We are Family: A Call to Christian Community
Forgiving The Family

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Colossians 3:12-13

As Jesus Christ has forgiven me, so I am to forgive others.

I.  God forgives…3:13

A.  I have o______________ God, Isa. 59:2-3.

B.  God has p________________ for my forgiveness, Isa. 53:4-6.

C.  Forgiveness is in the very n_____________ of God, Ex. 34:6-7.

D.  God forgives…

1. S_______________, Isa. 53:6
2. C_______________, Col. 2:13; Isa. 38:17; Jer. 31:34; Micah 7:18-19; Psalm 103:12
3. G_______________, Eph. 1:7
4. A_______________, Luke 23:33-34

II.  So I must forgive, 3:12-13.

A.  Forgiveness is…

B.  Being a forgiver means….

1. Understanding my p_______________.
2. Having the right a_________________.
3. B______________ with others.
4. Forgiving everyone of e______________.

C.  The practical side of forgiveness.

D.  Moving from forgiven to forgiving, Matthew 18:21-35.

1. I need to forgive…
2. I need to ask for forgiveness from…

Memory Verse:  Philippians 2:3-4