Your Kingdom Come Your Kingdom Come ––

The Lord’s Prayer The Lord’s Prayer part 5part 5

Your Kingdom Come Your Kingdom Come ––

The Lord’s Prayer The Lord’s Prayer part 5part 5

Making it realMaking it real

Forgive us our sins as we Forgive us our sins as we havehave forgiven forgiven those who sin against usthose who sin against us

And forgive us our debts, as we also And forgive us our debts, as we also

have forgiven (left, remitted, and let go have forgiven (left, remitted, and let go

of the debts, and have given up of the debts, and have given up

resentment against) our debtors.resentment against) our debtors.

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Forgive us our Sins Forgive us our Sins

2 Corinthians 4:4 (NIV)2 Corinthians 4:4 (NIV)

The god of this age has The god of this age has blinded the minds of blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. who is the image of God.

With whom do we With whom do we come into come into

agreement?agreement?JesusJesus Truth Truth FreedomFreedom Hope Hope

LIFELIFE

SatanSatan Lies and Lies and

Deception Deception PrisonPrison Guilt / Guilt /

Condemnation Condemnation

DEATHDEATH

Jesus became sin Jesus became sin for usfor us

2 Corinthians 5:212 Corinthians 5:21

God made him who had God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might that in him we might become the become the righteousness of God.righteousness of God.

He became sin for He became sin for usus

““Christ redeemed us from that self-Christ redeemed us from that self-defeating, cursed life by absorbing it defeating, cursed life by absorbing it completely into himself. Do you remember completely into himself. Do you remember the Scripture that says, “Cursed is the Scripture that says, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”? That is everyone who hangs on a tree”? That is what happened when Jesus was nailed to what happened when Jesus was nailed to the cross: He became a curse, and at the the cross: He became a curse, and at the same time dissolved the curse. And now, same time dissolved the curse. And now, because of that, the air is cleared and we because of that, the air is cleared and we can see that Abraham’s blessing is present can see that Abraham’s blessing is present and available for non-Jews, too. We are all and available for non-Jews, too. We are all able to receive God’s life, his Spirit, in and able to receive God’s life, his Spirit, in and with us by believing—just the way with us by believing—just the way Abraham received it.”Abraham received it.” Galatians 3:13Galatians 3:13

The Cross The Cross (Bob (Bob Gordon)Gordon)

““Jesus was born of the Spirit and lived Jesus was born of the Spirit and lived in the power of the Spirit.in the power of the Spirit.But it was unlike our humanity in that it But it was unlike our humanity in that it was governed by the Spirit of God and was governed by the Spirit of God and never knew the reality of sin until the never knew the reality of sin until the end. This is where we see the end. This is where we see the immensity of His offering on the cross. immensity of His offering on the cross. At this point, He did something which At this point, He did something which He had never experienced before; He He had never experienced before; He opened Himself to the reality and opened Himself to the reality and effects of sin within His own body. effects of sin within His own body. Not His sin, but the sins of all other Not His sin, but the sins of all other men, and into Himself He gathered all men, and into Himself He gathered all its awful effects and judgment.”its awful effects and judgment.”

JesusJesus

HE IS OUR SACRIFICEHE IS OUR SACRIFICE WE ARE FORGIVENWE ARE FORGIVEN WE NEED TO RECEIVE WE NEED TO RECEIVE

HIS FORGIVENESSHIS FORGIVENESS FORGIVE US OUR SINS FORGIVE US OUR SINS

LORDLORD

As we forgive As we forgive those who sin those who sin

against usagainst us Jesus was free to forgiveJesus was free to forgive He forgave his persecutorsHe forgave his persecutors How free are we?How free are we? What is our unforgiveness What is our unforgiveness

rooted in?rooted in? The law of the Lord is to let goThe law of the Lord is to let go Do you want mercy or Do you want mercy or

judgment?judgment?

Why is this so Why is this so important?important?

Open with GodOpen with God Tortured on the insideTortured on the inside Not living in abundanceNot living in abundance Can become bitter and Can become bitter and

resentfulresentful Carry them around like Carry them around like

weightsweights We have a choiceWe have a choice

THE UNFORGIVENESS VISCIOUS CIRLE

ANGER

TORMENTORS

REVENGE

THE UNFORGIVENESS VICIOUS CIRCLE

WALKING OUT FORGIVENESS

7. BE FREE1.ALL FORGIVEN SINNERS

2.DECISION

3.ACKNOWLEDGE THE FEELINGS

4.EVALUATE THE EVENT

5.BE WILLING TO CONFRONT

6.BE WILLING TO BE RECONCILED