Matthew 18:21-35

1. The King forgave a debt we could never pay
2. Those who RECEIVE grace are expected to GIVE it
3. Why Forgive?
     -Forgiveness PRESERVES unity
     -Forgiveness PREACHES the Gospel
     -Forgiveness PROTECTS our hearts

John Stott, “This certainly does not mean that our forgiveness of others earns us the right to be forgiven.  It is rather that God forgives only the penitent and that one of the chief evidences of true penitence is a forgiving spirit.  Once our eyes have been opened to see the enormity of our offense against God, the injuries which others have done to us appear by comparison extremely trifling.”

4. A FORGIVING heart is evidence of a FORGIVEN heart

Luke 12:13-21

3 Warnings About Greed:
1. Greed will make you UNSATISFIED
2. Greed will make you PROUD
3. Greed will make you COMPLACENT
   -Money cannot offer true security
   -Money does not go with us
   -Money makes a lousy god
 
4. Fall in love with the PROVIDER, not the PROVISION

Luke 10:25-37
1. We CANNOT justify ourselves
2. ONLY Jesus loved perfectly
3. The Love of Jesus COMPELS us and EMPOWERS us

Matthew 13:1-23

1. Four Possible Responses to the Gospel:
     -Hard Soil = “The Defiant Heart”
     -Rocky Soil = “The Emotional Heart”
     -Crowded Soil = “The Conflicted Heart”
     -Good Soil = “The Fruitful Heart”
 
-Fruit is evidence of salvation
-Fruit will be accompanied by sin
-Fruit takes time to grow
 
2. How Can I Produce More Fruit?
     -Soften your heart
     -Plant deeper roots
     -Prune the thorns

2 Samuel 22

1. God is our ROCK
     -The Rock of our Salvation
     -The Rock that gives us Peace
2. God is our LIGHT
3. God is our STRENGTH

Samuel 13

1. We are called to action, not passivity
2. Three reasons we choose passivity
     -Shame
     -Uncertainty
     -Fear of Conflict
3. Avoidance does not solve the problem
4. If you do not lead, someone else will
5. Avoidance Compounds Issues
6. Change is a Process

2 Samuel 11-12

1. What do you do when you fall down?
2. How do you fall down?
     -Get Complacent
     -Go where you should not go
     -Ignore Conviction
     -Isolate Yourself
3. Sin Snowballs
4. Sin is Exposed
5. How do you get back up?
     -Listen to God’s Voice
     -Accept Responsibility
     -Repent. Don’t settle for Remorse.

Isaiah 66: 12-13
1. God comforts us when He nourishes us
2. God comforts us when He carries us
3. God comforts us through His Joy

Sam Browne
Hudson Ratcliff
Corbin Smith
Acts 4:8-22
The gospel should embolden us.
1. To have Godly boldness we need power from the Holy Spirit and trust in the Gospel
2.   Godly boldness isn’t limited to the specially equipped or educated.
3.   Godly boldness should make us desperate to share what Jesus has done for us, regardless of the consequences. 

2 Samuel 9

1. Our King is full of grace

• Grace for anyone
• Grace without strings

2.Our King can remove shame

3.Our King makes us royalty

• Royal access
• Royal power
• Royal inheritance

4. Who needs grace this week?

• Receive it
• Give it