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God of the 2nd Chance. Matthew 18:21-35 The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant Forgive… from your heart sincerely truly unconditionally ‘From the very cockles of you heart’ - The Voice. God of the 7 x 77 Chances. John 10:9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me
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Matthew 18:21-35 The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant Forgive… from your heart sincerely truly unconditionally ‘From the very cockles of you heart’ - The Voice
God of the 7 x 77 Chances
John 10:9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture.
Start at the end! • What does ‘God of the 2nd Chance’ look like in the context of… • Kingdom culture - its ways and values? • “Your will be done on earth as it in heaven”?
We forgive because… … we are forgiven. … Jesus fulfilled forgiveness on the cross. … in heaven forgiveness is fulfilled. … forgiveness reveals the kingdom. … it is ‘your will be done on earth as it is in heaven’. … it is ‘your kingdom come’.
The Fulfilled Kingdom The Utterly Forgiven Kingdom The Kingdom of the Purist Love The Kingdom of the Most Amazing Grace The Kingdom of Complete Mercy The Kingdom of Exact Justice The Kingdom of the Totally Healed The Hoped-for Longed-for Kingdom Arrived Hope Love Healing Forgiveness Fulfilment Justice Grace Mercy
Kingdom Culture God is good Royal sons and daughters Heaven to earth Presence-centred Freedom and responsibility Relational and empowering culture Culture of honour Kingdom focused
The Lord’s Prayer - Matthew 6:12 • NIV: And forgive us our debts, • as we also have forgiven our debtors. • Voice: And forgive us our debts • as we forgive those who owe us something. • Passion: Forgive us the wrongs we have done • as we ourselves release forgiveness • to those who have wronged us. • “Send away the results of our debts (or shortcomings)” • “Give us serenity as we also allow others serenity.” • Message: Keep us forgiven with you • and forgiving others.
Matthew 6:14-15 • NIV:For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. • But if you do not forgive others their sins, • your Father will not forgive your sins. • Passion: “And when you pray, make sure you forgive the faults of others so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you. • But if you withhold forgiveness from others, • your Father withholds forgiveness from you.” • Message: In prayer there is a connection between what God does and what you do. • You can’t get forgiveness from God, for instance, without also forgiving others. • If you refuse to do your part, you cut yourself off from God’s part.
“Unforgiveness is the number one reason why Christians are oppressed!” “It is the privilege and the responsibility of royalty to forgive.” (Prov. 19:11) “Forgiveness is a choice but it’s really not an option.” (John 20:23) “Forgiveness is not an emotional choice based on feelings, it’s an act of your will.” “Forgiveness is not the absence of pain but the presence of mercy.” Kris Vallotton “Unforgiveness is like drinking deadly poison and thinking the other person’s going to die.” Joyce Meyers
The Remnant with the 2nd Chance Isaiah 11:11 In that day the Lord will reach out his hand asecond time to reclaim the surviving remnant of his people. Isaiah 37:31 Once morea remnant of the kingdom of Judah will take root below and bear fruit above.
God of the 2nd Chance Forgiven by the Forgiving King Forgiven to forgive with the forgiveness of The Forgiven Kingdom Kingdom Forgiveness is part of the Kingdom Adventure God of the 7 x 77 Chances