1. God is greater than our hearts! 1 John 3:20 19 th April 2015

2. If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 1 John 3:20

3. Guilt Good or Bad?

4. My story Kite war

5. Guilt is a lethal weapon

6. The origin of guilt Romans 2:12-16 12 All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law. 13 For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous. 14 (Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15 They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them.) 16 This will take place on the day when God judges people’s secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares.

7. Conscience (moral compass) Romans 2:12-16 Created by God Existed in all Human Beings Existed for a Purpose

8. How does one develop a guilt feeling?

9. Guilt unsettles our emotions

10. For this is how we know we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in His presence whenever our hearts condemn us. 1 John 3:19-20a John’s discovery

11. 1 John 3:18-19 This is the only way we’ll know we’re living truly, living in God’s reality. It’s also the way to shut down debilitating self- criticism, even when there is something to it. The Message version

12. A peek into Paul’s life Paul had missteps and felt condemned (Rom 7:18b-24a)

13. Paul’s Discovery Salvation in Christ (Rom 7:24b-25) There is no more condemnation in Christ Jesus (Rom 8:1)

14. Who shall condemn us if God doesn’t? The point is..

15. What “God is greater than our hearts” is NOT

16. A stepping stone to confidence Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and we receive anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him. 1 John 3:21-22

17. John - A life transformed From the son of thunder to the apostle of love

18. Take Home Message Take your guilt to God and receive his forgiveness TODAY (NOW)! There is no more condemnation in Christ Jesus!