21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" 22Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy times". 23Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. 24Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt. 26"The servant fell on his knees before him. Be patient with me, he begged, and I will pay back everything. 27The servant's fell on his knees before him. Be patient with me, he begged, and I will pay back everything. 27The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go. 28But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. he grabbed him and began to choke him. Pay back what you owe me! he demanded. 29His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, Be patient with me, and I will pay you back. 30But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened. 32Then the master called the servant in. You wicked servant, he said, I canceled all that debt of your because you begged me to. 33Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you? 34In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured., until he should pay back all he owed. 25This is how may heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart."
Peter want to be unforgiving
Let me do enough to be religious and then I want to go back to being human
I Forgave 7 times!!
490 times is a figure of speech
The chains of unforgiveness
Unforgiveness is a gathering of chains that begin to weigh me down
I choose them myself
The Christmas carol...I am the ghost of Jacob Marley....
"Ebenezer Scrooge! These chains that I wear in death, I forged in life!"
Scrooge admired his craftmanship. "They're good chains," he said.
Chains look stylish
Chains are rusty and dirty
Chains are heavy
Forgiveness of others
It's not easy
We don't have the tools
We understand the idea, but it is so against our natural inclinations
- If I see myself as wounded, I look for the perpetuator
- If I see myself as whole, I have to let go of the offense
My need to seek forgiveness
Don Rodenburger and first job
Jesus forgives me
Guys, I just tfargave you, are you forgiving others? 33-32
"Then the master called the servant in, "You wicked servant," he said, "Icanceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33shouldnt' you have had mercy on your fellow servant as I had on you?"
7 times? 490 times?
Our humanness gives us an opportunity to be small
Forgiveness gives us and opportunity to be great
When you are a player on the platform of pain, and you step in and truly forgive,
you have chosen the right road, you have chosen the way of love, you have chosen to bring a healing balm to the wounded, you have chosen to bring greatness to the arena of life
I am not speaking of a greatness as most people consider greatness. I do not refer to an accomplishment of national or political stature. I do not refer to a greatness that comes from wealth or fame. No, I am talking about the greatness that occurs when true spiritually is thrust into an argument. When grace is delivered to a foe. When entering the field of battle, where we have raged with fury in the past, now we enter with a different attitude, a different countenance, a difference purpose. We step forward and face our former foe and we way to them, I am sorry. I am sorry. I am sorry. I forgive you, please forgive me. Let the grace of Jesus Christ be larger, longer and heavier, that any chains I have carried around in the past. I forgive you. Please forgive me.
When we are willing to do this, the chains of unforgiveness fall to the ground with a resounding thud.
we are clean, we are free
As we close our service today,
Kris is going to sinf
I want to invite you to take a moment to
Ask for forgiveness and to
Offer forgiveness to any persons that the Holy Spirit would bring to your mind
Lets move forward into the rest of this day and into our future with a clean heart.
Some people have greatness thrust upon them
"Some people are born great; some people achieve greatness; and some people have greatness thrust upon the." [Winston Churchill]
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