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Sunday, May 15, 2022
A Study in Matthew ~ The Sermon on the Mount
“THE LORD’S PRAYER”
Series: ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN
LIVE Message: Forgive Us Our Debts
Scripture: Matthew 6:12 ESV
Podcast “Living The Message” Episode 27
Pastor Philip Miller
Scripture Reading from Colossians 1:13-14 and 1 Peter 2:9-10 ESV
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13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
A Living Stone and a Holy People
9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
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Sunday, May 15, 2022
A Study in Matthew ~ The Sermon on the Mount
The Lord’s Prayer
Series: ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN
Message: Forgive Us Our Debts
Scripture: Matthew 6:12 ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
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Message: Forgive Us Our Debts
Sunday, May 15, 2022
A Study in Matthew ~ The Sermon on the Mount
The Lord’s Prayer
Series: ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN
Message: Forgive Us Our Debts
Scripture: Matthew 6:12 ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
Scripture: Matthew 6:9-15 ESV
Matthew 6 ESV and Audio
The Lord’s Prayer
9 Pray then like this:
“Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
10 Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread,
12 and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
[For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.]”
14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, 15 but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
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SERMON NOTES
Sunday, May 15, 2022
Series: ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN
Message: Forgive Us Our Debts
Scripture: Matthew 6:12 ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
“Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive.” – C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
It’s not hard to see that our world needs to be a more forgiving place. Our families need to be more forgiving places. Our churches need to be more forgiving places. And, of course, it’s easy to spot unforgiveness in others. It’s much harder when it’s our turn to forgive.
The reality is that we need to be more forgiving people. We have too much anger in our hearts. We have too many wounds we’re nursing. We have too many grudges we’re holding inside.
Unforgiveness always rises from a place of hurt. Because hurt people hurt people. And those hurt people then hurt more people, who in turn hurt still more people. On and on it goes until the world looks like our front-page news.
But what if forgiveness can turn the world upside-down? What if forgiveness is at the very heart of the life of the Kingdom of Heaven? What if forgiveness is a defining mark of those who follow the Way of Jesus?
In this sermon, we look at three upside-down characteristics of forgiveness.
The Gravity of Forgiveness
1) The Gravity of Forgiveness: There is a vital connection between the forgiveness we receive and the forgiveness we extend. To put it succinctly, unforgiving people are unforgiven people.
The Symmetry of Forgiveness
2) The Symmetry of Forgiveness: There’s a connection between the forgiveness we receive from God and the forgiveness we extend to others. This connection isn’t one of causation, but of coordination. Causation is a relationship of cause and effect. But of course, you cannot earn forgiveness by what you do. The connection between the forgiveness we receive from God and the forgiveness we extend to others cannot be one of causation, because that would be a denial of the gospel and a contradiction of the overwhelming teaching of Scripture. Instead, the relationship is one of coordination, where receiving and extending forgiveness go together. There’s a symmetry to forgiveness; those who receive forgiveness naturally tend to extend forgiveness to others. In other words, forgiven people forgive people.
The Trajectory of Forgiveness
3) The Trajectory of Forgiveness: We are forgiven so that we might become forgiving. God is making us likely Himself; gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in love, and rich in mercy. To become like Him, the first thing we need to receive is God’s forgiveness. What does that mean? Forgiveness is not a feeling; forgiveness is not forgetting; forgiveness is not excusing; forgiveness is not reckless trust; and forgiveness is not anti-justice. At its core, forgiveness is the decision to pay the debt yourself and be done with it. And the most amazing thing is that that’s what Jesus did for us; He paid the price of our forgiveness.
Takeaway: Forgive one another as God in Christ forgave
you.
When we forgive others, there’s three important things to stay away from: don’t dwell on it, don’t weaponize it, and don’t gossip about it.
Where do you need to receive your father’s forgiveness? Where do you need to extend your Father’s forgiveness?
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Episode 27: The Fruit of Forgiveness
Podcast: “Living The Message”
Episode 27: The Fruit of Forgiveness
Pastor Philip and Pastor Eric
Podcast Updated Weekly
Forgiveness is hard for all of us. Can you forgive someone when they haven’t yet repented? How do you forgive someone who hasn’t repented? And how do you begin the process of forgiveness when your wounds feel too deep?
In this conversation, Pastors Philip and Eric discuss what it looks like in practice to pray “forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors” from The Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6:12. True forgiveness means to pay a debt in full and be done with it. But applying that to our lives can be a complicated endeavor. To unpack this topic, they address important questions from the sermon:
-How can we forgive someone and still leave room for justice?
-Is repentance necessary for forgiveness?
-Why is pride a root issue for forgiveness?
-What approach should someone take if they feel unable to forgive someone due to deep hurt?
-Why do some version of the Lord’s Prayer use “trespasses” instead of “debts”?
-What do we gain by forgiving others? What are the costs of not forgiving?
Questions about this sermon, “Forgive Us Our Debts” ~ Scripture: Matthew 6:12 ESV? Submit them to 312-682-1888 or by email to livingthemessage@moodychurch.org. Your submissions will help us shape the conversation for our weekly podcast, Living the Message.
PASTOR TO PEOPLE
I love that The Moody Church family is a praying people. We love lifting one another up in prayer and waiting to see how our Father will answer those prayers for His children. Frequently people tell me they’re praying for our family, which means the world to me. I can’t imagine a more loving devotion than the gift of faithful prayer.
It is in that vein that I want to let you know some specific ways you can be praying for our family in the next ten days or so. Krista and I will be traveling to the England and then Poland to be a part of the European Leadership Forum, which is a coalition of evangelical Christian leaders seeking to renew the biblical Church and evangelize Europe, and has been a key partner in our Global Outreach efforts here at The Moody Church. I’ll be speaking at the conference and making key connections with some of our Eastern European ministry partners. While we’re overseas, our kids will enjoy time with their grandparents in Ohio.
Would you pray with us for God’s gracious hand though all these moving pieces?
• For safe and smooth travels and logistics
• For meaningful connections with ministry partners
• For my talk to be helpful to church leaders
• For health and stamina
• For God’s work to flourish in Europe
• For our presence to be a blessing
• For special connections with grandparents
Krista and I are grateful for this opportunity to connect with key global leaders and catch a greater glimpse of what God is doing around the world. We thank the elders, staff, and members of The Moody Church for your loving prayers and encouraging support. Thanks for praying for us!
You are loved, more than you know!
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