1. What made Watergate so terrible was…A. …the bungling of an easy burglary.

B. …having to look at 1970’s fashion so much.

C. …the attempted cover up by the White House.

D. …the flood when the gate broke.

1. What made Watergate so terrible was…A. …the bungling of an easy burglary.

B. …having to look at 1970’s fashion so much.

C. …the attempted cover up by the White House.

D. …the flood when the gate broke.

2. When the ball gets away from little Billy, and breaks mom’s expensive lamp, his typical response is to…A.…break all the others since he’s already in trouble.

B.…confess honestly to his crime.

C.…jump on Amazon.com and order a new one.

D.…say, “Sally did it! I swear Sally did it!”

2. When the ball gets away from little Billy, and breaks mom’s expensive lamp, his typical response is to…A.…break all the others since he’s already in trouble.

B.…confess honestly to his crime.

C.…jump on Amazon.com and order a new one.

D.…say, “Sally did it! I swear Sally did it!”

3. When Bill Clinton denied having relations with Monica Lewinsky, most Americans felt it was due to…A. …an honest semantics issue.

B. …wanting to avoid getting in mucho trombles.

C. …a temporary memory lapse.

D. …an alien having abducted the real Mr. President’s body.

3. When Bill Clinton denied having relations with Monica Lewinsky, most Americans felt it was due to…A. …an honest semantics issue.

B. …wanting to avoid getting in mucho trombles.

C. …a temporary memory lapse.

D. …an alien having abducted the real Mr. President’s body.

Psalm 138:8“The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever—do not abandon the works of your hands.”

“The work His goodness begins, His strength completes.”Alistair Begg

Genesis 3:9-10““But the Lord God called to the man, ‘Where are you?’ He answered, ‘I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.’”

Edward T. Welch

““This is the debut of the fear of other people. Shame-consciousness. Being exposed, vulnerable, and in desperate need of covering or protection. Under the gaze of the holy God and other people.”Edward T. Welch

A Great Day for Up!1.Cover Up - The natural reaction to sin is to hide it.

Grave/SheolThe underworld as a place of darkness, silence, and oblivion. It was the epitome of hopelessness to the Jew.

“Every area of your life that doesn’t glisten with hope means you’re believing a lie and that area is a stronghold of the Devil in your life.”Francis Frangipane

Genesis 42:21“‘Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that’s why this distress has come upon us.’”

Psalm 32:3-4““When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer.”

Psalm 32:5“Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord” – and you forgave the guilt of my sin.”

Romans 7:24-25“What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!”

“The gospel is the story of God covering his naked enemies, bringing them to the wedding feast, and then marrying them rather than crushing them.” Edward T. Welch

A Great Day for Up!1.Cover Up - The natural reaction to sin is to hide it.

2.Fess Up – Confession is the medicine for covered up sin.

Genesis 44:16“’What can we say to my lord?...God has uncovered your servant’s guilt’.”

“ You can’t keep the cover on covered-up sin!”

1. What thoughts or actions do you prefer to keep in the dark? Lusts, animosities, certain habits, etc…

2. Have you noticed times when you cover up with lies, justifications, blaming, avoiding, or changing the subject?

A. …Pain for telling the truth?

MUCH PAINMUCH PAIN

B.…Angry feelings and strained relationships?

EVEN MORE PAINEVEN MORE PAIN

C.…A clear conscience and giving Jacob hope that he might see his son alive again?

PRICELESSPRICELESS

James 5:16“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.”