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>> Welcome back to 3, A B and
live tonight. We are. Taking a
couple hours to delve into the
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topic of forgiveness, a program
titled is Fruits of forgiveness.
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And if you are with us on the
first hour, we're with pastors
John Lowe. McCain. John didn't
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state. We have discussed what is
forgiveness, what are the steps
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to forgiveness? Recognizing the
sacrifice recognizing our own
shortcomings and sins
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confessing our sand receiving
God's forgiveness. >> And we
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sure it's getting into
repentance. We need this kind of
stretch that out just little
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bit. >> But so far it's all been
about this vertical.
Relationship. It's the
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restoration of our relationship
with caught this hour. We're
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going to delve into the top
horizontal forgiveness as well.
So John, would you have the
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opening prayer once again? And
would you also then just talk a
little about what is
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repentance. >> father heaven
as we continue in our program
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today, we to pray that as we now
talk about the horizontal
forgiveness that you'll
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continue to guide our hearts and
minds. People watching and
listening to this program.
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That are themselves wondering,
how do I approach what are the
benefits? One of the
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blessings? What do I do? How do
I bring unity and my family and
my home and my marriage
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and my job. My relationship. So
give us guidance. We ask me a
word. Be clear and concise.
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May those listening and watching
have open hearts to receive not
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only instruction, but the power.
live out and receive
forgiveness, sweep Can you tease
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us? May have >> So we've
concluded this last hour. We
just got through the confession
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of receiving God's forgiveness.
But that's not it is. You're
telling the story about a man
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who kept sending over and over
again. The Bible tells the
Senate acts by the 5. 31. God
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grants repentance to us. It's
even repentance having the to
turn away from our San. To God.
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It's a gift of grace to talk to
us a little more about
repentance. You know, I talked
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about. >> Devine, Liberation and
divine Now, let me talk about
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divine rejoicing. They This is
something that I think people
say, OK, what happens when I
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ask for forgiveness? Well, let's
start by looking at Luke 15%.
That's good. Going to
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talk about what what is heaven's
response to a person giving his
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or her life to the Lord and
asking for forgiveness. And by
the way. This word here that
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we're going to read. Is broader
than we often think of it. Luke,
15, 7. I say to you that.
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Likewise, there will be more joy
in heaven. Over one sinner who
repents and over. 99. Just
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persons who need no repentance.
Now, why is repentance fair?
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Because it is the first step. I
believe. And according to
script, share this verse in just
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a moment, it is the first step
to now pursuing forgiveness.
Hacks 3 verse 19. Repent,
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therefore. And be converted your
sins may be blotted out. So when
we look at that, the time of
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refreshing comes from the
presence of the Lord. We talked
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about a moment ago Micah where
this ends a not only forgive
him, but there cast into the
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depths of the sea. Here now
doctor Luke writes in the book
of acts, chapter 3 verse 19 when
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we repent, then the conversion
comes. Then our sins being
blotted out as one man is what
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follows that to me that that
experience of divine forgiveness
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also brings with it divine
rejoicing. so but that's the
first thing that happens. And
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when to get into want to get
into how is on side of it in
just a moment. Kate, let me just
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add one thing. Romans, 8, 13,
14 goes to what you are saying
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about this man. >> When we come
before the Lord confessing or
suit. We received his
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forgiveness. He gives us the
power. And I encourage you to
ask for it. Help me to turn away
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from his saying give me the
power company free from the the
bond. The wicket turn me round
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and he will. It is a gift from
him. By the power of the Holy
Spirit. Working in your look
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at moment, a 13 14. The Bible
says Paul says if you live,
according to the flesh, what's
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going to happen? And I kind of
guy so you can't just can Fisher
sand and say thank you,
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Lord, to go out and live.
According to the flesh. But if
5, spirit. You put to death.
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The teens of the body. You will
live. You can't put to death the
deed to the body by
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yourself, the holy spirit to not
going to do it for you. It is by
his power that you and
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the Holy Spirit you have to
Cooperate. CO operate with him
to put to death the deeds of
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the body. He said as many as are
led by this spirit of caught.
These are the children
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of got so God isn't going to
say, I forgive you, go Rob the
bank Now. It doesn't work like
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that, OK? So we've built grant.
Ah, yes, I'm reading from Isaiah
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Chapter one and beginning in
verse 16 because we're talking
that turning away from sun as
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well as part of receiving the
blessing. >> And notice how he
says. Wash yourselves, make
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yourselves clean. In other
words, there says cooperation
because without she says we
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can do nothing. He says. >> Put
away the evil. Of your doings
from before my eyes
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cease to do evil. Learn to do
good, seek justice. Rebuked the
oppressor. The for the
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defend the fatherless plead for
the weather. So instead of doing
wickedness, these are
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things that we should do, says
the Lord. And now he says Dole,
your sends are like
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scarlet. They shall be as white
as snow. All they are ran like
crime son. They shall
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be s school. And this is this is
got offering this to us. And if
you read the condition
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of the people of Israel before.
God offering them and
opportunity. They you. Do. You
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cannot pass up. You should not
pass up into tonight. We have an
opportunity that we should
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not pass up got is offering
forgiveness and Jesus Christ has
already paid the price.
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Take advantage before. It's too
late to and a man, OK? So we're
going to try to quickly
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cap off the first hour and then
get into the horizontal. But
what are the fruits of
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forgiveness? Now? I know you
guys out just jotted down a few.
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>> There's the cleansing of The
justification being pardon from
or sand. There's the re
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choice sing in the
reconciliation of our
relationship with the Lord.
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And I wanted to keep you this
one because it's one of my
favorite scriptures. Look
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7.47. This is the woman. Talking
about the woman about the
alabaster box. She she
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says had clinched her of so many
sense CAS 7 demons from her.
Chase us. So is talking
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to his host. He says you see
that woman. He said, I say to
you her which are many are
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forgiven for. She loved much but
to little is forgiven. The same
loves little. I'm gonna
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tell you. I you know, Paula said
I am the chief of centers. I
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think we can all say that all
race Monaghan did say that
before God found me. I was chief
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of centers. Happens when you
recognize you need for a savior,
you may think, you know, I
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thought I was a good person. I
saw told how good a plus. When
you recognize your true
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condition, you need for safer
and you go before the Lord. you
realize you've been forgiven and
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what God has stood. >> Love.
>> Just wells up in your heart
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for him. So what you all think
about the fruits of forgiveness.
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OK, I've been using a lot of
terms that seem kind of out
there like Divine Liberation,
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Devine advocacy now on to talk
about divine reciprocity. Now,
what on Earth is divine
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reciprocity? I say that
forgiveness is reciprocal on 2
levels. Now we're going to
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transition from the vertical to
horizontal and divine
reciprocity is both. I watched.
