Welcome back. We've
been discussing forgiveness
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for several programs.
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And today is our final
program dealing with the
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concept of forgiveness.
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We talked about how God can
pour His forgiveness into our
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hearts, and in turn we
can extend that to others.
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What about if
you've hurt someone?
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What does God want
you to do with that?
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Our application for
this week is go to God.
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Ask Him, Who have I hurt?
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Is there someone that I need
to ask their forgiveness of?
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Is there someone that
I need to go to and say,
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I'm sorry for hurting you.
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If you can, talk
to them in person.
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If you can't,
write them a letter.
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I started a sample letter here.
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Your letter could
say any number of things.
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This one says, Dear
Sarah, because I just picked
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a name out of the hat.
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Dear Sarah, How have you been?
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I've thought of you
and your family often
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since our days together.
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I'm writing this letter
to ask for your forgiveness.
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I can't begin to tell you
how sorry I am for spreading
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that gossip, those
false rumors about you.
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And then you could add to it.
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You could say, If I
could take it back, I would.
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I would. But, of
course, we can't.
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We can't take back those words.
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Ask for forgiveness.
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You put in whatever
words you would want to put in.
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In the letter, or when
you talk to someone in person,
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put in whatever you feel.
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But the thing is
don't put it off.
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Don't say, I'm
ashamed, I'm embarrassed.
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I don't want to ask forgiveness.
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Take that step.
Reach out and do that.
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God can bring tremendous
healing, tremendous blessing,
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into your
relationships as you practice
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the principles of forgiveness.
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Our next program
we'll deal with fear.
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We'll identify the
different fears that we have,
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and explore how God
can bring us deliverance,
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how He can change our hearts
and lives, and break us free
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from the bondage of fear.
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In closing, our
Scripture is Romans 15:13.
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Now may the God of hope
fill you with all joy and peace
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in believing, that you may
abound in hope by the power
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of the Holy Spirit.
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