1. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
The Fifth Petition
Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.

2. stand forgiveness What are we asking for?
Psalm 130:3-4 If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could ____________? But with You there is ______________; therefore You are feared.
stand
forgiveness

3. mercy sinner What are we asking for? forgive sin
Luke 18:13 God, have ____________ on me, a ____________.
We ask that our Father in heaven would graciously ____________ our ____________.
mercy
sinner
forgive
sin

4. Why do we include a prayer for forgiveness of sins?
Genesis 32:10 I am ___________ of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant.
unworthy

5. Why do we include a prayer for forgiveness of sins?
Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your ____________ have ____________ His face from you, so that He will not hear.
sins
hidden

6. Why do we include a prayer for forgiveness of sins?
We are not ____________ of the things for which we pray and have not deserved them, and we need God's ______________ so that we may pray to Him confidently and in good conscience.
worthy
forgiveness

7. forgiving Christ forgave forgive forgave What does God want?
Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, ____________ each other, just as in ____________ God ____________ you.
Colossians 3:12-14 ____________ as the Lord ____________ you.
forgiving
Christ
forgave
forgive
forgave

8. To illustrate how much we should forgive
Matthew 18:21-35
Why did Jesus tell this parable?
How much did the unmerciful servant owe his master?
To illustrate how much we should forgive
10,000 talents
1 Talent = 6,000 denarii
200,000 years of labor.
1 denarii=1 day’s work
60,000,000 days work

9. Matthew 18:21-35 10,000 Talents 100 denarii
How much was his fell servant’s debt that he would not cancel?
Which amount represents our sins?
100 denarii
10,000 Talents

10. People’s sin against us.
Matthew 18:21-35
What does the fellow servant’s debt represent?
Which person represents God?
People’s sin against us.
The Master/King

11. Matthew 18:21-35 What two things are taught by this parable? 1. 2.
We are expected to forgive because of God’s abundant forgiveness.
Unforgiving hearts will be punished.

12. Matthew 18:21-35 forgive good sin
Our heavenly Father wants us to ____________ and to do __________ to those who ____________ against us.
forgive
good
sin