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Let's talk about this for a
brief moment. Matthew, 6.14,
this is the transitional stage.
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go from Matthew 6.14, and then
go back to Matthew 6, 14 15. And
I'll tell you the next person
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just a moment. Let's look at the
divine reciprocity because
Florida's promised he says, and
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if I can just simply. A picture
in your mind, if you've ever
been through a revolving door,
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you know, there years ago it
could be freezing outside and
that revolving door is the
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difference between. >> Cold
weather and a warm department
store and it's just
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turning around. It has 4 sides
to this way to that way. And
when it stops, it seals off
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what's coming in and the SEALs
offense going out. There's a
ceiling between a past and our
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future. Let's go win.
Forgiveness is activated. And I
call that divine reciprocity
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because it's a revolving door.
Look at Matthew 6 plus 14.
Here's how the Bible Express
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it in the words of Christ. For
if you forgive men, their
trespasses, that's what's
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going out. You have any father
will also forgive you. That's
what's coming in. But if you
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do not forgive, mend their
trespasses, that's what's not
going out. Neither will your
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father forgive your trespasses.
They nothing coming in. So we
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just stuck. And there you can
find that yours is. The dog can
spin. But you refused to send
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anything out. So nothing's
coming in. good. And and the
other thing about that is and
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I've seen this, this is
something that you might
experience if you have to be
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in coal city. cold time of the
year to experience this briefly
when that door spins
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and it's freezing outside this
woman, the department store, you
might notice when somebody
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comes in that little compartment
in the door grabs a little bit,
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a little bit of the cold air and
brings it in. And at the same
way, the one that's on the
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inside grabs a warm and takes it
out. You feel for a split second
and what that is, in essence an
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to me. As for a brief moment,
you understand that you've gone
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from the cold cold relationship,
too warm, warm relationship. You
want to send that Kardashian to
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you. I understand it. You
extended forgiveness to your
fellow man. Now you freed me to
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extend forgiveness to you.
That's why. When we understand
Matthew 6.12, we begin to
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fully understand the blessing of
divine reciprocity and versus
14, 15 that I read.
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With, which is a revolving door.
I want to just say this as I as
I look directly in the
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camera. This is an impact. Herat
IV. This is not an optional
text. First is 14 15.
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So if you're expecting to get
forgiveness, it's not going to
come unless you extend
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forgiveness. You notice the
lot puts the responsibility. You
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forget men their trespasses. You
have any father will also
forgive you. But if you do not
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forgive men, their trespasses,
neither will your father.
Forgive your trespasses. So a
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lot of people are saying, wow,
and why and why receding cause
forgiveness? Because the key
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is in your hand, this is
imperative this is not even an
optional thing. A look at the
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blessing of divine reciprocity.
This is beautiful. That's why
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Matthew 6 deals with you
Matthew, 6 deals with just
beautiful contacts to
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forgiveness. And verse 12 and
forgive us. Our debts as we
forgive our debtors. And you
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know why with the Bible used the
word debt? Today? We don't say
it. I want to give you your
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debt. So that you forgive me. My
dad. Because there was debtors
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prisons >> you in the day
they're going prison. the
prison. It would debtors
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prisons. >> And people, you
know, the story of the man who
owed a lot of money was put in
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jail. But then his debt was
forgiven that out and found a
guy that had very little
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deadening. Where's my money? And
they heard about that. After he
had been forgiven a huge debt, a
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large became somebody said. I
don't like the way you looked at
me and to me making a big
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deal out of the way, let the you
just kill the whole family. They
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just to give you that. I'm just
using this as an illustration
here and actually do that. When
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the Lord for gives us a grade
Sen don't hold a small sent in.
By the way, I'm not measuring
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one on the scale against the
other, but sometimes we refuse
to let go of a minor things
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that have happened God is
forgiveness of major things in
our lives and will never
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experience Devine reciprocity,
the blessing of the 2 way
revolving door of cots,
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forgiveness. If you don't
forgive first, don't expect to
come back to you all. back to
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you on that note, OK, Jenny? You
know, we mentioned this, but I
like to read this Isaiah
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55 6, 7, And this is a call from
the lords to seek the Lord while
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he may be found call upon him
while he is near. Let the wicked
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forsake his way. >> And the UN
rights as men. His thoughts let
him return to the Lord and he
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will have mercy on him and to
our God for he will abundantly
pardon. So the idea of coming to
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the Lord and asking for
forgiveness, the low will
abundantly pardon. In other
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words, you will be completely
forgiven. And this is what
happened with the the man he
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owed a huge debt. And that's
that's the parable of the
unforgiving master Matthew
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Chapter 8 men to Chapter 18. >>
And and and the man was begging
for mercy and he says,
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Lord, please give me time and I
will pay you all. But the the
person he owed the money
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tool. He didn't say, OK, I'll
give you time to pay. No, he
forgave him. Is that and that
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that should have all created him
gratitude to the degree that if
him unless the minute
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amount the 100 in their eye, it
was just a minute amount
compared to what he old. He
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should have been able to set.
You know, I was just forgive and
I'm so grateful. I forgive
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you, too. But no, he was holding
a grudge against this person and
the mandate and put
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the person in prison where he
should have won, though. it is
an unforgiving spirit.
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>> And, you know, Gee says since
that terrible saying 18 in verse
it back 18. 35. That
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if we are like that of forgiving
person, he said so my father
also will do to you
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because the guy ends up being
thrown into prison. If each of
you from this heart does not
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give his rather his Forgiving
others should be a reflection of
God's grace. It should be a
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reflection of our understanding
of what has forgiven us and it
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should be. Reflections of our
experience, but not me. I just
took a minute to ride out what
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forgiveness is not. We took a
week to find forgiveness, but I
you know, some people I
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talked to them about forgiving,
holding on to things from the
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past. Here's what we're talking
about forgiving others, people
will say don't want to condone
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their experience. Now. It's not
condoning the offense. Forgiving
others is not saying
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it's OK or justifying their
actions. It's not forgetting
what happened when God
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forgives and forgets. He's not
taking action on it. We do the
same as matter of fact, we we
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can't just forget somebody will
well, I can forgive, but I can't
forget. That's good.
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Because if we forgot, we never
learn negative experiences. It's
not a guarantee. The
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other person will change their
behavior. Reconciliation is the
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goal. The goal of forgiveness is
reconciliation. It's getting
relationships back together. But
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if they're unrepentant, if
you've got a husband and his
abuse too, you can forgive that
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person. But honey, don't cope
back there until they show repay
debt. I mean, there's got to be
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up proof of it. You change the
rules of engagement. Don't take
your child back into an
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abusive situation. You've got
to. yourself against repeated
injury, but it doesn't mean
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you can't Forgiveness is not not
you fully restoring trust. Trust
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must be Maybe your wife's having
adulterous affair. You can
forgive her. That doesn't mean
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you got a letter run around all
hours of the night. Interesting
or 2. She's earned your trust it
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is not necessarily East Sea.
