{"id":12611,"date":"2025-02-03T09:24:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T14:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=12611"},"modified":"2025-02-06T16:44:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T21:44:29","slug":"the-scoop-on-sin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2025\/02\/the-scoop-on-sin\/","title":{"rendered":"The Scoop on Sin"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>2025 THEME: Burning Hearts<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Title: The Scoop on Sin<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Scripture: Leviticus 5-23<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">We all have a common enemy: (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>S-I-N<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">\u201cSin leaves each of us guilty\u201d Tripp<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">I.\u00a0 SLAVE TO SIN (Chapters 5-13)<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Some of us live in (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>denial<\/strong><\/span>). Some of us live in (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>excuse-land<\/strong><\/span>). Some of us live in (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>blame-land<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Truth is: no matter what land we live in (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>guilt<\/strong><\/span>) will always visit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">What is essential in all sin is the (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>confession of guilt<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Acknowledging our sin and guilt makes it possible for (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>cleansing<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">What Aaron learned; what the people learned is that God (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>takes sin seriously<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">II. SURRENDER TO HOLINESS (Chapter 14-23)<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">What does holiness mean? It comes from the Greek word that means (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>to be set apart<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Holiness is not a (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>thing we do<\/strong><\/span>), an (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>act we perform<\/strong><\/span>) or the (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>way we dress<\/strong><\/span>). Holiness is a (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>state of<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>the heart<\/strong><\/span>) in relation to God.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">We are (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>called to be holy<\/strong><\/span>) because (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>God is holy<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">THEME: Burning Hearts<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">Next week: Justice or Mercy?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">Scripture: Leviticus 24-Numbers 10<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 THEME: Burning Hearts Title: The Scoop on Sin Scripture: Leviticus 5-23 We all have a common enemy: (S-I-N) \u201cSin leaves each of us guilty\u201d Tripp I.\u00a0 SLAVE TO SIN (Chapters 5-13) Some of us live in (denial). Some of us live in (excuse-land). Some of us live in (blame-land). 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