Choosing Forgiveness
05/17/2015

Choosing Forgiveness

Preacher:
Passage: Philemon 1:17-25

Series: Philemon: The Heart of God
Title: Choosing Forgiveness
Ref: Philemon 17-25

Is the gospel _____________ in your life?

In His Place

1. He was willing to _____________ (v.17)

The only time God withholds forgiveness, is when we _____________ forgiveness. (Matthew 6:14-16)

If your heart is hard toward others, then there will be a _____________ in your relationship with God.

2. He was willing to Pay the _____________ (v.18)

Jesus removed the barrier of sin, so that we could be _____________ with God. (Colossians 1:21-22)

3. He was willing to take _____________ (v.19)

We all have people in our lives who have blessed us spiritually in ways we could _____________.

God is calling us to extend forgiveness in the same _____________ way that He has extended forgiveness to us. (Ephesians 4:32)

Forgiveness is a _____________ to walk with Jesus.