“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” -- Ephesians 4:32

As followers of Jesus, we are called to His way of forgiveness. But for many of us, forgiveness can feel like a crushing, guilt-ridden burden instead of a freeing, life-giving joy.

Jesus’ teaching on forgiveness gives us a lot of questions: Why should I forgive someone who doesn’t deserve it? What if I really want to follow Jesus in forgiveness, but I just don’t know what to practically do? Should I forgive someone who has abused me? What place do boundaries have in Jesus’ teaching on forgiveness? Is there a difference between forgiveness and reconciliation?

In this session, we’ll explore Jesus’ teaching on forgiveness in three parts:

• We’ll look at Jesus’ teaching on forgiveness in Scripture

• We’ll listen to Daniel, our licensed Counseling Pastor, share practical counseling tools regarding the process of forgiveness

• We’ll spend some time in prayer and reflection with a guided prompt together