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Forgiveness
BCS Deaf Church May 31, 2015
Matthew 6:12, 14-15
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Children’s Chat: Trouble!
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What would you want?
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Will you do the same?
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Forgiveness
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Matthew 6:12-15
Goals:
• Understand why not forgiving is so dangerous
• Understand why forgiveness is so important.
• Understand why Jesus said we are not forgiven if we
do not forgive!
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Matthew 6:12-15
• 12 And forgive us our debts,
• as we also have forgiven our debtors.
• 13 And lead us not into temptation,[a]
• but deliver us from the evil one.[b]’
• 14 For if you forgive other people when they sin
against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive
you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins,
your Father will not forgive your sins.
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Difficult People
• -arrogant
• -inconsiderate
• -over-talkers?
• -grumpy
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People who will not admit
they are wrong!
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FORGIVENESS
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“Father Forgive Me”
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Pharisee and Tax Collector
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The Unmerciful Servant
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Not Forgiving Can Lead to
Bitterness and Anger
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Unforgiveness
• Q: Why does not forgiving make us angry?
• Q: Why does not forgiving make us miserable?
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Unforgiveness can ruin
relationships
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Ruins Relationships
• Q: What are some reasons for divorce people give?
• Q: In each one of these situations- adultery, money,
stress, in-laws… what is really wrong?
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Unforgiveness = Arrogance
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Unforgiveness=Arrogance
• Why is not forgiving arrogant?
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Unforgiveness Shows We Do
Not Understand the Gospel
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Take Home Points
• Ask God to help you understand how much you
have been forgiven! – Maybe for the first time accept
that forgiveness or understand it!
• Think about people who you have broken
relationships with – or people you do not like…. Are
you not forgiving them for something?
• Choose to forgive them!
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Announcements
This Thursday night at 6:30 Whole Church Bible Study
– Please invite a friend
We will be covering the “Essentials” Bible Study from
Grace – we will hand out on Thursday