What I have found. When in
Matthew, 18. When Jesus started
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with this parable. Peter, it
just asking times to have to
forgive somebody. 7 times 7
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was supposed to be the number of
completion. Jesus said no, 70
come 7. What can you
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measure what Peter size 490
times at telling you for times
and those same day but can
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only be death. I got scrase
forgiveness is not. So enduring
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to a person but to God slump,
it's not doing the favorites
doing yourself a favor when you
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from Kiev. If you don't it's
like you have. Swallowed poison.
It's going to cost in you. It's
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going to change you. It's not
hard. Them and forgiveness is
hurting. You. So it will
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contribute up forgiveness
contributes to depression and
behaviors in a Teton alienate
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us from God. So what is forgive
that, OK? >> It is not in can it
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is not continuing to impute that
person's Sen against him saying
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up pounding. So so you're not
forgiving it, but you're not
holding it against them. Let's
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look at a prison that has just
been set free, served his or her
time. And on the record book.
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This stellar record of what they
had done. But now they've served
their time and they are set
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free. Yeah, I'm a free. not
walking the streets saying you
should be in jail, didn't you
00:20:31.86\00:20:39.67
steal a car 4 years ago? Well,
now the state has cleared me
now, but that that act that had
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happened 4 years earlier it is
remembered. But that's not. Held
against him. Now. And
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this is the thing that we have
to keep in mind. I'm going to go
to collections 3.13,
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because there's something else
that happens. Something else
that happens in forgiveness.
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If first of all, the reciprocity
of it, which is a divine promise
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that is also important to us as
humans. When we do the very same
thing when we get when we
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forgive others, then we can also
expect the forgiveness packed.
But I would also say that if I
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go to collection, 3 13th
forgiveness is a one-way street.
Forgiveness doesn't
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require 2 people. That's good.
It's a choice. It's it is a
choice on the part of one of
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us. And I'll talk about why it's
a one-way street. The uses
Christ himself. Yeah.
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When he was dying before he
died, said father forgive them
for they know not what they
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do, but he didn't commit to
relationship with them by saying
father, forgive them
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for they know not what they do
because he said when they when
they torment tormented him and
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said I enjoy you, are you the
crisis that I am and you'll see
me. He made an appointment
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and we know that, you know,
every I will see him, even those
who appears I think
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revelation one and for 7, every
I will see him. Even those who
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Ps he by no means clear the
guilty. But he said father don't
hold it against. Forgive them
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for. They don't know what
they're doing. He left the door
open for them later on to come
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to the acknowledgement of their
sin and coming to a relationship
with him. Then. But when we do
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the same thing. We've cautions
3.13, and we begin to see now I
call this the quantity
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imperative, the quantity
imperative. I mean, this is what
will happen when you both
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decide what, what, what? moving
in the right direction. There's
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a quantity of happening. Explain
quite inequality is what
fellowship. Okay. All right. And
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that's why we find first John.
One for 79. If we walk in the
light as he is in the light,
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we have fellowship with one
another first 7 and the blood of
Jesus Christ. His son
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cleanse us from all That's the
benefit of being in fellowship
with one who is now in
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fellowship with you because of
forgiveness being extended, both
directions that fight
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cautions 3.13 says it this way.
Bearing with one another. And
for giving one another. If
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anyone has a complaint against
another, even as Christ forgave,
you. So you also must
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do so as saying. So here's let's
say this a different way. D***
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Rice, forgive you. The should
forgive them. the quantity
imperative it is. If you want to
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be in fellowship of Christ and
Fellowship with others, you've
got to be willing 2. Bear with
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one another now that were built
with money doesn't mean tolerate
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one. Another. That means be
merciful towards one. Another
because sometimes people say I
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forgave him, but I just cannot
stand the sight of them. That is
not what this Texas saying,
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Barry, with one another and
forgiving one. Another. Can you
imagine cries for giving I
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cannot the sight of John. It
just every time I see I'd
divine. My divine anger just
00:23:46.79\00:23:56.56
boils up again. No, he brings us
into relationship into
fellowship with one another.
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That's pride boiling up pride
boiling up that and that's why
I'm giving back to now. That's
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why patients for 32 adds to this
quantity imperative Ephesians
4.32. And be kind to one
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another. Tender hearted
forgiving one another. And Paul
says it again, even as God in
00:24:14.18\00:24:20.89
Christ forgave you a of the
benefits of if you really want
to have peace, you want to be
00:24:20.89\00:24:24.83
tender hearted. You want to
experience forgiveness, dude,
what you want others to do to
00:24:24.83\00:24:30.73
you and do that in the way of
forgiveness there, people,
Shelley and churches and
00:24:30.73\00:24:33.90
families and marriages and
businesses to some people that
would say and I and I this is
00:24:33.90\00:24:38.67
terrible. I'm gonna take this to
my grave. All never forgive that
person for what they've
00:24:38.67\00:24:44.05
done and you know what? They're
right. They didn't take it to
their grave because
00:24:44.05\00:24:47.52
they've just cut off any
possibility of them receiving
cause forgiveness, demand.
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Yes. You know, there and
experience in our family with
time. My father and my sister
00:24:51.02\00:25:03.57
some my sister had done
something in. My father said,
you know, you're not too old
00:25:03.57\00:25:07.47
for me to with you and my my
sister said something. And it
was like in our all they hit
00:25:07.47\00:25:16.18
him in the heart and we were
out. We were on our way home.
And for about 20 minutes, he
00:25:16.18\00:25:24.09
telling her, you know, I have
done this. We have done this for
this for you. And he
00:25:24.09\00:25:27.16
speaking at a level that
wouldn't allow her to speak. We
got home. He was still part
00:25:27.16\00:25:33.66
that hurt that he was still
talking about. It and that night
the last time he spoke
00:25:33.66\00:25:37.97
to her for years and years. And
I was. Frank for both of them.
You know, you know,
00:25:37.97\00:25:48.54
they're says he's not forgiving
her. And I would talk to him
00:25:48.54\00:25:51.55
from time to time to find this
moment of quietness and
something he would say. I would
00:25:51.55\00:25:56.55
say, you know that, you know,
there's just problem still, you
know, you should forgive from on
00:25:56.55\00:25:59.89
out. She needs to come to me and
ask for forgiveness. So after a
while that he's he, he
00:25:59.89\00:26:09.26
bares his heart to me that, you
know, she needs to come to the
U.S. will get that. I went
00:26:09.26\00:26:11.40
to talk to my sister. You know,
you should go to him and asking
00:26:11.40\00:26:16.04
for forgiveness. I already
tried. I wrote him a letter. I
saw him read it. He just laid
00:26:16.04\00:26:22.91
aside like I did nothing it. So
there was this problem between
both of them that I was praying
00:26:22.91\00:26:28.58
for both of them, you know, and
it was years and years and
years. And one day, I think I
00:26:28.58\00:26:33.36
was already working at 3 Min. I
I was talking to him. He is.
