Forgiveness

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Forgiveness

Answer Key:

Part 4

Three Main questions ●resentment / surrendering

“Forgive us for Judging”

●refusal / resentment

2 Samuel 12: 1-7 NIV

●wrongdoers

What is forgiveness? What is judging? ●graciousness

●It is giving up ________________________________ against someone and ●choice

●uncalled-for-criticism

●counterproductive

what another person did. What is un- forgiveness?

Why do we like to Judge? ● affirming

__________________________________ one’s right to retaliate –no matter

●It is a deliberate, willful ___________________________ to give up

●finding / manufacturing

________________________________ or an insistence that someone pay for a wrong that was committed.

What you are saying… ? Necessary

Encourage

Edify

Dignify

Why do we struggle with forgiveness? ●We struggle with forgiveness because it seems to let

What happens when we judge? ●emotionally

● irks

_________________________________ get away with their offenses. ●self-righteousness

●Romans 12:19 NIV & Hebrews 10:30 NIV / JOB

Introductory Statement

There are few activities in life that rival the thrill of passing

What does God want us to learn? ●grow up ●intimacy ●anointing

judgment on another human being. I don’t know if anyone can go a day without doing it in some way. It does not matter what station of life you are in, we are ALL guilty of it.

What is judging?

What you are saying…?

●Judging is opposite of ______________________________________.

N__________________________________. Is it necessary to say this?

●Being gracious is the consequence of a ___________________________.

E_________________________________. Will this encourage them?

●Judging someone else is actually _______________________-

E_________________________________. Will it edify them?

______________-___________________________________________.

D_________________________________. Will it dignify that person?

●Judging other people is almost always

“Watch the way you talk. Let nothing foul or dirty come out of your

___________________________________________________________.

"Do not judge or you too will be judged. For in the same way you

mouth. Say only what helps, each word a gift.” Ephesians 4:29 Msg

judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Mathew 7:1-2 NIV

What happens when we judge? ●Many times we want to judge another person because we are __________________________ involved.

Why do we like to Judge?

●We become emotionally involved when we hear something that

●The act of judging gives us a subjective means of

_______________________ us

________________________________ ourselves.

●The “irk things” appeals to our sense of _______________-

●I can bring down those who appear to be more worthy than me by

_________________________________________!

____________________________ or ________________________ some

Judging people is elbowing in on God’s exclusive territory.

flaw in their character that allows me to be better than they are in my mind. ●_____________________________ & ______________________________

“Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who

means that judging is not your _________________________________!

judges…..”

“Be gracious in your speech. The goal is to bring out the best in

Romans 2:1 ESV

others in a conversation, not put them down, not cut them out.” Colossians 4:6 Msg

What does God want us to learn? ●God wants us to ____________________-__________ as Christians. ●He wants true ____________________________________ with us. ●He wants HIS _________________________ on you, so you can lead people to HIM!

“Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you're on their side, working with them and not against them. Help them see that the Master is about to arrive. He could show up any minute!” Philippians 4:5 Msg