CHILD-LIKE FORGIVENESS – Noah Stepro

CHILD-LIKE FAITH is FORGIVING in nature

DESIRE and SIN are directly related to FORGIVENESS and HEALING…RELATIONALLY, rather than MAGICALLY

"CONFESS your sins (desires, motives, fears) so you MAY be HEALED" - James 5:16

CONFESSION, FORGIVENESS and HEALING are all three about:

RELATIONSHIP: What is RELATIONAL about the way we talk about FORGIVENESS?

RELEASE: Without RELEASE we cannot RECEIVE

Truly I tell you, whatever you BIND on EARTH will be BOUND in HEAVEN, and whatever you LOOSE on EARTH will be LOOSED in HEAVEN. - Matthew 18:15-18

RECEIVING: When Jesus gave us HIS SPIRIT he immediately told us to RECEIVE PEACE by GIVING PEACE

Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” And with that he breathed on them and said, “RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT. If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.” - John 20:19-23

THE LORD’S PRAYER – Melody Bowes

This, then, is how you should pray:

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:5-15‬ ‬‬‬