Yes, it was here. And I'm like
00:26:33.36\00:26:43.63
off the pastor for the church, a
brother so No, no. He says.
Mercedes was here. I was like
00:26:43.63\00:26:51.71
she had not stepped into the
house for over 10 years. Homers.
They have not talked
00:26:51.71\00:26:56.41
to each other. was like what
happened? All you know, we began
to talk and they had a a
00:26:56.41\00:27:04.59
reconciliation that move OK?
They had a reconciliation. I
say, wow. And for years and
00:27:04.59\00:27:10.83
years praying about this. But
people hold on to my father was
hurt. There is that
00:27:10.83\00:27:16.40
category of people. They've been
hurt by someone else and they
can't seem to let go of
00:27:16.40\00:27:19.70
the hurt. Okay. So this is a
this is another category of
people. They can't seem to let
00:27:19.70\00:27:25.21
go of But at the same time, you
know, we you've read some
scriptures to say. As Christ
00:27:25.21\00:27:35.52
forgave you. also forgive, we
have to let go hurt. And if you
have heard asked a lot to
00:27:35.52\00:27:39.35
to heal you from the hurt and
asked the Lord to help you
forget because it is this in
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Matthew Chapter 6, as you
forgive not you the USGA,
forgive you. I just read here.
00:27:46.70\00:27:56.34
Says SA and forgive us, our
debts as we forgive our debtors.
This is part of the
00:27:56.34\00:28:01.68
Lord's Prayer in Matthew.
Chapter 6. So there's a need for
us to ask the Lord, Lord,
00:28:01.68\00:28:08.42
I'm having this problem for
giving this person. I've been
hurt by what this person said
00:28:08.42\00:28:12.69
or done. You have to ask the
Lord to help you forget because
00:28:12.69\00:28:19.39
devil can hold you prisoner
there. You know, we talk about
you can be held prisoner in that
00:28:19.39\00:28:22.43
category. And then maybe people
listening data and are in that
they've been hurt by somebody,
00:28:22.43\00:28:27.34
but they can't seem to the gold
hurt. They need to let go ask
God to forgive that. Help them
00:28:27.34\00:28:33.74
heal from that. But how give
them power given the victory and
to be able to forgive the
00:28:33.74\00:28:41.52
2 things that are just like, oh,
yes, a 2 things that you said.
00:28:41.52\00:28:47.06
>> Ardis running through my
mind. One is this. When we get
wounded when we get hurt. I
00:28:47.06\00:28:54.46
mean, you want something
happened in? I was in the
shower, not praying. Somebody
00:28:54.46\00:29:00.10
had tree really offended me. >>
O lord change them in bubble. Up
up, up up. What the
00:29:00.10\00:29:06.44
Lord told me. >> The spirit of
offense. It's a spirit of pride.
00:29:06.44\00:29:14.25
Which is the spirit event to
Christ. Well, you think about
that for a minute. The only
00:29:14.25\00:29:20.69
reason. ended. It's because
somebody heads, we'll get our
pride. But what you're talking
00:29:20.69\00:29:31.20
about is what happens in so many
cases. People get frozen and a
time capsule. When when you
00:29:31.20\00:29:41.21
when there's an forgiveness you
frozen in this time capsule in
00:29:41.21\00:29:50.35
begins to in crossed around this
time capsule. And you know who
you're hurting yourself. I
00:29:50.35\00:29:55.29
asked the Lord. Illustration. I
couldn't think of that word. I
asked to look for an
00:29:55.29\00:30:06.60
illustration forgiveness because
God was asking me to forgive
somebody wants. And
00:30:06.60\00:30:10.87
that's like. >> are not a lot of
forgive them. Let them. Go. You
00:30:10.87\00:30:12.67
know, where? God said, I'll
forgive you, she forgive it. And
it was OK, we're wrestling. Now.
00:30:12.67\00:30:20.72
>> And we're going to talk about
how do we forget the Lord? You
just said we have to
00:30:20.72\00:30:26.29
learn how to forgive. We need to
pray. Got encouraged me to pray
00:30:26.29\00:30:32.36
for this person, salvation. You
know what at the time? I don't
care if they got saved. Really.
00:30:32.36\00:30:38.67
I mean, I was a baby Christian.
This is. 35 years ago. I didn't
care if they were saved. And
00:30:38.67\00:30:48.24
finally, I said to the line, OK,
all pray for their salvation.
You know, I don't mean guess
00:30:48.24\00:30:52.61
what happened as I began praying
for their Salvation, God poured
his love for them into
00:30:52.61\00:30:57.52
my heart. A man pretty soon a
minute. I and and soon as I
experience that I forgave that
00:30:57.52\00:31:06.19
pursuit. But here's the
illustration got gave me. Let's
say that there's this
00:31:06.19\00:31:11.70
tiny stream peers. Here's a
mountain and it's coming down.
The stream is coming down into
00:31:11.70\00:31:17.81
a ballot. If you take a string
of wire and you anchor it on
this side of the stream, the
00:31:17.81\00:31:23.21
new anchor it on the other side
of the street, somebody upstream
throws trash into the
00:31:23.21\00:31:29.82
water and it comes down. What
happens when it reaches that
wire catches? It catches on
00:31:29.82\00:31:34.52
the walk. Somebody throws more
trash. It comes down. Piece by
piece that rash of life is
00:31:34.52\00:31:40.63
coming along that stream. It the
street just like a a beeper with
00:31:40.63\00:31:50.61
build a dam. Just piece by
piece. Well, here's what the
Lord showed me. Think of the
00:31:50.61\00:31:57.98
water as living water flowing
through and that little piece of
wire isn't forgiveness in your
00:31:57.98\00:32:05.59
heart. When we hold an
forgiveness in our heart, all of
us said somebody says some all
00:32:05.59\00:32:12.43
this trash starts collecting
around this water pretty soon.
We block the flow of the Holy
00:32:12.43\00:32:16.67
Spirit in our life. We've got
recent. We've got bitterness.
God can flow through us. But
00:32:16.67\00:32:25.21
as soon as we for A priest oars,
our relationship with the Lord.
And we can possibly
00:32:25.21\00:32:36.35
be reconciled to the other John,
you know, there's a realization
00:32:36.35\00:32:40.99
that each one of us need to
really focus on. >> you know,
get out era and just look at
00:32:40.99\00:32:46.49
yourself. And this is what I
want talk about right now.
