Summary

Matthew 6:12-15 Mark 11:25 Luke 6:37-38 Forgiveness is the decision to release someone from the debt or obligation that resulted when they injured me. Matthew 18:21-35 5 Ways we rationalize UNFORGIVENESS (I would like these to each be separate slides, or at least not all come up at once) 1. I can't forgive because it's too big. 2. Time will heal it. 3. I'll forgive when they say they're sorry. 4. I can't forgive if I can't forget. Unforgiveness is the decision to regularly revisit and re-live the offense. 5. If I forgive they'll just do it again. Matthew 18:23-26 Those who have harmed us rarely correctly measure the depth of the offense. 1 talent = 6,000 denarii 1 denarii = 1 day's wage 1 day = $95 ($12/hr @ 8hrs) 1 talents (or 6,000 days wage) = $570,000 10,000 talents = $5,700,000,000 IT WAS AN UNPAYABLE DEBT There is only ONE way out of an unpayable debt (Matthew 18:27) Unforgiveness punishes those around you. What has been forgiven in your life is INFINITELY more significant than what you are not forgiving. I AM CHOOSING TO FORGIVE __________________ FOR _________________.