Ordinary God used to do extraordinary
Jesus said to them, come and be fishers of men.
Who are Peter, Andrew, James and John?
Colossians 3:23-24 reminds us not to seek the world's approval but His.
Who is God?
Withholding forgiveness makes our hearts feel this.
What is heavy burdened?
This is the first step of forgiveness and involves acknowledging the hurt has occurred.
What is recalling the hurt?
Proverbs 20:22 reminds us to not seek payback when someone wrongs us. We should wait for the Lord to do this.
What is avenge us?
He was tending to sheep when God appeared to him as a burning bush.
Who is Moses?
Romans 12:6-8 reminds us that we don't need to compare ourselves with others because God gave us these.
What are our own unique talents, abilities and purpose?
Holding on to hurt and anger can be unhealthy for us causing these problems.
What are depression, anxiety and health problems?
This step of forgiveness is based on how God has forgiven us. He forgave us when we didn't deserve it. Though we may feel the other person doesn't deserve it, we should follow the example God showed for us.
What is altruistic gifting of forgiveness?
Mark 11:25 tells us we must do this for those who have hurt us so that our father in heaven will forgive us of our sins.
What is forgive?
With God's help, even the giant Goliath was no match for him.
Who is David?
In Corinthians 1:26-29, God used these three categories to shame the strong, the wise, and noble
What are the weak, foolish, and low or despised?
Jesus uses this parable to teach us the importance of forgiveness.
What is the parable of the unmerciful servant?
This step of forgiving is important for those times when the hurt comes back up. We have to remember to turn it over to God and trust him to heal us and deal with it.
What is holding onto forgiveness?
the Bible tell us not to seek this against others, but to love your neighbor as yourself. Leviticus 19:18
What is revenge?
His life began ordinary, born in a stable and working as a craftsman, but we know how extraordinary He is.
Who is Jesus?
Although the world may not see or appreciate the value of our work, God does and will do this.
What is reward us?
When Peter asks Jesus if she should forgive 7 times when someone sins against him, Jesus responds with we should forgive this may times.
What is 77?
This step of forgiving is when we make an intentional decision to let go of the hurt even when painful memories reappear. It is helpful to have an accountability partner to help hold you to your decision to forgive.
What is committing to forgive?
Colossians 3:13 commands us to forgive these that we may have against each other, just as the lord forgave us.
What are grievances?
Back then, this group was marginalized, but Jesus made them extraordinary when he appeared to them and saying to go tell others.
Who are the women at the tomb?
We may feel ordinary but we should be reminded by Philippians 4:13 that with God we can do this.
What are all things?
When we withhold forgiveness from others, God withholds this from us.
What is His forgiveness?
In this step of forgiveness, we try to look at the offender's perspective when working to forgive.
What is showing empathy?
In Ephesians 4:31-32, we are to get rid of these negative things associated with giving forgiveness, and we are charged with being kind and compassionate to one another.
What is bitterness, rage, anger, brawling, slander and malice?