Because when we started with
00:32:46.49\00:32:52.50
divine forgiveness, said even if
you did nothing wrong, we are
all sinners by nature when it
00:32:52.50\00:32:57.37
comes to an infraction against
some on somebodys infraction
against you. It's amazing how
00:32:57.37\00:33:02.74
divinity works. Let's go back to
the very first act in the Garden
of Eden. Oh, yeah, Adam
00:33:02.74\00:33:05.68
and Eve. Send. The Lord. Didn't
say Adam say God, where are you?
00:33:05.68\00:33:12.42
Cudd said, Adam, where are you?
And this is illustrated in the
words of Christ in Matthew
00:33:12.42\00:33:22.23
Chapter 5. And people wonder
dollars tweeting this, Texas
someone wants and they paused
00:33:22.23\00:33:24.30
and said I read that text.
Hundreds of times in my life.
But it for the first time, it
00:33:24.30\00:33:29.10
just really hit home. And I
said, why does it hit home?
Because it illustrates Christ to
00:33:29.10\00:33:33.07
the very first act. One man
send. He came looking for them.
Look at this. Matthew Fivers.
00:33:33.07\00:33:40.02
23, we're going to talk about
this. This is the realization
this is a responsibility each
00:33:40.02\00:33:44.72
one of us has when it comes to
an infraction between one
another. First of Matthew 5.
00:33:44.72\00:33:50.46
Therefore, if you bring your
gift to the altar, let me pause
for a moment. What is
00:33:50.46\00:33:55.96
your gift? It may be singing. It
may be Maybe teaching you
gifted. And the law says you
00:33:55.96\00:34:00.77
bring that gift to the altar.
And it says and there remember
that your brother has
00:34:00.77\00:34:07.18
something against you. Now, you
know, say, well, this is
probably just going sing and
00:34:07.18\00:34:12.68
preach and teach till he gets
over it. Plus of wait a minute.
00:34:12.68\00:34:19.62
Look at the next verse. 24 leave
your gift there before the altar
and go your way. First, the
00:34:19.62\00:34:26.83
reconciled to your brother. And
then come. And offer you a gift
visit quotation, Elena
00:34:26.83\00:34:35.27
bring out real quickly is very
short, but it's powerful. How
when we when when we don't do.
00:34:35.27\00:34:45.58
OK watches here does decide they
just page 3.10. Listen to this.
Many are zealous and
00:34:45.58\00:34:50.09
religious service. While between
them and their brethren are
00:34:50.09\00:34:54.76
unhappy differences. They might
reconcile. Now, watch this. God
requires them to do all in
00:34:54.76\00:35:06.00
their power to restore harmony
and are you ready for this until
they do this? He cannot
00:35:06.00\00:35:13.88
accept their services soup.
Yeah, the Christians duty in
this matter is clearly pointed
00:35:13.88\00:35:21.22
out that's Matthew 5 verse to
verse. I just read versus 23 24
are once again, another
00:35:21.22\00:35:28.26
imperative. Yes, you may be
great and gifted in all these
but I'm not accepting you get
00:35:28.26\00:35:33.03
because, you know, and you have
the responsibility 15 west
between you and your
00:35:33.03\00:35:38.17
brother, you and your sister or
another fellow worshiper, a
family member. If you claim to
00:35:38.17\00:35:41.87
be Christian, this is now where
forgiveness goes to the next
level. Remember, I said
00:35:41.87\00:35:46.81
forgiveness is requires one
person. This is the touchy part
of this aspect. First be
00:35:46.81\00:35:54.52
reconciled. Reconciliation
pathogens in Shelley requires 2
people. Now, the one that
00:35:54.52\00:35:59.85
you got to be reconciled to and
also by Sen. But what if they
don't want to reconcile?
00:35:59.85\00:36:05.49
let's repeat that because some
people that may just zipped over
00:36:05.49\00:36:09.40
their >> Forgiveness only
requires one person put it.
Reconciliation requires to do
00:36:09.40\00:36:15.54
that right. So if that person
doesn't want to be reconciled to
you, you have at least done
00:36:15.54\00:36:21.38
your part. You've extended the
olive branch. You extend the
olive leaf. You said that this
00:36:21.38\00:36:26.65
is my responsibility. And then
you have to give that person
time because I remember, you
00:36:26.65\00:36:35.02
know, when you that's why teach
young people to say I apologize
and don't teach them
00:36:35.02\00:36:37.56
to say I'm sorry. Because sorrow
is that produced by God, godly
sorrow. convicts us
00:36:37.56\00:36:47.57
to say I'm sorry. They have to
come to realization that what
they've done is previous. If
00:36:47.57\00:36:53.41
you say I'm sorry and they've
not the not even acknowledge
what has been done. Then it's
00:36:53.41\00:36:59.81
a cheap. It's a cheap grace back
and fought. I see. But that that
is wrong to say, I'm
00:36:59.81\00:37:05.49
sorry. It's just that you got
to really get that understanding
00:37:05.49\00:37:09.26
the point of what what a lot of
it Aren't you? Sorry? What are
you sorry about that stuff said
00:37:09.26\00:37:14.63
the people, OK, what are you
sorry about? that you okay. What
are you sorry about the specific
00:37:14.63\00:37:20.17
I'm sorry that I said oh, did
exactly what I said or did.
That's good. So I could know
00:37:20.17\00:37:26.14
when you go pit bill, I do youth
do you throw money in an
envelope and mailed to any
00:37:26.14\00:37:30.15
company to snow? did you spend a
specifically? This is my light
bill for the lights and
00:37:30.15\00:37:37.02
I use for the last month when it
comes to Sen. This is what I'm
asking forgiveness for.
00:37:37.02\00:37:43.53
Will you forgive me for this
work and reconciliation? So give
you that part until I go
00:37:43.53\00:37:46.39
to the next part. It's a
reciprocal responsibility on
your part. And here's the big
00:37:46.39\00:37:51.40
part of it. The person who was
offended. Has the heavy
responsibility. And the
00:37:51.40\00:38:01.24
offender that's that is a heavy
part. That's huge. That's big.
00:38:01.24\00:38:07.55
And I'll give you a chance to
talk to that I yes, that I
remember being in a and in a
00:38:07.55\00:38:14.59
meeting, you know, there there
was something to happen between
2 people. And I encourage the
00:38:14.59\00:38:20.06
person, one person, you know,
you, you. You did. >> The person
00:38:20.06\00:38:23.80
perceives you did wrong. So even
though you don't feel you did
wrong, you should consider
00:38:23.80\00:38:28.40
asking for forgiveness because
the person was offended. So
anyway, the eventually says, OK,
00:38:28.40\00:38:34.48
come with me. So I went with the
person and we went before the
other person that was offended.
