1. The Identity, Initiatives, & Insights of Jesus

2. The Initiatives of Jesus Seven Things You Must Do to Follow Jesus: 1. Receive Responsibility for Your World 2. Overcome Your Napoleanic Complex 3. Ask Yourself Why You Need to Be Needed 4. Stop Playing the Victim 5. Admit Your Emotional Self- Righteousness 6. Get Your Ego Out of It 7. Face Your Pet Demons What Your Pet Demons Try to Make You Do: 1. Stop You from Ruling Your Life as a Steward 2. Rationalize Dismissive & Insensitive Tendencies 3. Pander to Needy Self- Absorption 4. Push You to Play the Victim 5. Excuse the Nursing of Toxic Feelings 6. Keep You Thinking About You 7. “Sin Desires You, but You Must Master It”

3. Lessons of Lostness: Escaping a Tormented Life Matthew 18.15-35 (April 21, 2013) E mbrace ______________________________ (Matthew 18.15-19) E ndure ____________________ E xamine __________________ E scape _______ (Matthew 18.21-35)

4. Lessons of Lostness: Escaping a Tormented Life Matthew 18.15-35 (April 21, 2013) E mbrace Forgiveness by Staying in Community (Matthew 18.15-19) E ndure ____________________ E xamine __________________ E scape _______ (Matthew 18.21-35)

5. Lessons of Lostness: Escaping a Tormented Life Matthew 18.15-35 (April 21, 2013) E mbrace Forgiveness by Staying in Community (Matthew 18.15-19) E ndure the Forgiveness Journey E xamine __________________ E scape _______ (Matthew 18.21-35)

6. Repentance and Forgiveness Repentance Forgiveness #4 Divine Forgiveness #3 Personal Forgivenes s #2 Emotional Repentance/ Change #1 Character Repentance/ Change Only God Can Do #4, Man Cannot God Never Does #1, Man Needs This Letting Things Go Emotional Change Character Change Removing the Consequences of Sin Truth Is Motion in the Right Direction

7. Lessons of Lostness: Escaping a Tormented Life Matthew 18.15-35 (April 21, 2013) E mbrace Forgiveness by Staying in Community (Matthew 18.15-19) E ndure the Forgiveness Journey E xamine __________________ E scape _______ (Matthew 18.21-35)

8. Lessons of Lostness: Escaping a Tormented Life Matthew 18.15-35 (April 21, 2013) E mbrace Forgiveness by Staying in Community (Matthew 18.15-19) E ndure the Forgiveness Journey E xamine Facets of Forgiveness E scape _______ (Matthew 18.21-35)

9. Lessons of Lostness: Escaping a Tormented Life Matthew 18.15-35 (April 21, 2013) E mbrace Forgiveness by Staying in Community (Matthew 18.15-19) E ndure the Forgiveness Journey E xamine Facets of Forgiveness (Spiritual, Cognitive/Emotional, Bodily) E scape _______ (Matthew 18.21-35)

10. Lessons of Lostness: Escaping a Tormented Life Matthew 18.15-35 (April 21, 2013) E mbrace Forgiveness by Staying in Community (Matthew 18.15-19) E ndure the Forgiveness Journey E xamine Facets of Forgiveness (Spiritual, Cognitive/Emotional, Bodily) E scape Torment (Matthew 18.21-35)