Hey guys, my name is Johnny Art of Annis and this is Dialin.

I want to thank you guys for continuing to listen to the show.

It's been so cool to see how the Lord has used the Dialin ministry around the world with people and I'm thankful to be a part of it.

As for me, I'm thankful just also for your guys' prayers.

I get so many notes from different people that say they're praying for me and my family.

We're getting settled into the Franklin, Tennessee area.

And over the last three months, it's been awesome for me as I've stepped into the role of teaching and lead pastor at Stonebridge Bible Church in the Franklin area.

And it's been sweet to see the Lord grow and unify our church.

In this episode, I want to make three observations in scripture

regarding the consequence of sin. If you're a believer, you are no longer under the dominion of

sin. You've been justified, which means to be declared righteous by God. You are no longer

under sin's penalty in an eternal sense, and you no longer serve sin as a slave.

However, there are still real and devastating consequences of our sin, even for someone who has

come to Christ. And in this episode, I want to draw a few observations for us in order that we

might hate our sin even more

and be propelled to run to Jesus Christ and more fully rely on His grace.

Let's dial in.

The first observation about sin that I want to make is that it is exhausting.

It's exhausting. Sin is tiring.

There is this scene in the book of Jonah where the rebellious prophet is on the run.

He receives a call from God to go 500 miles east, but instead he goes 2,000 miles west to Tarshish.

It says that he goes down to Joppa, down to the port, and down into the belly of the ship,

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