00:38:34.48\00:38:40.92
And the the person that was
offended heard. The the person
say, you know, I'm really
00:38:40.92\00:38:47.76
sorry for what I said. offend
you. I'm sorry about that. And
the person that heard the
00:38:47.76\00:38:56.23
apology said, well, you know. I
appreciate you coming here, but
I'm not going to forgive
00:38:56.23\00:39:02.90
you. He says I know you need to
learn a lesson side, not
forgiving him. And so. We
00:39:02.90\00:39:11.65
couldn't talk very much after
that. As we left. And so the
other, the person that I
00:39:11.65\00:39:16.72
hadn't courage to ask for
forgiveness. Says, you know, I
don't understand, you know, I
00:39:16.72\00:39:21.96
I I ask for forgiveness. He's
not forgiving of simple. You've
done your part. All
00:39:21.96\00:39:25.63
right. You have done your part
and now the responsibilities on
the other person. Because
00:39:25.63\00:39:33.23
this is this is what you read in
Matthew 18. if if if you
remember this, you look at the
00:39:33.23\00:39:39.41
5, you, Matthew, 5, that the
person has something against you
going after them so that
00:39:39.41\00:39:46.21
that now you are relieved
responsibility, which is which
is something good. You can now
00:39:46.21\00:39:52.25
be a piece you knew you can be
at peace with the Lord. But I do
want to talk to the that
00:39:52.25\00:39:58.73
are holding on. To a grudge that
are holding on in a forgiving
00:39:58.73\00:40:06.67
because this is a serious,
serious thing. 8 they need to
pray and ask to help them to
00:40:06.67\00:40:14.68
forgive because they're there's
a heaviness upon them in. Let me
give you the example. We were
00:40:14.68\00:40:19.08
watching the news one day and
they put on a report. They had
done a study and they were
00:40:19.08\00:40:26.29
interviewing people. What they
were looking for is what happens
00:40:26.29\00:40:31.46
to people. That's something had
happened in their life that they
were offended. They were hurt.
00:40:31.46\00:40:33.96
And now years have passed. They
have and they were just talking.
They put the probes
00:40:33.96\00:40:40.67
on them to measure the blood
pressure and heart rate and
everything else. And then
00:40:40.67\00:40:44.61
after they were calm talking
about the weather and how to
like going and things like
00:40:44.61\00:40:47.78
that. The people were joking and
carrying on. He says, you know,
00:40:47.78\00:40:51.28
we want to ask you something.
We're doing this is this. So
this study has something
00:40:51.28\00:40:55.08
happened in your life. The hurt
deeply. perhaps not settled.
Could you tell us about it? The
00:40:55.08\00:41:03.09
person began to tell the
experience and many of these
people that will be for smiling
00:41:03.09\00:41:10.57
and laughing there. Their blood
pressure began to rise. were
angry. Some of them cried and
00:41:10.57\00:41:14.90
they were really angry. The
study concluded that these
people are. Have things inside
00:41:14.90\00:41:24.21
and resolved. Anger and resolve
anger and hurt. You know, I I I
there's this this thing here
00:41:24.21\00:41:33.15
from Mayo Clinic that talks
about what happens to people.
They have issues with their
00:41:33.15\00:41:38.36
health and they may not know
why. But they're holding a more
anger. And so, yeah, this
00:41:38.36\00:41:44.70
is what they say. Letting go of
grudges and bitterness can make
way for improved health
00:41:44.70\00:41:49.24
and peace of mind. This is
scientific. This is from the
Mayo Clinic and it says
00:41:49.24\00:41:54.14
forgiveness can lead to
healthier relationships,
improved mental health, less
00:41:54.14\00:42:01.15
anxiety, stress and hostility,
lower blood pressure. Fewer
symptoms of depression, a
00:42:01.15\00:42:07.62
stronger immune system, improved
heart health and improved self
00:42:07.62\00:42:14.56
esteem. And, you know, there is
a story in the Bible. I know you
have something said better stop
00:42:14.56\00:42:22.44
and there's a starting Bible.
You know it. And I think we
alluded to it. We read some 51
00:42:22.44\00:42:27.14
concerning this person. David,
he seems to have this connected
himself to the Lord
00:42:27.14\00:42:32.21
to some degree that he didn't
understand the seriousness of
the evil he had done by taking
00:42:32.21\00:42:39.45
this. This man's wife. And so
Nathan, the profit goes to him.
There was a man had one
00:42:39.45\00:42:46.86
little laugh and there was a
Richmond ahead. Maybe and he
tells him the story. And so
00:42:46.86\00:42:53.87
the evening begins to get upset
with this person that took the
00:42:53.87\00:42:58.74
one and Davis says that man
needs to, you know, a nice I
used to pay for his crime and
00:42:58.74\00:43:04.45
they to have You are the man.
And then he he was told what,
what what he had done. Then he
00:43:04.45\00:43:11.92
began to understand is like some
peoples have turned off. Or not,
really not not listening
00:43:11.92\00:43:16.86
to the Holy spirit that they
need to to ask the Lord for
forgiveness and that they have
00:43:16.86\00:43:22.26
this thing is still there. And
that's that's the people still
have to confess Tess. And so
00:43:22.26\00:43:29.94
there you have the aspect of
those that are not forgiving.
And those to have a say and
00:43:29.94\00:43:34.18
they have not confessed. Both
are in the same condition. Yeah.
They need to make peace
00:43:34.18\00:43:38.88
with the Lord and in so much as
possible that I was in so much
as possible if they peace
00:43:38.88\00:43:43.95
with all because you can come
like this person and say, would
you please forgive me
00:43:43.95\00:43:49.46
and walk away with? No, I'm not
going to forgive you, but then,
OK, you've done what
00:43:49.46\00:43:55.66
you're supposed to pretty for
the person that you wished you
were talking to pray for the
00:43:55.66\00:43:57.80
person that right. >> let's
let's recap the steps because we
00:43:57.80\00:44:02.77
we clearly outline new steps to
forgiveness, vertically, you
know, understand and accept the
00:44:02.77\00:44:09.11
sacrifice Christ. Recognize your
sand confess your sins before
the Lloyd receive this
00:44:09.11\00:44:16.32
forgiveness and then repent.
Turn away from that scene. But
>> I didn't in our outline all
00:44:16.32\00:44:24.39
of the steps here. >> I would
say that the first thing if
00:44:24.39\00:44:32.53
we're gonna start listing steps,
the first step to forgiving
others is to remember what God
00:44:32.53\00:44:37.34
has done for you. Remember how
much you been forgiven. Then I
would put right up there close
00:44:37.34\00:44:44.68
to the top. We need to pray.
