1. GRACE:
Practicing a
Just
Forgiveness

2. The
Button Weed
Story

3. See to it that no one
misses the grace of
God
And that no bitter root
grows up to cause
trouble and defile
many.
(Hebrew 12:15)

4. “Get rid of all bitterness,
rage and anger, brawling
and slander along with
every form of malice. Be
kind and compassionate to
one another forgiving each
other, just as in Christ God
forgave you.”
(Ephesians 4:31-32)

5. Why forgiveness?

6. Why forgiveness?
1) Life is messy.
Romans 3:23-24

7. Why forgiveness?
2) I am Christian
because of
forgiveness.
Colossians 3:13

8. Why forgiveness?
3) I am
commanded
to forgive.
Colossians 3:13

9. Why forgiveness?
4) God invented it.

10. Why forgiveness?
5) Jesus Christ
modeled it.
Luke 23:34

11. Why I don’t want
to forgive.
1) Life is messy.
2) Don’t let them off the
hook.
3) They hurt me.
4) It makes me a doormat.
5) They think they can do it
again.

12. What is Just
forgiveness all
about?
1) Joseph & his
brothers.
Genesis 45:4-7

13. What is Just
forgiveness all
about?
2) The caught
woman & the
accusers.
John 8:1-11

14. What is Just
forgiveness all
about?
3) The waiting
father & his
sons.
Luke 15:11-31

15. What is Just
forgiveness all
about?
4) Parable of
Pay it
forward.
Matthew
18:23-35

16. Forgive those who wrong
you, but do not tolerate
their wrong doing.

17. How do you
practice
forgiveness?

18. What if you
forgave ________?

19. What if
your
garden
had no
weeds?

20. See to it that no one
misses the grace of
God
And that no bitter root
grows up to cause
trouble and defile
many.
(Hebrew 12:15)