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1 TEXT---~P=sa~i~rn,_,5~1~ 1~-~7 SCRIPTURE READING DELIVERIES: Date Hour First Baptist 2/ 10/ 63 First Baptist First Baptist 9/ 22/68 P. M. First Baptist 10/29/68 First Baptist 1/31/71 P. M. First Baptist ' Place E.f.s-- CLASSIFICATION: - - EXPOSITORY --BIOGRAPHICAL - - TEXTUAL --TOPICAL ---DEVOTIONAL Results and Comments: Chickasha, Oklahoma XXX+ l reded. ; 4 letter Ponca City, Oklahoma XXX++ Ponca City, Okla. XXX+++ 5 letter Tonkawa, O k la. San Angel o, Texas XXX+++ San Angelo, Texas GOD SAYS, 'WELCOME BIBLIOGRAPHY _

2 A BACKSLIDER'S PLEA Psalm 51:1-7 THE BI LE ES s PROBLEM OF BACKSLIDING. A SUBJECT WHICH R S ATTENTION IN S WORD MUST INDEED BE OF REAL SIGNIFICANCE THE EYES OF OUR LORD. YET WE NEED TO DEFINE THE TERM -- WHAT IS A BACKSLIDER? A BACKSLIDER IS ONE DRIFTED FROM A FORMER WITH THE LORD. HE IS ONE WHO HAS ACCEPTED CHRIST AS HIS SAVIOUR, HAS KNOWN THE JOY OF SALVATION HAS ALLOWED SIN, IN ONE FORM -OR ANOTHER, TO CREEP LIFE AND TO MAKE HIM INDIFFERENT TOWARD HIS UNHAPPY IN HIS SPIRITUAL CONDITION. A BACKSLIDER CAN ER HOPE TO BE HAPPY. E A CHRISTIAN, HE CAN NEVER RID HIMSELF OF THE CONDEMNING POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT WHICH CDD. HIS ONLY HOPE FOR PEACE IS... '~ek_~ei. --Vs. la Before David mentions his sin, he appeals to God for mercy. does say, "My for that would have been presumption. His sin had alienated him from God. He could only stana a long way off and cry "Have mercy upon me. " Such sin could not be touched except by the hand of a merciful God. 1. Whi ch Does Not Tr o Justif O e' f --Vs. la "Have mercy upon me, 0 God. " (1) Because self- justification worsens the problem --Job 9: 20 "If I justify myself, mine own mout h shall condemn me : if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me ( 2) Because self- justification God's wrath - -Isa. 13: 11 "And I punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the 2. Admits Total De endence u --Vs. la "according to thy lovingkindness tender mercies'' --:Exeg,.: Here is a king with so l diers and mighty men to do He is now seen as a helpless sinner, naked and defenseless, without any possible means of escape or deliverance. With multitudes of -bulls & rams & goats at his disposal he finds that _

3 all of these combined cannot cleanse him or make him fit for his Master's presence. (BBB-W PC-7) (1) Because man cannot merit His favor --Vss God does not want yours -- He wants you. ecause God -is one offended - Vs. la (This is why His & mercy is appealed to ) God is the one offended & thus you are at His mercy. --IJ.fejffi: On Feb. 26, 1844, one of t he major in the history of our navy occurred. The Princeton Congress & down the Potomac. t he entertainment of the guests the great gun on the wai fired. At t he 2nd discharge the gun burst, killing the secy. of state, and several others. Just befor fired, Sen. Thomas o standing near it. Friend laid ha,nd on..shoulder Daniel Webster, etc. (Mac. p. 290) II. - -vss. lb & 9 (1) From your record of --vs. lb --Ex,aQ,.,; "Transgression" = rebellion setting one' self will against the will of God. God has record & He alone can erase it from the book. ( 2) From the memory of God --Isa. 43:25 "I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, & will remember --FW:ft, Not far f rom York is a cemetery where there is a grave which has inscribed upon its headstone just one word -- "Forgiven." No no date of birth or death, no epitaph, no eulogy -- j ust one word, "Forgiven. " But after that is the greatest t hing t hat can be said of any man Which Pur es of Sin --Vss. 2 & 7 David is not content simply t o have the erased and the charges dropped. wants to be so purged of sin that he will be t he caliber of man against whom no such charges can ever be made

