This past Sunday's lesson was titled "What if we learned to forgive?". Take some time to continue studying, considering and applying the lesson through the following questions and Scripture passages.
What are some of the reasons why I struggle to forgive others?
How does an unwillingness to forgive others impact my life?
It is important that I understand God’s forgiveness toward me. Read Romans 5:8. Consider what this verse tells me about God’s love and forgiveness. What other verses help me to understand God’s forgiveness?
In Matthew 18:15-35, what is Peter’s concern when he comes to Jesus and asks his question? How does Jesus answer Peter? What does seventy times seven mean?
In Matthew 18:15-35, to illustrate His teaching on forgiveness, Jesus tells a story about a king’s servant who becomes an object of the king’s mercy. What is Jesus’ point in the parable?
Meditate on and consider how I have seen and tasted Christ’s forgiveness and mercy in my life. What does my willingness to forgive or not forgive others say about me?
According to Matthew 5:25, how quickly must I forgive?
How do I forgive even when I don’t feel like forgiving?
REACH – An acronym on forgiveness.
R – Remember how much I’ve been forgiven. Read Ephesians 4:32.
E – Empathize with the person who hurt you. Try to understand why. Avoid judging. Read Luke 6:37.
A – Give an altruistic gift of forgiveness. Try to recall a time when I harmed someone who later forgave me. Read John 21.
C- Commit publicly to forgive. I can truly forgive in your heart but sometimes a public act helps to remind me that I have forgiven them. Restore the other. Read Luke 15 and Galatians 6:1.
H – Hold onto forgiveness. I never truly forget and forgiveness takes time to do its work. Read Matthew 18:21-22.
What do the following verses tell me about forgiveness?
Luke 23:34
Colossians 3:13
Matthew 6:14-15
1 John 1:9
Romans 12:19
Is there someone to whom I need to extend forgiveness and mercy?
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