Subject: Forgiveness is more than saying “I Am Sorry”

Scripture Reading: Luke 15

Memory Verses: Luke 15: 18 - 19

Objective: To understand the deeper meaning of forgiveness.

1. Where does the need for forgiveness first generate and what follows that thought? Luke 15: 17 - 19

2. What should be the attitude of the one doing the forgiving?  Luke 15: 20 - 24

3. Shortly after being deceived by the Gibeonites in Joshua 9: 16 – 27, how did Joshua prove that he no longer held a grudge against them? Joshua 10: 1 - 11

4. There is no freedom cherished like that which comes with being forgiven, how did the Psalmist express this? Psalm 32: 1 – 2; and Bro Paul in Romans 4: 7 – 8

5. How early should one seek forgiveness? Psalm 32: 5 - 6; And what was averted when Abigail sought David out with provisions? 1 Samuel 25: 18 - 34

6. How does a loving Father show how completely He forgives? Psalm 103: 3, 4 & 10; Mark 16: 7

7. At what time do we stop counting how many times we have forgiven one another? Colossians 3: 12 - 17 & Ephesians 4: 29 - 32