Small Group Leader's Guide
March 8th, 2009
Series: Rewind
Message: It's Been One Week Since You Looked at Me.
March 8th, 2009
Series: Rewind
Message: It's Been One Week Since You Looked at Me.
How can you tell if you’ve truly forgiven someone?
How many times do you need to forgive?
• In Matthew 18:21-22 there is a discussion about how many times you should forgive someone. Do you always need to keep forgiving someone?
• If your spouse commits adultery twenty seven times, do you need to keep forgiving them? Do you need to stay married?
• If someone keeps sinning against you. Is there a point at which you can chose not to be around them anymore? Does forgiving someone require maintaining a relationship with them? What Bible verses would you point toward, to support your thoughts?
Making Up for our Debts - In verse 26, the person asks for more time to pay back the debt. Read verses 25-27 and think about the following questions.
• In what way is giving someone the opportunity to “make up” for what they did, not forgiveness?
Using the debt analogy, often time we simply offer a people an opportunity to refinance their sin/debt. Our idea of forgiveness is to offer an extended payment plan, or more attractive interest rates.
• Is it possible to be give someone a second chance but not offer them true forgiveness?
• In what cases is it right to ask someone to make up for what they’ve done?
Read verses 28-30 - The servant walked out, found someone that owed him money and demanded “Pay back what you owe me” What does this tell us about this servant who was just forgiven?
By canceling His debt, The King taught the man about unconditional forgiveness, but it seems the lesson was lost on Him. If God can forgive us of our eternal debts which cost the life of His Son, yet we can’t forgive others their temporary debts to us, what does that say about us?
It’s hard to release people from the wrong done to us? What truth in verse 33 will help make it a bit easier?
When we remember how much God forgave us (Millions of dollars) it’s easier to let someone off the hook for a couple bucks. The debt of our sin cost the Father His only Son, what has the debt of other’s cost you?
Receiving and Offering Forgiveness - Read Matthew 6:14-15.
• What is the main point of this verse? What is it that God wants us to understand? What is it that God wants us to do?
• Verse 15 says if we don’t forgive people of their sin, we won’t be forgiven? What does that mean for a believer who won’t forgive. Is their salvation revoked? Will they be held more accountable on the day of judgment for their post-Christian sins?
Putting it into Practice
• Read Matthew 18: 35 – God calls us to forgive others as He has forgive us. Who do you need to forgive?
• Is there a sin you need to ask forgiveness from God for?
• Is there a sin you need to ask forgiveness for from another person.
How many times do you need to forgive?
• In Matthew 18:21-22 there is a discussion about how many times you should forgive someone. Do you always need to keep forgiving someone?
• If your spouse commits adultery twenty seven times, do you need to keep forgiving them? Do you need to stay married?
• If someone keeps sinning against you. Is there a point at which you can chose not to be around them anymore? Does forgiving someone require maintaining a relationship with them? What Bible verses would you point toward, to support your thoughts?
Making Up for our Debts - In verse 26, the person asks for more time to pay back the debt. Read verses 25-27 and think about the following questions.
• In what way is giving someone the opportunity to “make up” for what they did, not forgiveness?
Using the debt analogy, often time we simply offer a people an opportunity to refinance their sin/debt. Our idea of forgiveness is to offer an extended payment plan, or more attractive interest rates.
• Is it possible to be give someone a second chance but not offer them true forgiveness?
• In what cases is it right to ask someone to make up for what they’ve done?
Read verses 28-30 - The servant walked out, found someone that owed him money and demanded “Pay back what you owe me” What does this tell us about this servant who was just forgiven?
By canceling His debt, The King taught the man about unconditional forgiveness, but it seems the lesson was lost on Him. If God can forgive us of our eternal debts which cost the life of His Son, yet we can’t forgive others their temporary debts to us, what does that say about us?
It’s hard to release people from the wrong done to us? What truth in verse 33 will help make it a bit easier?
When we remember how much God forgave us (Millions of dollars) it’s easier to let someone off the hook for a couple bucks. The debt of our sin cost the Father His only Son, what has the debt of other’s cost you?
Receiving and Offering Forgiveness - Read Matthew 6:14-15.
• What is the main point of this verse? What is it that God wants us to understand? What is it that God wants us to do?
• Verse 15 says if we don’t forgive people of their sin, we won’t be forgiven? What does that mean for a believer who won’t forgive. Is their salvation revoked? Will they be held more accountable on the day of judgment for their post-Christian sins?
Putting it into Practice
• Read Matthew 18: 35 – God calls us to forgive others as He has forgive us. Who do you need to forgive?
• Is there a sin you need to ask forgiveness from God for?
• Is there a sin you need to ask forgiveness for from another person.
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