1 Corinthians 13:5 Love is

not selfish and does not

become angry easily.
Love does not remember wr
ongs done against it.
MATTHEW
18:21-22
Peter: Lord, how often
should I forgive someone
who sins against me? Seven
times?
Jesus: No, not seven times,
but seventy times seven!
Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up
quarrels, but love
makes up for all
offenses.
AWARENESS
AND
ACCEPTANCE
OF
FORGIVENESS
A. Feeling the freedom of
forgiveness
Have you ever felt the
freedom of forgiveness that
moment when you just sigh
and go whew!
B. What the Bible says
about forgiveness?

1. Mark 10:23 27
a. King forgives an ENORMOUS
debt man has that whew
moment
b. Man turns around and doesnt
forgive someone else.
c. This is a story about us. Since
the day we were born weve
been getting deeper in debt.
2. Romans 3:23
a. Sin: anything weve
done thats wrong
(lied, stolen, lusted,
hated, judged)
3. Romans 6:23
a. Wages of sin
(DEATH)
4. Romans 5:8
a. God has
wiped our
debt clean
Why we forgive?
1. Because weve been
forgiven so much.
2. How can we not forgive
the people in our life
when we realize what
Jesus did?
 ACTION STEPS:
EXPLORE Gods forgiveness
ACCEPT Gods forgiveness
SHOW Gods forgiveness
 ACTION VERSE
Ephesians 4:32
Be kind to one and
compassionate to one another,
FORGIVING each other, just as in
Christ God forgave you.
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STORY