The document discusses the topic of forgiveness. It provides several Bible verses that speak of forgiveness, including Ephesians 4:32 and Matthew 6:14-15. It defines forgiveness as pardoning or being pardoned of sins. Examples are given to illustrate forgiveness, such as canceling a debt. Small group settings are said to help with learning to forgive. God is presented as the ultimate example of forgiveness, as he forgives sins no matter how many times one repents. The story of the thief on the cross repenting and being forgiven by Jesus before his death illustrates this. In conclusion, the story is told of a boy who had his bike stolen but wrote a message forgiving the thief because of Jesus' forgiveness.

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6. FORGIVENESS

9. Ephesians 4:32
Be kind to one
another,
tenderhearted,
forgiving one another,
as God in Christ
forgive you.

10. Forgiving one another
 Did you say sorry to the members of the
church? or your neighbor/friends?

11. Forgiving one another
 Did you say sorry to your parents?

12. Forgiving one another
 Did you say sorry to your children?

14. Matthew 6:14-15
 v.14-For if you forgive others their
trespasses, your Heavenly Father
will also forgive you,
 v.15-but if you do not forgive
others their trespasses, neither will
your Father forgive your
trespasses.

15. “Pasayluon sa
Ginoo ang
nagapasaylo, Apan
dili pasayluon ang
wala nagapasaylo”

16. What is forgiveness?
The act of forgiving or state of being forgiven,
pardon. @ pagpapatawad, kapatawaran.
(The New English-Filipino Dictionary)
Biblical authors said- forgiveness is in the sense
that God erases the record of the sins we
commit as if a heavy load that had been lifted
from our shoulders.
This is how God forgive His people!
Do we inherit God’s forgiveness? YES, of course!

17. Pictures of Forgiveness
 “To forgive is to turn the key, open the cell door, and let
the prisoner walk free.”
 “To forgive is to write in large letters across a debt,
‘NOTHING OWED’.”
 “To forgive is to shoot an arrow so high and so far that it
can never be found again.”
 “To forgive is to grant a full pardon to a condemned
criminal.”
“When we forgive, we consciously, before God,
cancel the debt. We discard the note. We pardon
the prisoner. We release the offender.”

18. I can forgive, but I
cannot forget, is only
another way of saying
“I will not forgive”.
-Henry Ward Beecher

19. SMALL GROUP is the key to
Forgiveness
 Because in small group, we can express
our hidden feelings.
 In small group, we can advice others how
to forgive.
 In small group, we learn how God forgive
and forget anyone’s sin if they confess and
repent.
 And in small group, we learn to forgive.

20. “We are most like beast
when we kill. We are
most like men when we
judge. We are most like
God when we FORGIVE.”
-Dale Galloway

21. God is the best example of
FORGIVENESS
 Because of His
everlasting love we
are saved. He
forgives.
 Even we are a sinner
we are saved by
grace. He forgives.
 Even we are doing
wrong again and
again, still He
forgives.

22. When Jesus is hanging on the
cross
 He encountered two thieves.
One is having fun of him and the
other one is observing him.

23. Luke 23:24
Father,
forgive
them for
they know
not what
they do.

24. Luke 23:29
 If thou be Christ,
save thyself and
us.
 The thief would like to
mean: This is one step
of saying sorry to
Jesus and He (The
Savior) is willing to
forgive.

25. The thief turn his eyes to Jesus and
said:
 Luke 23:42- Lord remember me when you come
into your kingdom.
 And Jesus answered-verse 23 said:…you will be
with me in paradise.
We can see this thief in Heaven!

26. Can you still remember how
God forgive our sins?
It was 2000 years ago..

32. Ephesians 4:32
Be kind to one
another,
tenderhearted,
forgiving one another,
as God in Christ
forgive you.

33. In conclusion: bike
 Joshua Saffle, 9, got a bike for Christmas.
It was stolen by a thief.
 He wrote on the large poster board.
“ To the person who stole my bike: you
really hurt my feelings when you
took my bike. But I am a Christian
and because Jesus forgave me, I
forgive you!!”

34. If God
can
Forgive,
why
can’t I?