Focus Statement: Sin is deadly serious—so serious that Jesus died to forgive it.
Function Statement: That they would repent of their sins and not cause others to sin.
Sermon Structure: Text-Application
Doctrinal Locus: “I believe that Jesus Christ… redeemed me, a lost and condemned person… with His holy, righteous blood and with His innocent suffering and death…” (SC, 2nd Article of Apostles’ Creed).