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Published: Aug. 15, 2011, 12:45 p.m.

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Title of message: Clouds of Sin

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(1 John 1:8) \\u201cIf we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.\\u201d

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(Micah 6:8) \\u201cHe has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.\\u201d

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A path to clear skies.

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1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Act justly\\xa0

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(Hebrews 12:1) \\u201cTherefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.\\u201d

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(Revelation 3:7) \\u201c\\u2026What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.\\u201d\\xa0

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(Revelation 3:8) \\u201cI know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut.\\u201d

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(Ephesians 5:15-16) \\u201cBe very careful, then, how you live\\u2014not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.\\u201d

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(Ephesians 5:17) \\u201cTherefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord\\u2019s will is.\\u201d

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(Micah 6:8) \\u201cHe has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.\\u201d

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2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Love mercy

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Mercy is: \\u201cCompassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one\'s power to punish or harm.\\u201d

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(Lamentations 3:22-23) (MSG) \\u201cGod\'s loyal love couldn\'t have run out, his merciful love couldn\'t have dried up.\\xa0 They\'re created new every morning. How great your faithfulness! I\'m sticking with God (I say it over and over). He\'s all I\'ve got left.\\u201d

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(Proverbs 28:13) \\u201cHe who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.\\u201d

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(1 Timothy 1:12-13) \\u201cI thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me faithful, appointing me to his service.\\xa0 Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief\\u201d

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3.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Walk humbly

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(2 Chronicles 7:14) \\u201cif my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.\\u201d

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(Romans 5:20) \\u201c\\u2026But where sin increased, grace increased all the more.\\u201d

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(Romans 6:1-2) \\u201c\\u2026Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?\\u201d

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(Isaiah 30:21) \\u201cWhether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, \\u201cThis is the way; walk in it.\\u201d

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