1. Kingdom Prayer: The Cross of the Lord’s Prayer Pastor Timothy Chan Chinese Grace Bible Church Sunday, February 19, 2012

2. 02.19.2012 2 Introduction Forgiveness is at the center of all kinds of ________________ and at the crux of ____________________. relationships Christian theology

3. 02.19.2012 3 Forgiveness is the key to applying Kingdom realities into our present life. We increase our ______________ in asking for divine forgiveness if we… Introduction confidence

4. 02.19.2012 4 Matthew 6:9-15 (NIV 1984) 9 “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,

5. 02.19.2012 5 Matthew 6:9-15 (NIV 1984) 10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

6. 02.19.2012 6 Matthew 6:9-15 (NIV 1984) 11 Give us today our daily bread.

7. 02.19.2012 7 Matthew 6:9-15 (NIV 1984) 12 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

8. 02.19.2012 8 Matthew 6:9-15 (NIV 1984) 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

9. 02.19.2012 9 Matthew 6:9-15 (NIV 1984) 14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

10. 02.19.2012 10 Matthew 6:9-15 (NIV 1984) 15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

11. 02.19.2012 11 Ephesians 4:32 (NIV 1984) 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

12. 02.19.2012 12 I.Recognize the ______________ of our ______________ and of His _______________ magnitude imperfection perfection

13. 02.19.2012 13 Matthew 18:22 (NIV 1984) 22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.

14. 02.19.2012 14 Romans 5:8 (NIV 1984) 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

15. 02.19.2012 15 Psalm 103:8-12 (NIV 1984) 8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.

16. 02.19.2012 16 Psalm 103:8-12 (NIV 1984) 9 He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;

17. 02.19.2012 17 Psalm 103:8-12 (NIV 1984) 10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.

18. 02.19.2012 18 Psalm 103:8-12 (NIV 1984) 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;

19. 02.19.2012 19 Psalm 103:8-12 (NIV 1984) 12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

20. 02.19.2012 20 1 John 1:9 (NIV 1984) 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

21. 02.19.2012 21 Hebrews 10:26-27 (NIV 1984) 26 If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left,

22. 02.19.2012 22 Hebrews 10:26-27 (NIV 1984) 27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.

23. 02.19.2012 23 I.Recognize the ______________ of our ______________ and of His _______________ magnitude imperfectionperfection A. We are used to __________ and _______________ the gravity of our depravity. hiding neglecting

24. 02.19.2012 24 I.Recognize the ______________ of our ______________ and of His _______________ magnitude imperfectionperfection A. We are used to __________ and _______________ the gravity of our depravity. hiding neglecting B. God will never grow weary of forgiving if we plead in ____________. sincerity

25. 02.19.2012 25 Matthew 6:14-15 (NIV 1984) 14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

26. 02.19.2012 26 Matthew 6:14-15 (NIV 1984) 15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

27. 02.19.2012 27 II.Discover the __________ of divine forgiveness primacy

28. 02.19.2012 28 Ephesians 4:31-32 (NIV 1984) 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.

29. 02.19.2012 29 Ephesians 4:31-32 (NIV 1984) 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

30. 02.19.2012 30 Luke 23:33-34 (NIV 1984) 33 When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left.

31. 02.19.2012 31 Luke 23:33-34 (NIV 1984) 34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

32. 02.19.2012 32 Jeremiah 31:34 (NIV 1984) 34 No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the LORD.

33. 02.19.2012 33 Jeremiah 31:34 (NIV 1984) “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”

34. 02.19.2012 34 II.Discover the __________ of divine forgiveness primacy A. Forgiveness is more important than ___________: a ______________ to heed worship correction

35. 02.19.2012 35 Mark 11:25 (NIV 1984) 25 And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”

36. 02.19.2012 36 Matthew 5:23-24 (NIV 1984) 23 “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

37. 02.19.2012 37 Matthew 5:23-24 (NIV 1984) 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

38. 02.19.2012 38 II.Discover the __________ of divine forgiveness primacy A. Forgiveness is more important than ___________: a ______________ to heed worshipcorrection B. Forgiveness is a simple and searching ____________ in Kingdom living: a __________ to make principle decision

39. 02.19.2012 39 II.Discover the __________ of divine forgiveness primacy A. Forgiveness is more important than ___________: a ______________ to heed worshipcorrection B. Forgiveness is a simple and searching ____________ in Kingdom living: a __________ to make principledecision C. Forgiveness is anti-cultural – it is not based on our _________: an act of ____________ by faith feelings obedience

40. 02.19.2012 40 III.Discover the __________ of forgiving one another benefits

41. 02.19.2012 41 Matthew 6:14-15 (NIV 1984) 14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

42. 02.19.2012 42 Matthew 6:14-15 (NIV 1984) 15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

43. 02.19.2012 43 III.Discover the __________ of forgiving one another benefits A. Forgiveness is not a ________, but a real _______ for our wounds label cure

44. 02.19.2012 44 III.Discover the __________ of forgiving one another benefits A. Forgiveness is not a ________, but a real _______ for our wounds label cure B. Forgiveness removes ____________ from the past toxicity

45. 02.19.2012 45 III.Discover the __________ of forgiving one another benefits A. Forgiveness is not a ________, but a real _______ for our wounds label cure B. Forgiveness removes _________ from the past toxicity C. Forgiveness mixed with ________ yields the greatest potency faith

46. 02.19.2012 46 Final Remarks What if we do not have the cross in our prayer? Are we spending too much time getting over forgiveness?