Be Forgiving

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Be Forgiving

• Loving Relationships Series
• Learning to Love like God

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God is Forgiving

• God has forgiven us.
• For he (God) has rescued us from the kingdom of
  darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of
  his dear Son, who purchased our freedom and
  forgave our sins.
• Colossians 1.13-14 (NLT))

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God is Forgiving

• Jesus death is the foundation for our
  forgiveness.
• He (God) is so rich in kindness and grace that he
  purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son
  and forgave our sins.
• Ephesians 1.7 (NLT)

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God is Forgiving

• Gods forgiveness saves from his wrath.

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Amazing Grace (Sample Worship Song Layout)
You see, at just the right time, when we were
still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man,
though for a good man someone might possibly dare
to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us
in this While we were still sinners, Christ died
for us. Since we have now been justified by his
blood, how much more shall we be saved from Gods
wrath through him! For if, when we were Gods
enemies, we were reconciled to him through the
death of his Son, how much more, having been
reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
Romans 5-6-10 (NIV)
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Forgiveness involves releasing someone from an
offense by paying their debt.
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• Then his master was filled with pity for him,
  and he released him and forgave his debt.
• Matthew 18.27 (NLT)

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• for this is my blood, which confirms the
  covenant between God and his people. It is poured
  out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many.
• Matthew 26.28 (NLT)

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We are to forgive like God forgives us.
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• Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh
  words, and slander, as well as all types of evil
  behavior. Instead, be kind to each other,
  tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God
  through Christ has forgiven you.
• Ephesians 4.31-32 (NLT)

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Jesus is our example.

•  Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they
  dont know what they are doing.
• Luke 23.34 (NLT)

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Without forgiveness, we will not be forgiven.

• If you forgive those who sin against you, your
  heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you
  refuse to forgive others, your Father will not
  forgive your sins.
• Matthew 6.14-15 (NLT)

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Forgiveness is Gods healing for relationships.

• For since our friendship with God was restored by
  the death of his Son while we were still his
  enemies, we will certainly be saved through the
  life of his Son. So now we can rejoice in our
  wonderful new relationship with God because our
  Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.
• Romans 5.10 (NJLT)