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write various sins on it. Crease the “I” two and one-half inches from the top, permitting the top to fold when desired. Make another crease five inches from the bottom. When the top is folded down and the bottom up, the top and bottom bars will come together making a white cross. The red cross should be seven inches high, with upright and cross arm One and one-quarter inches wide.) LESSON: I want to talk to you about a black “I” this morning. Did you ever have one? The kind you are thinking of is not the kind about which I want to tell you. I am thinking of a capital “I.” Here it is. Being black, it reminds us of sin. In Romans 3:23, we read, "All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” Not only is this a sinful “I,” but it confesses its sins. You will notice words written all over the “I.” We will read them. “Lies,” “Theft,” “Hatred,” “Un cleanness,” "Drunkenness,” “Murder,” “Envy,” and “Profanity.” We seldom find a person who like this “I” will confess that he is a sinner. Does the fact trfat these sins are written on the "I” change its color! No, it is still black. There are some people who think that if they acknowledge they are sin ners, nothing more is required of them. Tills is not true. John the Baptist told those who listened to him that they needed to “bring forth . . . fruits worthy of repentance.” To repent means not only to acknowledge sin, but also to turn from it to Christ for cleansing. Here Is a red cross, reminding us of Christ’s cross on which He1 shed His blood to save us. The black “I” comes to the cross, humbles itself [fold as sug gested], and now can be hidden behind the cross. When God the Father looks at the one who has come to Christ for salvation, He sees Christ, and not ttffe sinner’s sin. People today, as in John the Baptist’s day, need to confess their sins and to possess salvation in Christ. 6*21 Blessed are ye that hunger now* for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now* for ye shall laugh. 25 Woe unto you that are fu l^ for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. 43 For a good tree bringeth ^iot forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. 45 A good man out of the good treas ure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil* for ot the abun dance of the heart his month apeaketb.
They would lay their hands upon the lamb, and the innocent lamb was killed in place of the one who had sinned. In this way, God let sinners know that the Lord Jesus, “the Lamb of God,” would die in their place. Because the Lord Jesus Christ is the only one who never sinned, He could not be sorry for any wrongdoings, and yet He wanted to be baptized. Why did He persuade John to baptize Him? The Lord Jesus Christ was baptized, put down into the water, as if He were being buried to explain that after our sins would be laid on Him and He would die for us on the cross, He would be buried and our sins would be buried with Him. Then he rose, up out of the water to explain that He would rise from the dead to give a wonderful new life to all who will call upon Him to save them from their sins. After John baptized -the Lord Jesus, the Holy Spirit like a beautiful dove came down from heaven and lighted upon Him, and God the Father spoke from heaven saying, “Thou are my be loved Son; in thee I am well pleased.”
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C o n fe ss a n d P ossess OBJECTS: A capital “I” cut from stiff construction paper, and a red card board cross. (The “ I” should be four teen inches high, the stem one inch wide, and the top and bottom bars four inches horizontally and one inch high. Color one side of the “I” black with poster paint, and then with white ink
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Luke 1:13 But the angel said unto him. Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard) and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son# and thou shalt call his name John. , , , 14 And thou shalt have joy and glad ness ; and many shall rejoice at his birth. 15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy . Ghost, even from his mother’s womb. 16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord theft God. 2*40 And the child grew and waxed strong, in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him. 4:4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It Is written. That man shall not live by bread alone, but hr everv word of God.
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