Main Point: For those who accept the free gift of salvation, all sin is covered by the love, blood and righteousness of God.

 

Synopsis:

• Powerful demonstration of Jesus erasing our sins away and leaving us with a clean slate.

• Mercy and grace triumph as a cross section of people representing different ages, races, and positions hold dry erase boards with their sin–only to have those blotches erased in some cases by the very one they’ve sinned against.

• Sins erased include:

• • a self righteous preacher is forgiven for being judgmental.

  • a little girl forgives her daddy of neglect,

  • a homeless man has condemnation wiped away

  • a wife forgives her husband of adultery

  • Others have deception, pride, and lust, and wiped away

  • A man standing outside a church is forgiven of hypocrisy.

• The music and visual story tell a profound but simple truth.

 

Application:

• Sin and redemption are universal to the human condition.

• So many people struggle with legalism–trying to earn forgiveness, but it’s free for the asking. .

• Restoration is possible. We’re reminded that if Jesus forgives, we must also.

• When Jesus forgives, it’s a done deal. There’s no remnant of darkness.

 

Suggested Uses:

• Seeker friendly sermon

• Sermon on Grace and Forgiveness

• Sermon on Love, Blood, Righteousness of Christ.

 

Biblical Reference:

• Psalm 103:12-As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

• Ephesians 5:27-That he might present to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

  

 

Lyrics:

 

I have tried in great detail to earn your love but always failed to find you.

The love that I had tried to earn was a gift that I soon learned was Yours to give

So I laid myself down in your grace and now am found inside you.

 

Chorus

Covered by your love, covered by your blood

Covered by your righteousness (2 x)

I’m covered, I’m covered, I’m covered by you.

 

The love that carries me each day and surrounds me

Lord all I want to say is I look forward to the day I can see your face

So I lay myself down in your rest and now am found inside you…