A sermon presented at Palm Desert Church of Christ on 8/25/13 by Dale Wells

2. Show me your ways, O LORD, teach
me your paths; guide me in your
truth and teach me, for you are God
my Savior, and my hope is in you all
day long.

3. Remember, O LORD, your great mercy
and love, for they are from of old.
Remember not the sins of my youth
and my rebellious ways; according to
your love remember me, for you are
good, O LORD.

5. I know that nothing good lives in me,
that is, in my sinful nature. For I have
the desire to do what is good, but I
cannot carry it out. For what I do is not
the good I want to do; no, the evil I do
not want to do—this I keep on doing.

8. A thought to ponder
as you go back
to school this week

11. Temptress
Seductress
Adulteress

15. Cause & Effect Action & Reaction
Something done in our past may have a “ripple effect”
throughout the remainder of our lives. There are
consequences attached to all that we do.

16. We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.

17. The sins or victories of our youth establish patterns of
behavior that influence us for the rest of our lives

18. Flee the evil
desires of youth
and pursue
righteousness
2 Tim. 2:22

19. But Daniel
resolved not to
defile himself

20. We have all “bitten into
the apple” – all have
sinned and fallen short
However, we
can still
recover

21. Noah
got drunk
Abraham
lied
David
adultery,
consipiracy &
murder
Peter
denied Jesus

22. John Newton
• Born in London1725:

23. John Newton
• Born in London1725:
• Went to sea1736:

24. John Newton
• Born in London1725:
• Went to sea1736:
• Slave trader1744:

25. John Newton
• Born in London1725:
• Went to sea1736:
• Slave trader1744:
• Converted1748:

26. John Newton
• Born in London1725:
• Went to sea1736:
• Slave trader1744:
• Converted1748:
• Ordained1764:

27. John Newton
• Born in London1725:
• Went to sea1736:
• Slave trader1744:
• Converted1748:
• Ordained1764:
• Olney Hymns1773:

28. John Newton
• Born in London1725:
• Went to sea1736:
• Slave trader1744:
• Converted1748:
• Ordained1764:
• Olney Hymns1773:
• Opposed slaving1787:

29. John Newton
"I cannot stop. What?
Shall the old African
blasphemer stop
while he can speak?"
• Born in London1725:
• Went to sea1736:
• Slave trader1744:
• Converted1748:
• Ordained1764:
• Olney Hymns1773:
• Opposed slaving1787:

30. John Newton
"I cannot stop. What?
Shall the old African
blasphemer stop
while he can speak?"
• Born in London1725:
• Went to sea1736:
• Slave trader1744:
• Converted1748:
• Ordained1764:
• Olney Hymns1773:
• Opposed slaving1787:
• Died at age 821807:

31. John Newton
JOHN NEWTON, CLERK
ONCE AN INFIDEL AND LIBERTINE
A SERVANT OF SLAVES IN AFRICA
WAS, BY THE RICH MERCY OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR
JESUS CHRIST,
RESTORED, PARDONED, AND APPOINTED TO PREACH
THE GOSPEL WHICH HE HAD LONG LABOURED TO DESTROY.

32. CCLI # 2695486
(Verses 1, 2 & 4)

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42. Remember your Creator in the days of your youth
… before the sun and the light and the moon and
the stars grow dark.