All Peoples Church

The Sin of Achan And The Communal Effects Of Sin Joshua 7 Main Point of the Sermon: When we sin, we not only damage ourselves, but also our community and God’s name.   Introduction For many years in my life I shared the popular opinion that my actions were between me and God. As long as I didn’t directly hurt someone else, I thought my sin was perhaps less severe to God and no one else’s business. But I had a rude awakening in my early twenties when I realized that my sin not only caused deep wounds for me, it caused great pain and left many scars on those I loved.  You see, when you belong to a family, or when you are in covenant with someone, perhaps marriage, every action, both good and bad, affects the relationship. Whether it’s what you do with finances or with your time or your body, our actions either serve and bless the other person or they bring pain and curse to the other.  The same is true in our relationship with God and his church. When we put our faith in Jesus, we are