Lesson 8 of a 10-part series on learning how to truly forgive and have the life God has called you to have, led by Kelly Campbell with the adults in the main auditorium class at Highland Heights in Smyrna.

1. Lesson 8 – May 6, 2015

2. Thank you for being
here tonight!

3. The Ten Week Challenge
Pray daily for the eyes of our hearts to be enlightened.
Monitor our hearts daily by monitoring what is coming
out of our mouths.
Pray daily for God to search our hearts and transform
them into the heart of Christ.
49 days in/
21 days to go

4. Remember…

5. We are in a war!

7. Eph. 6:11-12 – Put on the full armor of God, so
that you can take your stand against the devil’s
schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh
and blood, but against the
rulers, against the authorities, against the
powers of this dark world, against the spiritual
forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

8. Do any of us have a heart that needs to
forgive someone and be healed?

9. Forgiveness is a
step by step
process.

10. Ten Steps to
Forgiveness…

11. Step 1:
Face it

12. and our
Step 2: Let God completely in.

13. What forgiveness is not:
It’s giving up control of
the hurt.
What forgiveness is:
It’s releasing the offense
to God.
It is not forgetting
It is not justifying what
happened.
Step 3: Be clear of
the goal.
What are we doing?.

14. and our
Why are we doing it?.
It’s for us.
It’s for God.
to be like Him
to honor Him
to submit to Him
to be free…
to be forgiven…
(It’s not for the other person.)
to move on.
Step 3: Be clear of
the goal.

16. Step 4:
Make the
decision to
forgive.

17. The decision to
forgive allows
healing to
begin.

18. Step 5: Let a trusted friend into your circle.

19. Step 6: Evaluate carefully what happened.

20. Step 7: Make contact with the person,
if possible and beneficial.

21. Remember what God
has done for you.
Step 8

22. Col. 3:13… Bear with each
other and forgive one another if any of
you has a grievance against someone.
Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

23. Look for what God is
doing with it.
Remember what God
has done for you.
Step 8

24. Thank you for being
here today!
Rom. 8:28… And we
know that in all things
God works for the good
of those who love Him
and have been called
according to His purpose.

25. Look for what God is
doing with it.
Remember what God
has done for you.
Step 8

26. Step 9: Pray for the person by name.
We must understand
the difference between hurt and hate.

27. Step 10…