Pray, pray, pray. pray. God
gives us the forgiveness in
00:44:44.68\00:44:53.32
the way he does not believe his
says Romans, 5, 5, says caught
pours his love to our
00:44:53.32\00:45:01.83
hearts by the power of the Holy
Spirit in, you know. The famous
love chapter says that
00:45:01.83\00:45:08.10
love and it's not. It keeps no
record of frogs. So then we've
got to do our part. We've got
00:45:08.10\00:45:18.18
to issue said attorney go to
that person. How would you what
steps would you add
00:45:18.18\00:45:24.55
coaster somebody out here going
and I from you, but I can't. But
00:45:24.55\00:45:30.53
what you said, Jonny it is. So I
mean, there's daddy. After study
after study. When chases told
00:45:30.53\00:45:37.37
us to love our enemies to
forgive our enemies. He was
doing that for our own
00:45:37.37\00:45:43.61
benefit. Yes, because I know
when I forgave someone that.
even threatening my life. And
00:45:43.61\00:45:51.55
who Dennis, great financial
damage when JD and I write
before we married. You know
00:45:51.55\00:45:58.52
what? When I forgave that, this
is the one I said that God
should pray for his
00:45:58.52\00:46:01.19
salvation. I was pretty angry
with him. But when I forgave it,
do you think it anything
00:46:01.19\00:46:09.53
to this person? No, but it
completely change my life. Jesus
tells us to what are
00:46:09.53\00:46:17.37
some others. It is cathartic.
It is something that >> we're
00:46:17.37\00:46:23.21
holding on. >> To this sadness
is sorrow and all the grievous
thinks it's like I can still
00:46:23.21\00:46:30.29
look back in my life. So, yeah,
this person did this, this this
and this but I can do it
00:46:30.29\00:46:34.69
without all of that emotional
turmoil. I've forgiven him. It's
got is healed. What steps
00:46:34.69\00:46:40.50
would you add, John? >> The
first one to me is the most
important collation 6,
00:46:40.50\00:46:45.73
one. And this is something you
have to have the right spirit.
If you go to somebody and say
00:46:45.73\00:46:50.51
I want to be reconciled, you
don't see, you know, we fix
this. That's the roster. It
00:46:50.51\00:46:53.74
you know, you did something to
me that you need it. I mean, I'm
coming giving you a chance
00:46:53.74\00:46:57.55
to No, that's the wrong spirit.
Collation 6, one, Reverend, if a
00:46:57.55\00:47:03.89
man has overtaken in any
trespass. You who are spiritual,
you have to have a spirit. You
00:47:03.89\00:47:12.53
have to be spiritual. This can
be just a transaction. This has
to be God ordained moment. But
00:47:12.53\00:47:18.17
Cod shines through you putting
down the pride you who are
spiritual. Restore such a one,
00:47:18.17\00:47:25.84
an a spirit of gentleness,
considering yourself lets you
also be tempted. Don't go to
00:47:25.84\00:47:32.71
people acting like you above
them. Sometimes people extend
forgiveness almost as though
00:47:32.71\00:47:40.66
they're saying to the other
person holding out the hike
through the king right? I'm up
00:47:40.66\00:47:46.09
here and you'll get up here
eventually. I'm just a good
person in this He says.
00:47:46.09\00:47:53.90
Considering yourself less, you
also be tempted to spirit of
gentleness. meek Spirit has to
00:47:53.90\00:47:59.74
be. So it's the attitude you
bring. And then when you bring
the right attitude, here's
00:47:59.74\00:48:03.48
what's going to happen. This is
one that's exactly what the Lord
did for us. He didn't
00:48:03.48\00:48:09.58
come to us when we were in good
standing from a 5 or 6 to 11.
Look at this. For when we
00:48:09.58\00:48:14.82
were still without strength.
There's some people that a week
they can't even handle
00:48:14.82\00:48:18.59
what they did to you. In due
time. Christ died for the
ungodly. Amen. For scans
00:48:18.59\00:48:26.57
before, right. Dismantle one
perhaps for good man. Someone
would even dare to die.
00:48:26.57\00:48:29.77
Because this. Comments, 5, 8,
but God demonstrated his own
love towards us. Why? And that
00:48:29.77\00:48:36.98
while we were yet sinners Christ
died for us, he didn't way to
the person got right to
00:48:36.98\00:48:41.68
go after them. He went after
them when they was centers. And
then so now he did that
00:48:41.68\00:48:48.12
for Sam looking now, look at our
responsibility. First 9 of
Romans, 5, much more. Then
00:48:48.12\00:48:53.56
having now been justified by his
blood. We shall be saved from
RAF through him. Watch
00:48:53.56\00:48:59.20
this. The RAF it you have for
that person. When you reconcile
that wrath is gone.
00:48:59.20\00:49:04.14
There's no more rest between the
That is not like I see an Stay
away from me. No, that
00:49:04.14\00:49:13.35
rap is removed. God removes his
wrath. When he forgives us, we
00:49:13.35\00:49:15.32
should remove our wrath. When we
extend forgiveness is somebody
else. That's why he says in
00:49:15.32\00:49:19.39
verse 10, look at this for if
when we what enemies we
reconciled to God through his
00:49:19.39\00:49:25.29
debt to the death of his son.
Much more. Having been
reconciled. We shall be saved by
00:49:25.29\00:49:33.07
his life. not only that, but we
also rejoice in God through our
Lord Jesus Christ, through
00:49:33.07\00:49:38.94
whom we have now received
reconciliation. And first
Corinthians 5 verse 20 says we
00:49:38.94\00:49:45.28
have been given the Ministry of
Reconciliation. So we think that
the preaching of the
00:49:45.28\00:49:49.65
everlasting gospel is what we've
been given. We've been given the
00:49:49.65\00:49:54.89
Ministry of Reconciliation.
You've been reconciled to God
through Christ. Jesus now do the
00:49:54.89\00:49:58.66
same for your brother and your
sister and do it in a spirit of
humility. means that's the
00:49:58.66\00:50:02.93
everlasting gospel rather than
just saying the market, the
pieces be half but the ones to
00:50:02.93\00:50:09.47
quick thinking, ah, well, I want
to say, you know, I was worried
about my father, you
00:50:09.47\00:50:13.11
know, going to the grave and
not making reconciliation. My
00:50:13.11\00:50:17.41
sister. >> And I praise the Lord
after this experience happened
with my sister 2 years later, he
00:50:17.41\00:50:21.75
passed away. he's resting in the
lower side. Praise the Lord for
that. I have here a
00:50:21.75\00:50:29.56
quote that I like to really
quick because it is very
powerful. It says that there
00:50:29.56\00:50:35.30
have been difficulties, brother
and sisters, if end the malice
00:50:35.30\00:50:41.07
bitterness, evil surmising have
existed. Confess the sins not in
a general way but go to your
00:50:41.07\00:50:44.37
brother sisters personally. The
definite if you have commit one
00:50:44.37\00:50:51.28
wrong and they 20 confessed that
one as though you were the chief
offender. take them by the hand.
