Forgiven People Forgive, and I Want to Forgive

1. I want to forgive because I live Debt-free (Phm 1:19)


2. I want to forgive because it Blesses others. (Phm 1:20-21)


3. I want to forgive because I will be held Accountable. (Phm 1:22-24)


4. I want to forgive because that is what Christ. (Phm 1:25)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Philemon 1:19-25

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another.

Forgiven People Forgive, And Here’s What it Looks Like

How do I know I have forgiven?

1. When I make the Choice (Phm 1:8-9)


2. When I Value the person again. (Phm 1:10-14)


3. When I Rejoice that God is working in them. (Phm 1:15-16)


4. When the offense is a Non-issue to me. (Phm 1:17-18)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Philemon 1:8-18

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another.

I Forgive....because of who I am in Christ

1. Because I Trust Christ, I forgive. (Phm 1:4-5)


2. Because I Love Christ’s people, I forgive. (Phm 1:5)


3. Because I Belong to Christ’s church, I forgive. (Phm 1:6-7)


4. Because I am Growing in Christ, I forgive. (Phm 1:6)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Philemon 1:1-7

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another.

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

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.

2. My sin is Removed

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

3. My sin is Lost

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.

4. My sin is Forgotten

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

5. My sin is Pardoned

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.