Slides from a sermon I gave last year about the kinds of secrets that are dangerous to keep. You can hear the audio for this sermon at http://www.teachingtruth.org/sermons?sermon_id=216

1. Secrets WeShouldn’tKeep

6. We All Have Secrets

7. “But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” -Matthew 6:3-4 ESV

8. Secrets WeShouldn’tKeep

9. ^Shouldn’t Secrets We Keep Our Need For Help

10. We All Need Help Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him. -Genesis 2:18 ESV

11. We All Need Help Two are better than one... …For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up. -Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 ESV

12. Commanded to Help You shall not see your brother's donkey or his ox fallen down by the way and ignore them. You shall help him to lift them up again. -Deuteronomy 22:4 ESV

13. ^Shouldn’t Secrets We Keep How can our brothers and sisters help us if our needs are hidden?

14. ^Shouldn’t Secrets We Keep Secret Sin (A Specific Kind of Help)

15. Weaker When Alone Satan knows this. Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him. -Matthew 4:11 ESV

16. Commanded to Help Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. 2 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. -Galatians 6:1-2 ESV

17. God Sees …on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. -Romans 2:16 ESV

18. Achan And Joshua said, “Why did you bring trouble on us? The Lord brings trouble on you today.” -Joshua 7:25 ESV

19. David “…For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.” -2 Samuel 12:12 ESV

20. Remember… Sin is not us. It is something that overtakes us.

21. Remember… No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. -1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV

22. If we confess… If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. -I John 1:9 ESV

23. ^Shouldn’t Secrets We Keep Our Christianity (The Gospel)

24. Commanded to Help And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. -Mark 16:15 ESV

25. Paul Was Not Ashamed For I am not ashamed of the gospel... -Romans 1:16 ESV

26. We Must Shine Our Lights Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others… -Matthew 5:15-16 ESV

27. Secrets We Must Not Keep Our needs for help.

28. Secrets We Must Not Keep Our needs for help. Specific needs for help overcoming sin.

29. Secrets We Must Not Keep Our needs for help. Specific needs for help overcoming sin. The source of our help (God).

31. The End of the Matter For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil. -Ecclesiastes 12:14 ESV