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One of our common themes over the past few weeks has been:
Treating people right is critical to following Jesus.
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” —John 13:35 NIV
Love is not easily irritated or quick to take offense. —1 Corinthians 13:5 TPT
We are only as
When we ignore or avoid the past…
We
Reconciliation:
The restoration of friendly relations
katallassó (kat-al-las’-so)
Original Word: καταλλάσσω
Definition: to reconcile, to change, exchange, the word implies a completely new relationship
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. —Romans 5:8 NIV
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been praying these prayers to begin the repair and reconciliation process:
“Heavenly Father, I pray that you bless
“Heavenly Father, please show me where I was at fault.”
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. —Matthew 6:5 NIV
hypocrite:
Someone that is more interested or more preoccupiedwith fixing other people than fixing themselves.
9“This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven. —Matthew 6:9-10 NIV… forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us. —Matthew 6:12 NLT
áphesis (af’-es-is)
Original Word: ἄφεσις, εως, ἡ
Definition: a sending away, a letting go, a release, pardon, complete forgiveness
I will choose
pardon
How far into the future do you intend to carry the hurt in your past?
How long do you plan to allow the people who mistreated you to influcence you?
Reassembly always begins with us, regardless of who initiated the fuss.
When I
“If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins. —Matthew 6:14-15 NLT
I will get back to, not get back at.
“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” —Luke 23:34 NIV
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