4 -- - III ~, r1 },_ (1) Because it warps man --vs. 2 ( "iniguity11 = that which is twisted, or or crooked. "sin"= missing t he mark) Man misses God's high destiny for his life. (2) Becau-se of the power of Christ's blood --I John l:7b "The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin." ~-.--~: How i it for your lif~ to be cleansed from the indelible dye of The answer is found in spilled blood! --Vs. 7 (When God had completed cleansing David, he wanted God to sprinkle hi m with the hyssop -'irnir-cating a full di vine 3 --Vs. 3 God does not need to accuse penitent sinner great man, as David,must have been covered with shame to confess publicly such yile sins, but he willingly forward with a full & open conession. (1) Because you alone are responsible for it --Vs. 3a --fxeg,: David frankly assumes full responsibility for his sin. No ancestor is for hereditary tendencies. Bathsheba, tho' indiscreet & willing to be led astray, charged with even a small part of the blame. The current social standards are not listed as an extenuatin circumstance. The fact that he had no one else to help him -keep the standard high is not mentioned. ( 2) Because your sin follows you --vs. 3b your sin will find you Like a hound of heaven it will track you down --vs. --II Sam. 12:13a "And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned the Lord. ( 1) Whose laws you have broken L --Vs. 4a There is no law which s ays "You must love your neighbor, you must Bible, you must

5 pray, you must worldliness" -- these God's laws i.e. David,.,(2) Who is justified in. his punishment pf sin are. fi11.f"i,,,- IV. Sf --vs. 4b David is saying, "Whatever you do to me, - 1 have,no coming." is Encour ed D --Vs. (1) That is a constant stumblingblock --Gal. 5:17a & b the flesh against the Spirit, & the Spirit against the flesh: & these are contrary, the one to the other." (2) That the Christian has power to suppress --I Cor. 10:13 "There hath.no temptation taken you but such as is but is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. --I411M : The Prodigal Son f ell at hi s f at her's f eet & said, am no more to be called thy son." Yes, he was not worthy to be called his father's son but yet he remained his father's son. Praise God that when we l ose our worthiness, we do not lose our Running throughout the entirety of David's plea is an open and sincere repudiation and forsaking of his past. --Jer. 14:7 "O Lord, tho our iniquities testify against do thou it fpr thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee. 1 ' 1. f o --Prov. 14: 14a backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways." David was sick of sin. He found it to be hollow & void of any real satisfaction. (1) Because of the frustration it creates --Psalm 38:3 (David) 1 'There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; is there any rest in bones because my sin." The anger of & the offense of sin tear a soul asunder. (2) Because of the guilt it imparts --Psalm 38:4 mine iniquities are gone over min head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 1,

6 '-f/';) 2. --Jer. 3:12b thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you." (1) Because this is an indication of genuine repentanc1 --Isa. 1:16 "Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; ceas1 to do evil.: Evidence that they had been "washed" would be their "ceasing to do evil." Jonah forsook his past of rebellion againsi God. This was evidence of his repentance. (2) Because this is the basis for continued right standing with God --Isa. 55:7 "Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him returr unto the Lord, and he will have upon him; and to our God for he will abundantly pardon." I ON H U NCE, IN A PARK OVERLOOKING THAT FAMOUS CITY, STANDS THE GREAT STATUE BY MICHELANGELO, DAVI ~ SLAYING GOLIATH. OF A BLOCK OF MARBLE WHICH HAD WORKED UPON AND THEN AWAY., OUT OF YOUR MIST OUT OF YOUR FAILURES, OUT OF YOUR WASTED PAST, 00D' S LOVE AND POWER IS ABLE TO RECONSTRUCT A LIFE THAT IS TRUE TO CHRIST AND FILLED WITH THE JOY OF HIS SERVICE.

7 -Goel', Fe6ruary 26, one of the major disasters in th of our The th nost warship of that day, nandcd by Captain Stockton, was nembcrs of Congress and governmcn 1fficials down the Potomac. On boar vere the president of the United ind the secretaries of state and ~or the entertainment of the guests th gun on the Princeton, called th >eacemaker, was fired. At the sccon lischarge the gun burst, killing the ary of state, the secretary of the a number of others. Just before the gun was fired, was stanc ng near it, when a friend laid a han his shoulder. turned away t with him, ~hen, much to his ar the of the navy, more. his way into his t the gun was fired a Gil11. : killed. That singular pro a great impression upon Be1 :on. l was a man of bitter feuds an luam and recently had had a fien with Daniel Webster. But aftc 1is from death on the Princeto Benton sought reconciliation with Wei He said to him, "It seemed to m Webster, as if that touch on m,houlder was the hand of the Almight :tretched down there, drawing me awa 'rom what otherwise would have bee nstantaneous death. That one circurr tance has changed the whole current ny thought and life. I feel that I am lifferent man; and I want, in the,lace, to be at peace with all those wit! vhom I have been so sharply at var nee." Benton answered that "touch of God,n his shoulder. God has many ways o ouching your shoulder, many ministric,y which he to your heart; he docs, then is the time to not that touch.

8 I ~J'.23 I I. I A BACKSLIDER'S PLEA Chickasha, First Baptist 2/10/63 ) / First, Ponca City 2/14/65 (XX:X++);,,. T Jo C F. C. /- (, 'f---;).!!!).f.b.c. SAN ANGELO, P.M. 'WELCOME HOME' ") / GOD SAYS,, Jerold R. McBride