Restoration of Relationship
Matthew 6:14, 15
“For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”When you forgive you are able to move on in freedom and blessing
- “What are you talking about?” Relationships with people effect your relationship with God. Repentance and forgiveness are powerful keys to restore relationship.
- “Why should I care about this topic?” You still have people you need to forgive.Relationships with family and friends are the most important thing in your life. Your relationship to God is of eternal importance.
- “What's the solution?” Be quick to repent and quick to forgive. Let love and humility flow in your life. Throw pride and fear out. Those two things keep you from repentance.
- “What's the consequence of believing this point? You can have restored relationship with God and with people. You will be changed because you want relationship not because you have to.
- “What should I do now?” Now that you know the keys to restore relationship. What’s keeping you from doing it?
::: Notes for today :::
Intro: Something is in the way. A true peaceful loving relationship is reduced to just being able to get by at best. What’s wrong. What’s in the way?
- Our relationships with people effect our relationship with God. Matthew 6:14-15
- There is a key principle God has established in maintaining all relationships.
*Repentance - Forgiveness - for the purpose of Restoration. - Loyd’s story:
- Why repent? _______________________________.
2 Corinthians 7:9-10 9
7:9 I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. 10 Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death (no relationship with God.. - The desire for relationship will cause you to want to change
- Don’t try to clean up things in your own power.
- Barrior free.
- Let love and humility flow in your life
- Throw out pride and fear that keep you from repentance
Note to parents:
Please communicate to your children that you love them and are waiting and willing to forgive them.
Do your children know that you stand ready to forgive them?
Do they know that it is their responsibility to ask for forgiveness?
Do you know that you cannot force true repentance from the heart of others?
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