THE RELATIONSHIP CHOICE
THE RELATIONSHIP CHOICE
Finding Freedom - Part 6 | March 12, 2023
Ken Wooten
“Happy are those who are merciful to others;” - Matthew 5:7 (GNT)
“Happy are those who work for peace;” - Matthew 5:9 (GNT)
I evaluate all my relationships, offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me, and make amends for harm I’ve done to others, except when to do so would harm them or others.
Matthew 18:21-35
“Then Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?” “No, not seven times,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven! “Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to date with servants who had borrowed money from him. In the process, one of his debtors was brought in who owed him millions of dollars. He couldn’t pay, so his master ordered that he be sold—along with his wife, his children, and everything he owned—to pay the debt. “But the man fell down before his master and begged him, ‘Please, be patient with me, and I will pay it all.’ Then his master was filled with pity for him, and he released him and forgave his debt. “But when the man left the king, he went to a fellow servant who owed him a few thousand dollars. He grabbed him by the throat and demanded instant payment. “His fellow servant fell down before him and begged for a little more time. ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it,’ he pleaded. But his creditor wouldn’t wait. He had the man arrested and put in prison until the debt could be paid in full. “When some of the other servants saw this, they were very upset. They went to the king and told him everything that had happened. Then the king called in the man he had forgiven and said, ‘You evil servant! I forgave you that tremendous debt because you pleaded with me. Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’ Then the angry king sent the man to prison to be tortured until he had paid his entire debt. “That’s what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters from your heart.”
1. Because I ______________________, I ______________________
Luke 15 - the Prodigal Son (and daughter)
”Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.” - Psalm 103:1
2. The ____________________ become ________________________
“and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us.” - Matthew 6:12
“If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.” - Matthew 6:14-15
“But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins. too.” -Mark 11:25
“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven.” - Luke 6:37
”There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you.” - James 2:13
HOW CAN I BECOME A FORGIVER?
1). _________________ it to the cross
2). ________________ today
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