Participants: Jill Morikone
Series Code: HLFT
Program Code: HLFT000005B
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00:01 Welcome back. We've been discussing forgiveness
00:03 for several programs. 00:05 And today is our final program dealing with the 00:08 concept of forgiveness. 00:09 We talked about how God can pour His forgiveness into our 00:12 hearts, and in turn we can extend that to others. 00:15 What about if you've hurt someone? 00:18 What does God want you to do with that? 00:20 Our application for this week is go to God. 00:23 Ask Him, Who have I hurt? 00:26 Is there someone that I need to ask their forgiveness of? 00:31 Is there someone that I need to go to and say, 00:33 I'm sorry for hurting you. 00:35 If you can, talk to them in person. 00:38 If you can't, write them a letter. 00:42 I started a sample letter here. 00:44 Your letter could say any number of things. 00:46 This one says, Dear Sarah, because I just picked 00:50 a name out of the hat. 00:51 Dear Sarah, How have you been? 00:53 I've thought of you and your family often 00:56 since our days together. 00:58 I'm writing this letter to ask for your forgiveness. 01:03 I can't begin to tell you how sorry I am for spreading 01:08 that gossip, those false rumors about you. 01:11 And then you could add to it. 01:13 You could say, If I could take it back, I would. 01:24 I would. But, of course, we can't. 01:28 We can't take back those words. 01:29 Ask for forgiveness. 01:31 You put in whatever words you would want to put in. 01:34 In the letter, or when you talk to someone in person, 01:38 put in whatever you feel. 01:40 But the thing is don't put it off. 01:42 Don't say, I'm ashamed, I'm embarrassed. 01:45 I don't want to ask forgiveness. 01:48 Take that step. Reach out and do that. 01:52 God can bring tremendous healing, tremendous blessing, 01:56 into your relationships as you practice 01:59 the principles of forgiveness. 02:01 Our next program we'll deal with fear. 02:04 We'll identify the different fears that we have, 02:07 and explore how God can bring us deliverance, 02:09 how He can change our hearts and lives, and break us free 02:13 from the bondage of fear. 02:15 In closing, our Scripture is Romans 15:13. 02:19 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace 02:22 in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power 02:25 of the Holy Spirit. |
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