1. Did then that which is good become death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might be shown to be sin, by working death to me through that which is good; — that through the commandment sin might become exceeding sinful. Rom. 7:13 PrayerSongsOfferingSong Bible Study Song Lord’s Supper AnnouncementsPrayer

2. Did then that which is good become death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might be shown to be sin, by working death to me through that which is good; — that through the commandment sin might become exceeding sinful. Rom. 7:13 For you have heard of my former manner of life in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it; Gal. 1:13

3. A concept that should be of concern to all: T HE E XCEEDING S INFULNESS O F S IN Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. 3:4 ( depart from me, you who practice lawlessness Matt. 7:23) All unrighteousness is sin 5:17 ( depart from me all you evildoers Luke 13:27)

4. T HE E XCEEDING S INFULNESS O F S IN— Can be seen in What it does in the lives of those who sin

5. David Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own. 11 This is what the LORD says: “Out of your own household I am going to bring calamity upon you. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will lie with your wives in broad daylight. 12 You did it in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.” 13 Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." Nathan replied, "The LORD has taken away your sin. You are not going to die. 14 But because by doing this you have made the enemies of the LORD show utter contempt, the son born to you will die." 2 Sam. 12:10-14 NIV

6. T HE E XCEEDING S INFULNESS O F S IN— Can be seen in What it does in the lives of others

7. Jacob Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have troubled me by making me obnoxious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites…” Gen. 34:30 NKJV

8. T HE E XCEEDING S INFULNESS O F S IN— Can be seen in What it does to our relationship with God

9. Behold, the LORD'S hand is not so short that it cannot save; nor is His ear so dull that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear. Isa. 59:1-2 NASU

10. T HE E XCEEDING S INFULNESS O F S IN— Can be seen in The eternal consequences

11. 6 For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, 7 and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, 8 dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 2 Thess. 1:6-8 NASU

12. "Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.' "Then they themselves also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?' "Then He will answer them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.' "These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." Matt. 25:41-46

13. T HE E XCEEDING S INFULNESS O F S IN— Can be seen in The price paid to deal with it

14. You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Rom. 5:6-8 NIV and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. Heb. 9:12 NASU

15. T HE E XCEEDING S INFULNESS O F S IN— What it does to my life What it does to the lives of others What it does to my relationship with God The eternal consequences of it The price paid to deal with it

16. T HE E XCEEDING S INFULNESS O F S IN causes spiritually sensitive people to cry out… Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? Romans 7:24

17. And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name. Acts 22:16 NIV

18. T HE E XCEEDING S INFULNESS O F S IN— What it does to my life What it does to the lives of others What it does to my relationship with God The eternal consequences of it The price paid to deal with it