can understand the human heart? There is nothing else so deceitful; it is too sick to be healed.

10. Guilty as Charged

11. Guilty as Charged
Romans 2:15 (NLT) 15 They demonstrate that God’s law is written in their hearts, for their own conscience and thoughts either accuse them or tell them they are doing right.

12. Guilty as Charged
Romans 2:15 (NLT) 15 They demonstrate that God’s law is written in their hearts, for their own conscience and thoughts either accuse them or tell them they are doing right. KING DAVID - Psalm 38:4 (NLT) My guilt overwhelms me— it is a burden too heavy to bear.

13. Guilty as Charged
APOSTLE PAUL - Romans 7:15–25 (NLT) 15 I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. 16 But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good. 17 So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. 18 And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t.

14. Guilty as Charged
19 I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. 20 But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. 21 I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. 22 I love God’s law with all my heart.

15. Guilty as Charged
23 But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. 24 Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death?

16. Guilty as Charged
23 But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. 24 Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? 25 Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.

17. Guilty as Charged
Romans 8:1 (NLT) 1 So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.

18. Guilty as Charged
Romans 8:1 (NLT) 1 So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. TPT - So now the case is closed. Message – that fateful dilemma is resolved

19. Guilty as Charged
Romans 8:1 (NLT) 1 So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. TPT - So now the case is closed. Message – that fateful dilemma is resolved The punishment for our guilt… was paid for in full on the cross

20. Challenge

21. Challenge
Romans 3:22–24 (NLT) 22 We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are. 23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.

22. Challenge
Romans 3:22–24 (NLT) 22 We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are. 23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. 24 Yet through his powerful declaration of acquittal, God freely gives away his righteousness. His gift of love and favor now cascades over us, all because Jesus, the Anointed One, has liberated us from the guilt, punishment, and power of sin!

23. Confession
1 John 1:9 (NLT) 9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.

24. Psalm 51
God, give me mercy from your fountain of forgiveness! I know your abundant love is enough to wash away my guilt. Because your compassion is so great, take away this shameful guilt of sin. Forgive the full extent of my rebellious ways, and erase this deep stain on my conscience.

25. Psalm 51
For I’m so ashamed. I feel such pain and anguish within me. I can’t get away from the sting of my sin against you, Lord! Everything I did, I did right in front of you, for you saw it all. Against you, and you above all, have I sinned. Everything you say to me is infallibly true and your judgment conquers me.

26. Psalm 51
Hide my sins from your face erase all my guilt by your saving grace. Create a new, clean heart within me And rekindle a right spirit deep on the inside