1. SECTION 4.4
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2. MAIN IDEA
God forgives all our sins (past, present, and future) when we trust that Jesus Christ died for us on the cross and rose again. Remembering how we were forgiven can help us forgive others.
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3. MEMORY VERSE
EPHESIANS 4:32 Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
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4. Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here.
INTRODUCTION
Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here.
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5. Why do you think it’s important to forgive people?
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Why do you think it’s important to forgive people?
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6. MAIN LESSON
1. Biblical forgiveness is choosing not to hold someone’s sin against him or her. It’s choosing to be kind, to keep loving the person, and forget about the sin even if the person doesn’t deserve it.
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7. MAIN LESSON
Ephesians 4:32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
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8. 2. Because God forgave us, we should forgive others.
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2. Because God forgave us, we should forgive others.
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9. MAIN LESSON
Colossians 3:13 Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
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10. MAIN LESSON
3. Forgiveness is hard sometimes, but when we read the Bible and pray, the Holy Spirit will change our hearts and help us to forgive.
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11. MAIN LESSON
Ephesians 3:16 That according to the riches of His glory He may grant you to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being.
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12. When we accept Christ as our Savior, which of our sins are forgiven?
FAITH IN ACTION
When we accept Christ as our Savior, which of our sins are forgiven?
Do we deserve to have our sins forgiven?
Knowing how much you have been forgiven by God when you accept Jesus as your Savior, how will this affect the way you respond to others who need forgiveness?
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13. SUM IT UP
Biblical forgiveness is choosing not to hold someone’s sin against him or her. It’s choosing to be kind, to keep loving the person, and forget about the sin even if the person doesn’t deserve it.
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14. Because God forgave us, we should forgive others.
SUM IT UP
Because God forgave us, we should forgive others.
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15. SUM IT UP
Forgiveness is hard sometimes, but when we read the Bible and pray, the Holy Spirit will change our hearts and help us to forgive.
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