I'm brOKen - part 2
May 4, 2025

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Part 2 - Healing Our Choices


Small choices become

consequences.

James 1:14-15 “Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.” (NLT)

I. Hidden sin steals

joy.

Psalm 32:1-2 “Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!” (NLT)

Pretending you’re

doesn’t make you .

Covering your sin covers up your

.

II. Sin

when it’s hidden.

Psalm 32:3-4 “When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat.” (NLT)

1.

-kept sin – The sin you still secretly enjoy.

2. Compartmentalized

– The lie that “my sin over here” doesn’t affect “my life over there.”

3.

sin – Secrets eventually become stronghold.

1 Corinthians 10:13 “The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.” (NLT)

III.

begins with honesty.

Psalm 32:5-6 “Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, ‘I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.’ And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Interlude Therefore, let all the godly pray to you while there is still time, that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.” (NLT)

Breakthrough doesn’t start at perfection—it starts at

.

1.

yourself in the right place.

Psalm 17:5 “My steps have stayed on your path; I have not wavered from following you.” (NLT)

2.

your focus on God.

3.

with others.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 “Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.” (NLT)

IV. Jesus sets you

.

Psalm 32:7-11 “For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. Interlude The Lord says, ‘I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you. Do not be like a senseless horse or mule that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control.’ Many sorrows come to the wicked, but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the Lord. So rejoice in the Lord and be glad, all you who obey him! Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!” (NLT)

Will you trust God with your sin?