Forgiven People Forgive

What is Jesus teaching about forgiveness?

  1. I forgive because Relationships are important. (Matt 18:28-31)

  2. I forgive because it is Expected. (Matt 18:31-34)

  3. I forgive because I am Forgiven.

What God’s Grace has done to my Sin

  1. My sin is Cleansed
  2. Isaiah 1:18 - Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.

  3. My sin is Removed
  4. Psalm 103:12 - ...as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

  5. My sin is Lost
  6. Micah 7:19 - He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.

  7. My sin is Forgotten
  8. Jeremiah 31:34, Hebrews 8:12 - For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.

  9. My sin is Pardoned
  10. Romans 8:1 - There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Matthew 18:21-35

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another.