1. The Mercy of the King
Matthew 5 & 18

2. Luke 17:3–5 “Be on your guard
Luke 17:3–5 “Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ forgive him.” The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

3. Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 5:7, 44; 6:12 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy... love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you... Pray, then, in this way, ‘...forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.’”

4. The King’s Mercy Toward Us
WE ARE GRACIOUSLY FORGIVEN
1 denarius = 1 day’s wage
1 talent = 6000 denarii
10,000 = “myriad,” largest # in Greek
10k talents = 60M days’ wages, tons of silver

5. The King’s Mercy Toward Us
WE ARE FREELY FORGIVEN
1 Peter 2:24 ...and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross...

6. The King’s Mercy Through Us
WHY MUST WE FORGIVE?
to avoid torment
Matthew 6:14–15 “For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.”

7. The King’s Mercy Through Us
WHY MUST WE FORGIVE?
to avoid torment
1 John 2:12 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you for His name’s sake.

8. The King’s Mercy Through Us
WHY MUST WE FORGIVE?
to avoid torment
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

9. The King’s Mercy Through Us
WHY MUST WE FORGIVE?
to represent our heavenly Father
Luke 6:36 “Be merciful, just as your heavenly Father is merciful.”

10. The King’s Mercy Through Us
HOW CAN WE LEARN TO FORGIVE?
Remember your own debt
Colossians 3:13 ...bear with one another, and forgive each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.

11. The King’s Mercy Through Us
HOW CAN WE LEARN TO FORGIVE?
Release the debt to a just Judge
1 Peter 2:23 ...while being reviled, Jesus did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously....

12. The King’s Mercy Through Us
HOW CAN WE LEARN TO FORGIVE?
Seize the opportunity

13. The King’s Mercy Through Us
HOW CAN WE LEARN TO FORGIVE?
Give grace

14. The King’s Mercy Through Us
HOW CAN WE LEARN TO FORGIVE?
REPEAT

15. Application Remember your own debt Release the debt to a just Judge
Seize the opportunity
Give grace
REPEAT

16. Application Ephesians 4:32
Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.

18. The Mercy of the King
Matthew 5 & 18