FORGIVEN BUT UNFORGIVING (2 OF 3)
by Joey Rodgers
Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35
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Forgiven but Unforgiving (2 of 3)
Series: How Embarrassing!
Joey Rodgers
Matthew 18:21-35
I read this week about a man who was bitten by a rabid dog who chose not to get immediate care. After a few days w/ increasing signs of problems, he went to the hospital, where tests revealed he'd contracted rabies. B/c he had waited too long, his doctor informed him that his condition was now incurable/terminal - and all they could do was make him comfortable. So his doc advised him to get his affairs in order ASAP. The dying man sank into his bed in shock. After some time, asked for pen/paper and set out writing. An hour later, when the doc returned, the man was still writing vigorously. The doc said, ''I'm glad to see you're working on your will.'' The man replied, ''I'm not working on my will... This is a list of all the people I'm going to bite before I die.
Sadly, far too many of us live and die w/ such a list - written in our minds, if not on paper - a list of people we want to get even w/ or inflict pain b/c we harbor unforgiveness.
Last week we started a series entitled, How Embarrassing! looking at some of the ways we embarrass ourselves in our faith b/c we've chosen to be so heavenly-minded we're no earthly good as we choose to do things in God's name He doesn't need us to do. To give us insight, I've selected (4) events from the life of Peter to help us learn how to follow Jesus w/out embarrassing ourselves.
Embarrassment is that sense of emotional discomfort and self-consciousness before others where you feel exposed, awkward, and possibly humiliated for having a social faux pas or undesirable moment that's witnessed by others.
And we've all been there - done that. We've all experienced the joy of saying/doing something that's turned our faces a red and caused us to we wish we could have a mulligan.
Last week, we began the series by looking at the time Peter walked on the water while the disciples sat in the boat - and talked about how we ...
Series: How Embarrassing!
Joey Rodgers
Matthew 18:21-35
I read this week about a man who was bitten by a rabid dog who chose not to get immediate care. After a few days w/ increasing signs of problems, he went to the hospital, where tests revealed he'd contracted rabies. B/c he had waited too long, his doctor informed him that his condition was now incurable/terminal - and all they could do was make him comfortable. So his doc advised him to get his affairs in order ASAP. The dying man sank into his bed in shock. After some time, asked for pen/paper and set out writing. An hour later, when the doc returned, the man was still writing vigorously. The doc said, ''I'm glad to see you're working on your will.'' The man replied, ''I'm not working on my will... This is a list of all the people I'm going to bite before I die.
Sadly, far too many of us live and die w/ such a list - written in our minds, if not on paper - a list of people we want to get even w/ or inflict pain b/c we harbor unforgiveness.
Last week we started a series entitled, How Embarrassing! looking at some of the ways we embarrass ourselves in our faith b/c we've chosen to be so heavenly-minded we're no earthly good as we choose to do things in God's name He doesn't need us to do. To give us insight, I've selected (4) events from the life of Peter to help us learn how to follow Jesus w/out embarrassing ourselves.
Embarrassment is that sense of emotional discomfort and self-consciousness before others where you feel exposed, awkward, and possibly humiliated for having a social faux pas or undesirable moment that's witnessed by others.
And we've all been there - done that. We've all experienced the joy of saying/doing something that's turned our faces a red and caused us to we wish we could have a mulligan.
Last week, we began the series by looking at the time Peter walked on the water while the disciples sat in the boat - and talked about how we ...
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