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May 17, 2015

Finding Forgiveness | Part 1

Passage: Philemon 1:1-7

Preacher: Travis Fleming

Series:Philemon (2015)

Detail:

If we are to apply the truths in this wonderful little book, then it requires us to...

1.  Face our universal dilemma.
     We all must face the...
        A.  Hurts others have caused us.
     Our tendency to...
       B.  Hold onto grudges.
     And realize it...
       C.  Hinders our relationship with God and others.

2.  Understand what unforgiveness does.
     It makes us...
       A.  Bound to the past.
       B.  Bitter in the present.
     It gives an opportunity for the devil to...
       C.  Break into our lives.
     And it...
       D.  Burns the bridge we all must travel.

3.  Go to the definitive authority on forgiveness.
     The Bible gives us a...
       A.  Demonstration of it.
       B.  Depiction in parables.
       C.  Demand to practice it.
     And a warning if we...
       D.  Disregard it.

4.  Follow the job description of a forgiver.
     Requires us to have...
       A.  Saving faith.
     And to be...
       B.  Serving Christ and His people.
       C.  Sharing the load.
     And be willing to...
       D.  Sacrifice for something greater.