1. We also.

2. We also have forgiven.

1. To cease to feel resentment against. (Pardon) 2. To give up resent of or claim to requital for. 3. To grant relief from payment of. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forgive

3. We forgive our debtors.

…”it is hard for the religious person that attends church, has all the right answers, leads an outwardly moral life, but inside holds a death grip on his grudges. This is one that might nourish hatred, enjoys animosities or revels in malice.” (The Sermon on the Mount, Hughes, 194)

“Unless you have forgiven others, you read your own death-warrant when you repeat the Lord’s Prayer.” (Charles Spurgeon, The Sermon on the Mount, Hughes, 193)

“Last week, while at prayer, I suddenly discovered—or felt as if I did—that I had really forgiven someone I have been trying to forgive for over thirty years.” (Following the Call, Living the Sermon on the Mount together, Moore, 229)

“Do this for the health of your soul. Do it for the health of the church, which is sick from a lack of forgiveness among God’s children. Do it for the sake of the world, which has not yet discovered what Christ is like.” (The Sermon on the Mount, Hughes, 196)

Sermon Questions

1. How do you typically respond when someone sins against you?

2. What are some other Biblical examples of people sinning against someone else, and what Scripture highlights so we receive from that example?

3. How important is it for us to remember that Christ has forgiven us? How does this help us?

4. For people who don't forgive others, what have you seen from their lives that compound because of unforgiveness?

5. How did the tire illustration help you?

6. Do you think it is difficult to forgive others? If so, why?

7. Who serves as a great example of displaying forgiveness and why?