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Page 1: Resting in God’s Powerful Forgiveness God isn’t marking our sins. God’s forgiveness is shocking & life altering. 1 Timothy 1:15-16 God’s forgiveness is
Page 2: Resting in God’s Powerful Forgiveness God isn’t marking our sins. God’s forgiveness is shocking & life altering. 1 Timothy 1:15-16 God’s forgiveness is

Resting inGod’s Powerful ForgivenessGod isn’t marking our sins.God’s forgiveness is shocking & life altering. 1 Timothy 1:15-16

God’s forgiveness is full & abundant.God blots out our sins as a thick cloud. Isaiah 44:22

God forgets our sins & remembers them no more. Jeremiah 31:34

God puts our sins behind His back. Isaiah 38:17

God buries our sins in the depths of the sea. Micah 7:19

God takes our sins as far as east is from west. Psalm 103:12

Page 3: Resting in God’s Powerful Forgiveness God isn’t marking our sins. God’s forgiveness is shocking & life altering. 1 Timothy 1:15-16 God’s forgiveness is

Finding a Heart of Forgiveness

We have to become a new creation in Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:17

We have to trust God to be faithful to provide what we need to forgive. Lamentations 3:21-23

We have to learn to live out forgivenessCovering sin over: 1 Peter 4:8

Removing the stain of sin: Mark 11:25-26

Keeping a short memory of wrongs: Matthew 18:21-22

Letting go: Ephesians 4:31-32

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. Lewis Smedes

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How do we do this?

Receive God’s shocking & life altering forgiveness in Christ.Take the first step of forgiveness