Forgive like you have been forgiven by forgiving

1. Immediately

5 Excuses to Avoid Forgiveness:

- It’s too big

- I can’t forgive if I can’t forget

- Time will heal it

- They have not said sorry

- Forgiveness will enable them

2. Without Limits

3. Permanently

When I forgive, I resolve to never bring this

circumstance or situation up again:

- To the one I forgave

- To anyone else

- To myself

Speak the TRUTH over lies…ALWAYS (v25)

Take care of ANGER…IMMEDIATELY (v26-27)

BUILD…don’t DESTROY (v29-31)

To be on mission I must move, with other mature disciples, under the church and Spirit, strengthening the church, through the proclamation of the Gospel.

1. Identify my old patterns

2. Put off my old patterns

3. Put on my new patterns

Name your sin

Discover what God’s Word says about what the opposite of it will be

Confess your sin to God and to a friend

Create a plan to change

Establish new habits

Be patient with slow growth

Pray every day for the Spirit to change you

1. It's Better than you Think

2. We're in Process

3. What do you do in the Middle?

A) The struggle is proof of life

B) You're further than you realize

C) Don't give up

D) Be faithful

Harvest will be a healthy church if we are:

1) Unified in Behavior

2) Unified in belief

3) Characterized by diversity

4) Characterized by ministry

A) Be equipped

B) Be edified

C)  Be educated

D) Be enlarged

E) Be established

5) Characterized by maturity

a) Be mature in your speech

b) Be mature in your service

c) Be mature in your sensitivity

1. Who Should I Look For?

2. What do I need to know, do, or be?

YOUR SUMMER OF OPPORTUNITY:

Neighbor Well

VBS

Farmer’s Markets

Community Service in Small Groups

Bring A Friend Sunday on June 25

Harvest will be a healthy church if we are…

1) Unified in Behavior

Be Humble

Be Gentle

Be Patient

Be Forbearing

2) Unified in Belief

One Body

One Spirit

One Hope

One Lord

One Faith

One Baptism

One God & Father

1. Pray on your KNEES and to the FATHER

2. Pray for STRENGTH

3. Pray for LOVE

4. Pray for MATURITY

5. BELIEVE that God is ABLE

1. Be confident in God's plan and authority

2. Be confident of God's faithfulness

3. Be confident of God's care