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Steps of Repentance
I am sure some of you think that those of us who bring the Word on Sunday get up here and make it look so easy.
You may even assume that when we walk off the stage or the day is done we think wow that was amazing and fun and everybody was listening and I can’t wait till next week.
....Well king of.
Some weeks are like that and then some are not.
After the message last week and during the message as I was teaching I was thinking man no one is picking up anything I am putting down and I should have done a lot better job with this topic and then it came response time and boy was I EVER SO WRONG.
I know the topic was key but your response to the topic blew me away and then all week long some of you have requested the copy of the sermon and many of you gave me words of encouragement about the message.
This response led me to go deeper in this topic today.
I spit a lot at you in a short amount of time so this morning I want to go deeper and the purpose of going deeper on this subject because my desire for some of you is for you to actually experience true healing in the area of unforgiveness.
I believe as Lead pastor and shepherd that this is possible through Jesus.
This is not just some topic that I like talking about and I want you to hear me talking about it.
NO, I want you to understand scripture and allow Jesus to heal you.
Last week, at the end of the message I flew through the steps of Repentance and today I want to go back through those and you should be able to take some notes on these steps.
Step 1. God I am Wrong
The first step to healing is to admit you are wrong.
If you have been wronged and you have unforgiveness, then it can be difficult for you to admit that your unforgiveness is wrong.
If the person hurt you that brought on unforgiveness then you to admit that your unforgiveness is wrong can be so hard.
The reason we know unforgiveness is wrong is because Jesus tells us that we are to be forgiving.
So Unforgiveness is wrong not because I have told you that but because God’s word that is our standard says it is wrong.
If the Bible says it is wrong then it is not to be debated, then it is wrong.
Step 2. God I am Sorry
Step two is to say God I am Sorry.
Again this is Godly sorrow that leads to repentance.
Paul talks about this in his letter to the church at Corinth.
Godly sorrow that leads to repentance.
Again, making my kids say they are sorry is not Godly sorrow.
That is teaching my kids to lie because many times they are not really sorry other times there is sorrow all over their face and they are sad that they did that to you or their siblings.
Paul talks about a Godly sorrow that leads to repentance.
Lord I am sorry that my unforgiveness caused you to go to the cross for me.
I am sorry that the nails driven in to your hands and feet was because of my unforgiveness.
Step 3. God Forgive me
It is our responsibility to ask for Forgiveness but only God grants forgiveness.
According to this verse EVERY time we ask He forgives.
If we ask for God to forgive us for our unforgiveness, then he grants forgiveness to us.
Don’t get confused here.
This is not asking for God to change the heart of the person who wronged you.
This is all about you dealing with the fact that your unforgiveness toward the person who hurt you is wrong before God and you are asking God to forgive you of that.
True forgiveness is when God grants you the ability to
Cease to feel resentment for wrongs and offenses
Houston, J. M. (1988).
Forgiveness.
In Baker encyclopedia of the Bible (Vol. 1, p. 810).
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House.
Now in regards to last week I want to stop here and dig a little deeper.
I began last week talking about the friends that brought their paralyzed friend to Jesus and what did Jesus say the the man.
He said your sins are FORGIVEN.
This belief is essential for you to be healed of unforgiveness.
The Gospels give us this account in Mark 2 and the Pharisees scream out blasphemy because Jesus said he had the power to Forgive sin.
When it comes to forgiveness read the account and believe that Jesus has the power to forgive sin.
If you choose not to believe after reading the account and seeing it in scripture, then your response is the same as the pharisees that say I can’t believe he says he is God.
Either he is God and forgives sins or he is not.
Our desire after reading and teaching on this account is that you say ok I believe because of your word that you have the power to forgive sin.
If this is not enough, then let me remind you of the lady in Luke 7 that kisses Jesus feet and wipes his feet with her hair.
Again, the pharisees say if he was a prophet he would know what kid of woman was touching him because she is a sinner and Jesus after teaching them looks at her in Luke 7:48 and says Your sins are Forgiven.
So twice Jesus says your sins are forgiven.
If you doubt that Jesus has the power to forgive sin then simply come back to these places in scripture and be reminded that Jesus told both of the these people your sins are forgiven.
Later in Scripture we also read
Step 3 God Forgive me
Step 4. God Cleanse me
God cleanse me is to say God I am ready for you to remove all unforgiveness from my heart and my mind.
I want this that has chained me down to be out of me.
Many people want to be forgiven for their unforgiveness but don’t want to get rid of it.
The longer you nurse this grudge towards someone who hurt you the more precious it becomes to you.
It eventually becomes this precious almost family heirloom that you don’t want to get rid of because if you get rid of it, then you might not know how to function and you have convinced yourself that it is only right for you to hold on to this unforgiveness.
Step 4 is the opposite of this that you say God this is wrong, I am sorry, God forgive me and now God cleanse me and remove this family heirloom of unforgiveness because I am tired of hanging on to it.
David’s prayer in Psalm 51 is a beautiful example of the steps of repentance and in verse 2 he says
Step 5. God Empower me
This is to say God I can’t live a day without you empowering me to Forgive those who have wronged me.
God I don’t have the strength to forgive them and I need you to empower me to forgive them.
Lord fill me with your forgiveness.
Remember when Moses asked to see the Glory of God and what was one of the things that passed in front of Moses in Exodus 34:6-7
So when you see this person again or you think about this person you pray God empower me with forgiveness to them.
Lord I struggle with unforgiveness towards them and I know it is wrong Lord empower me with forgiveness to them.
God let them see your Glory in me by empowering me with your forgiveness.
Step 5 is God empower me.
This step is hard because it takes you admitting that you can’t fix this problem on your own and that you are forever dependent on Jesus to overcome this sin.
We don’t want to do that because we are human and we don’t need anyone.
We are independent and can fix this and we don’t want to have to need a Savior we want to be the Savior.
This step says I am forever dependent on Jesus to overcome my sin problem.
Step 1 God I am Wrong
Step 2 God I am Sorry
Step 3 God Forgive Me
Step 4 God Cleanse Me
Step 5 God Empower Me
What happens to you if you choose not to forgive?
Nursing a grudge towards someone within yourself hurts only you.
If you choose to not forgive, then you continue to hang on to that which Jesus died on the cross to set you free from.
You will remain bitter towards the other person and eventually grow bitter towards many other people that have nothing to do with the person you first were unforgiving towards.
Your heart will be full of anger.
This unforgiveness will develop in to anger and hate.
Most murders do not happen among strangers.
Murders generally take place from people who know each other and their unforgiveness goes from this to hate and then eventually to murder.
Some may struggle to love the current spouse you have to your full extent because of the unforgiveness you still have towards an ex.
Some may struggle to love your children fully because of unforgiveness towards an ex.
You hear all the time that people will make a commitment that they will never remarry because they have been hurt so bad.
Some will never trust anyone ever again because unforgiveness towards one person ruined it for everyone else.
Now this sounds crazy that we would desire to be this person and yet when we hold on to our unforgiveness this is who we are.
We become an unforgiving, bitter, angry, and hateful person.
We then show up on Sunday and try to fake it in front of everyone but yet the true colors will eventually shine through.
Why would anyone choose this when Jesus said your sins are forgiven and he died to set us free from this unforgiveness.
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