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The Hardest Thing You Will Ever Do
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Forgiveness has nothing to do with whether someone deserves to be forgivenit is an act of love, not of justice
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Forgiveness: is to give up all hope for a better past
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Matthew 18:21
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Then Peter came to him and asked, Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?
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Matthew 18:22
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No, not seven times, Jesus replied, but seventy times seven!
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Matthew 18:23-35
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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.
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24 In the process, one of his debtors was brought in who owed him millions of dollars.
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25 He couldnt pay, so his master ordered that he be soldalong with his wife, his children, and everything he ownedto pay the debt.
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26 But the man fell down before his master and begged him, Please, be patient with me, and I will pay it all.
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27 Then his master was filled with pity for him, and he released him and forgave his debt.
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28 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.
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29 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.
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30 But his creditor wouldnt wait. He had the man arrested and put in prison until the debt could be paid in full.
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31 When some of the other servants saw this, they were very upset. They went to the king and told him everything that had happened.
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32 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.
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33 Shouldnt you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?
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34 Then the angry king sent the man to prison to be tortured until he had paid his entire debt.
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35 Thats what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters from your heart.
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1. If God has forgiven us the debt we owe to him, we must forgive our fellow men the debts they owe to us
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2. To deny forgiveness to those who have wronged usis to cut off forgiveness that God has for us.
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Matthew 6:14,15
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If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you.
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15 But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.
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Destructive force of unforgiveness
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Begins with an offense that is a temptation to hold on to
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Unforgiveness is when I choose to hold onto that offense
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Anger is when I want to retaliate
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Bitterness is when I rehearse the offense in my mind & it stays constantly with me
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Hatred, refusing to forgive
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3. Jesus showed us the way to forgive
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Luke 23:32-34
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Two others, both criminals, were led out to be executed with him.
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33 When they came to a place called The Skull,they nailed him to the cross. And the criminals were also crucifiedone on his right and one on his left.
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34 Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they dont know what they are doing. And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.
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Forgiveness means:
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Let God do the judging
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Your freedom is more important than justice
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4. The need for a forgiving heart
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When we choose not to forgive those who have wronged uswe put ourselves under their control
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Matthew 18:34-35
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Then the angry king sent the man to prison to be tortured until he had paid his entire debt.
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35 Thats what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters from your heart.
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5. Unforgiveness can steal your life
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6. Complete forgiveness
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First action is obedience
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Second action is an act of the will
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Third action is when buried feelings begin to surface & I forgive each person
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APPLICATION:
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Forgiveness is something good we do for ourselves
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