Must we Forgive?

"Must We Forgive?" - Matthew 18:21-35

Outline:

1. The Necessity of Forgiveness:
   • Universal Experience of Hurt
   • Human Nature to Cause Pain
   • Consequences of Hurt
2. God’s Solution: Forgiveness:
   • Learning to Forgive
   • Peter’s Question (Matthew 18:21-22)
   • God’s Infinite Mercy
3. The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant:
   • Astounding Debt:
     • The Accounting (23)
     • The Amount (24-25)
     • The Acknowledgment (26-27)Ephesians 4:32, reinforces the need to forgive as God forgives.
4. The Awful Decision:
   • Bitterness Consequences
   • Interaction with the Fellow Servant (28):
     • Begs for Mercy (29): The fellow servant’s plea and the lack of compassion shown.
     • Brutality in Response (30): the servant showed no forgiveness with his harsh treatment of the one who owed him.
   • Reflection on God’s Patience: If God were as patient with us as we are with others, would we be forgiven?
   • Forgiven to Forgive: Emphasize that as recipients of God’s forgiveness, we are obligated to extend that grace to others.
5. Awareness of Deliverance:
   • Understanding Forgiveness in Practice
   • Testimony to the Lost

Preached from the Pulpit of Ashland Street Baptist Church

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