Feeling Guilty? Find Forgiveness in Jesus!
Genesis 3:1-13
Pastor Bill Young (bill@trc.life)

Three keys to overcoming guilt. Understand:

I.

is the nature of guilt?

GUILT (Webster’s): “A feeling of deserving blame for offenses.”

A. Two types of

: Genuine & False

1 .

Reveal Answer

.
James 2:10 (LB) - “The person who keeps every law of God but makes one little slip is just as guilty as the person who has broken every law there is.”

2 .

Reveal Answer

.
Hebrews 10:19-22 (NIV84) Therefore, brothers and sisters… 22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience.

II.

does guilt come from?

A. Wrong

.

B. Wrong

.

1 .

Reveal Answer

religion.

2 .

Reveal Answer

people.

3 .

Reveal Answer

culture.

III.

do we deal with guilt?

Genesis 3:1-13 (Adam & Eve…)
“… they sewed fig leaves together and made something to cover themselves …they hid from the Lord God … I was afraid because I was naked’…`she gave me fruit from the tree…’”

A. How

typically deal with guilt.

1 .

Reveal Answer

.

2 .

Reveal Answer

.

3 .

Reveal Answer

.

B. How

wants us to deal with guilt.

1 .

Reveal Answer

with God. (Repent)
Acts 3:19 (NIV84) Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.
Psalm 69:5 (NCV) “God, You know what I have done wrong. I cannot hide my guilt from You.”

2 .

Reveal Answer

your

Reveal Answer

. (Faith)
Hebrews 10:22 (NCV) Let us come near to God with a sincere heart and a sure faith, because we have been made free from a guilty conscience.

3 .

Reveal Answer

God’s forgiveness. (Believe)
John 1:12 (NIV84) Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
John 3:16 (NIV84) For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:36 (NIV84) Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.

IV.

: Cry out to Jesus before it’s too late.

A. Agree.

. Accept.
Luke 7:50 (NIV84) Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

Discussion Questions:

1 . Have you ever struggled or been confused by feelings of guilt? What did you do to deal with it? Explain why it did or did not help.

2 . Why do you think God allows us to feel guilty about our sin? Is there anything positive that can come from these feelings?

3 . Adam & Eve dealt with their guilt with despair, denial and defensiveness. What do you think would have happened if they humbly admitted their guilt to God?

4 . God says we have all sinned (Romans 3:23). Have you come to a point in your life where you have agreed with God, admitted your guilt and accepted His forgiveness? If so, tell your story to the group. If not, why not?