Victory Over Sin Worksheet
This worksheet is to define a proactive plan to implement biblical change in your life. Especially it targets a particular sin or problem area and develops a Put-off/Put-on plan based on Eph. 4:22 . ( 1 John 5:4-5 )
| Victory Over Sin Worksheet (VOSWS) | |||
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| My Specific Unbiblical Thoughts, Words, Actions ( Matt. 7:1-5 ) | Put Off and Biblical Reference(s) ( Eph. 4:22 ; Col. 3:5-9 ) | Put On and Biblical Reference(s) ( Eph. 4:23-24 ; Col. 3:10-17 ) | My Plan Not to Repeat This Sin and to Respond Biblically Instead ( Titus 2:11-14 ) |
| List a specific sin that God convicts you in your heart. An area that is either obviously sinful or that you can do better in your Christian walk. | Thoughts, words, actions that you want to put off. List Bible verses to support -- this is very important for it is in vain if we do these from our own ideas, but not according to God's Word. | Thoughts, words, actions that you should put on. List Bible verses to support -- this is very important for it is in vain if we do these from our own ideas, but not according to God's Word. | Detail a plan how you should put off and put on if you encounter the same situation in the future. God will bright up the same situation again and again if He intends you to be refined in this area for your good. It should be a step by step or point by point list of action. Pay attention to this area in the following week. Catch the opportunity to exercise what you write in this column. |
Table A.6. VOSWS - Instruction
Note to The 4th Column
The VOSWS is usually applied to entrenched sin patterns. Unless biblical change occurs in the thoughts, the root and belief system, one is doomed to repeat the offense. For the 4th column, the plan of action, the use and practice of Section A.9, “Contingency Plan” may prove sufficent for a plan of action in most situations. It may be wise to memorize the eight steps of your Contingency Plan to assist you to 'walk in the Spirit' all the day long. Or one may use any of the forms in the appendix or worksheets for the 4th column. As an alternate to this form(VOSWS), one may use Section A.6, “Problem Solving Worksheet” .
Example
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| My Specific Unbiblical Thoughts, Words, Actions ( Matt. 7:1-5 ) | Put Off and Biblical Reference(s) ( Eph. 4:22 ; Col. 3:5-9 ) | Put On and Biblical Reference(s) ( Eph. 4:23-24 ; Col. 3:10-17 ) | ||||||||||||
| I didn't feel like going into work yesterday because there was a difficult assignment coming to me from my supervisor. Thus, I called in sick and stayed home all day watching TV. |
I have committed the wrong of:
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I should be:
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| My Plan Not to Repeat This Sin and to Respond Biblically Instead ( Titus 2:11-14 ) | ||||||||||||||
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Reconcile by
a)
confessing my sins to God (
1 John 1:9
);
b)
telling my supervisor the truth about why I was not at work
(
Matt. 5:23-24
).
When tempted to call in sick, recite Col. 3:23-24 . When faced with a difficult assignment at work, I will
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Table A.7. VOSWS - Example
Blank Form
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| My Specific Unbiblical Thoughts, Words, Actions ( Matt. 7:1-5 ) | Put Off and Biblical Reference(s) ( Eph. 4:22 ; Col. 3:5-9 ) | Put On and Biblical Reference(s) ( Eph. 4:23-24 ; Col. 3:10-17 ) | My Plan Not to Repeat This Sin and to Respond Biblically Instead ( Titus 2:11-14 ) |
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Table A.8. VOSWS - Blank Form