0780 Freed by Forgiveness

Humor: Revenge of man by removing one eye!

3rd grade I paid back!

Bob Larson - Abuse is main reason demons entered.

Sharks love blood

Statistic:

30% of kids born to single parents homes. among the black community it’s 68%

72% of youth murderers grew up without dads. 71% of school drop outs also. 90% of homeless & runaway kids are from fatherless homes.

Abuse of kids increased 134% since. 1980. Physical abuse increased 84% since 1980. Sexual abuse increased 350% since 1980.

1/5 girls; 1/20 boys are victim of child sexual abuse. only 30% is reported.

“Dear Paco, meet me in front of the newspaper office at noon. All is forgiven. I love you. Your father”

“Repent therefore of his your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you. For I see that you are poised by bitterness and bound by iniquity.” Acts 8:22-23

“And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him.” Matthew 18:34

1. If you hold on to bitterness, Satan will hold you in bondage Betrayal, rejection, absence, abuse, compared, called with names - turns to BITTER! We react out of pain not respond to God - punish those who are near Neglect. (It takes time, but time does not heal). Medicate it. Motivate it. Meditate it. Story: girl who was abused - became mistress to married man Example: Smoke detector, remove the light on dashboard

2. Don’t blame God for what Satan did “Minister of transportation is not responsible for accidents” When you tie Jesus up with lies, you will release Barrabbas Blaming God means satan will use that to hurt you, God can’t use that to His glory! Story: Horse left, it must be bad luck “I don’t know”, horse came back with 20 horses, son hit by the horse, son did not get taken to the war! Illustration: knife by the handle…or by the blade. God will defeat Goliath by your sword Where was God when that happened? Where were you when His son died on the cross?

3. To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you Matthew 18:34 - 10,000 talents = 200k labor; 100 denarii = 4 months King is angry when you don’t forgive, but compassionate when you owe debt Hate does not hurt them! Don’t wait to forgive! It will not change the past! No even! Fair I will never forgive, I hope you never sin then! (John Wesley and Governor of Georgia) Story: 11 years. Burglar killed his mother and stabbed him 39 times

Story: Pushed into the pool by friend and paralyzed and forgave

Story: Green River Killer, killed 49, (Mr. Ridgway . . . there are people here that hate you. I’m not one of them. You’ve made it difficult to live up to what I believe, and that is what God says to do, and that’s to forgive. You are forgiven, sir.) The hardest person to forgive is yourself You don’t need to hang yourself Judas Don’t hurt yourself over an accident, jailer Satan will say, you don’t deserve good life, Jesus did not deserve brutal death! Satan will say, look at your past, look at your future! Story: Donkey and the dirt