00:50:51.28\00:50:57.59
Let your hearts often under the
influence of the spirit of God
in say, will you forgive me? I
00:50:57.59\00:51:04.19
have not felt right toe but do I
want to make right every wrong
that nothing may stand
00:51:04.19\00:51:10.57
registered against me in the
books of heaven. I must have a
clean record. Cook. Think of
00:51:10.57\00:51:15.50
you would withstand such a
movement as this. There's too
much coldness and indifference
00:51:15.50\00:51:20.04
to much of the I don't care
spirit exercise among the
professed followers of Christ
00:51:20.04\00:51:25.48
all should care for one another
jealously guarding each other's
00:51:25.48\00:51:30.69
interest. Love one. Another.
Then one. Then we should stand a
strong wall again, Satan's
00:51:30.69\00:51:36.29
devices. So we see this is from
Rivian. Harold December 16, 18
84 Reagan, Harold December 16,
00:51:36.29\00:51:41.76
18. 84. And I do want to say
something because some people
may have not had the
00:51:41.76\00:51:48.50
opportunity to ask forgiveness
for someone and that person has
passed away. And you're
00:51:48.50\00:51:52.87
maybe carrying a load and I
didn't have a chance to ask that
person for forgiveness.
00:51:52.87\00:51:57.65
What I've done well, in the
absence of that person, yeah,
the person you need to go to
00:51:57.65\00:52:04.69
his god and confessed deaths in
to that person and say Lord,
forgive me, I I didn't
00:52:04.69\00:52:09.32
have the opportunity to ask for
forgiveness, but forgive me for
this wrong. And the
00:52:09.32\00:52:13.29
Lord, as the Bible says, if we
confess our sins, he is faithful
and just to forgive
00:52:13.29\00:52:16.93
us for our sons and to cleanse
us from all unrighteousness
praise the Lord for a man.
00:52:16.93\00:52:23.54
Here's the things that are just
coming right down to the last
00:52:23.54\00:52:28.74
few minutes. But >> the first
hour we talked about that fruits
of forgiveness. If that's the
00:52:28.74\00:52:35.72
for Tuchel that is being
cleansed from on righteousness
is the first one. chess to
00:52:35.72\00:52:45.46
fight. Our our sins are
pardoned. We have peace of mind
as we are. You reconcile this.
00:52:45.46\00:52:50.00
Our relationship with the Lord
is restored. And we love the
Lord and heavy turn a lot. But
00:52:50.00\00:52:55.94
when we look at horse song toll
for caithness us forgiving
others. What are the Well. So
00:52:55.94\00:53:09.82
similar, we have peace of mind
and then we are no longer frozen
in that time capsule. Like your
00:53:09.82\00:53:15.49
part, we don't have all of that
pain and agony in our hearts.
00:53:15.49\00:53:23.23
We're clans from unrighteous
feelings. And I want to, you
know, the Holy Spirit. As I
00:53:23.23\00:53:26.57
said, the illustration God gave
me the Holy Spirit can flow
through has once again and
00:53:26.57\00:53:35.38
forgiveness. Doesn't always
reconciliation, but it makes it
possible. I just want to
00:53:35.38\00:53:40.02
give you one scripture. They're
going to get closing thought
00:53:40.02\00:53:44.42
from both a few. I love this
scripture. I say a 43 18 19, OK,
God since. Do not remember the
00:53:44.42\00:53:54.36
former things. Hey, forget the
past. They say don't dwell on
the past. Did he says nor
00:53:54.36\00:54:03.87
consider the things bold don't
get stuck back here and
something that you did that, you
00:54:03.87\00:54:13.58
know, wounded God, you'd ask for
forgiveness, receive it. Don't
get stuck back here. Thinking
00:54:13.58\00:54:19.19
all this is what my mother did
to me and I I I couldn't lift
this for the rest of my life.
00:54:19.19\00:54:23.69
No. Gottis be hold. I will do a
new thing. Now. Now it will
spring forth when you go to
00:54:23.69\00:54:38.94
God. And as I said, should
assist to revelation. It is a
story of forgiveness. A story
00:54:38.94\00:54:46.72
of reconciliation. You go to
God, let go. It's a Lord. Help
me. Forgive. Fill my heart
00:54:46.72\00:54:52.75
with your love. Help You know,
watch me, Lou. Cleanse me of
these failings and you'll have
00:54:52.75\00:54:59.29
a new beginning. John. >> Very
quickly does just pace for 40
paragraph 2, when you
00:54:59.29\00:55:03.93
go to somebody, the meek do not
put him to shame by exposing his
00:55:03.93\00:55:09.87
false to one another. Well,
bring dishonor upon the Lord,
but you are not to judge make no
00:55:09.87\00:55:16.54
attempt at Self-justification.
But all your efforts be for his
recovery. And when we are in
00:55:16.54\00:55:20.05
the right spirit, we will be at
the pace with God can use our
actions. It says in
00:55:20.05\00:55:25.79
treating the wounded. The sole
there is a need for the most
delicate touch and the finest
00:55:25.79\00:55:32.76
sensibilities only love that
flows from the suffering on
Calvary can avail. This but
00:55:32.76\00:55:38.20
Pitying tenderness. That brother
deal with brother knowing that
00:55:38.20\00:55:41.07
if you succeed, you will save us
all from death and hide a
multitude of have the right let
00:55:41.07\00:55:45.97
God work because you do not put.
>> Hemp to shame by exposing his
false to Because when you
00:55:45.97\00:55:50.98
forgive him and everything is
reconciled, everybody says
remember everybody's still
00:55:50.98\00:55:57.62
remember us, Well, I praise the
Lord of the Door of Mercy still
Open, asked the Lord to
00:55:57.62\00:56:02.42
forgive you and ask the Lord to
give you strength and courage to
00:56:02.42\00:56:06.80
forgive others and go to them
and ask for forgiveness. >> I
want to thank you both.
00:56:06.80\00:56:12.67
You are. It's wonderful to work
with someone, you know, has a
close relationship with
00:56:12.67\00:56:17.34
you we don't have to worry about
what we're going to bring to the
00:56:17.34\00:56:21.61
table because God has given us a
lot to say with really just
touched on this topic. I pray
00:56:21.61\00:56:27.42
that tonight. If you don't know.
Peace, if you haven't been
reconciled to God confess your
00:56:27.42\00:56:34.32
sins, ask him to forgive you and
enjoy that. And if you need to
be reconciled with someone else
00:56:34.32\00:56:39.36
or just for giving the other
person. Pray that God will help
you with fat tonight.
00:56:39.36\00:56:46.70
Don't put it off. There's no
need to suffer any longer. Our
prayer for you. He said the
00:56:46.70\00:56:54.68
love at the grace our Lord Jesus
Christ. The love of a father and
00:56:54.68\00:56:59.21
the fellowship of the Holy
Spirit. >> We'll be with you and
all thanks for being with us.
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