November 20, 2022 AM
Paul Gotthardt
(#6 in series)
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Issues of the Heart: Bitterness and Unforgiveness
Psalm 73:21-26; Matthew 5:23-24
Your life becomes a portrait of your heart; changing the portrait requires changing the heart.
Sins of unhealthy desire: covetousness, envy, jealousy, greed, and discontentment
Sins of unrighteous pride: judgmentalism and a critical spirit
Sins of __ tension: bitterness and unforgiveness
- Anger in our heart removes __ in our worship.
- Reconciliation takes __ over religious actions.
Big Truth: The path of reconciliation is paved through __ and humble acts of __.
Both parties must ask:
“What's __, what's right, what's __, and what's best?”
In humble acts of submission, you are submitting to whatever God wants to do in that situation.
- It's not my __ but His will.
- It's not my __ but His way.
- It's not what I __ but what He wants.
- It's not my __ but His words.
Solomon's thoughts on speech:
Proverbs 15:1; 29:11; 10:19; 12:16; 12:18; 13:3; 17:27-28; 18:2; 18:6-7; 18:13
You could do everything you know to do, and it doesn't guarantee the outcome. There are at least three possible outcomes:
- Full forgiveness plus __ reconciliation
- Full forgiveness plus __ reconciliation
- Full forgiveness with __ reconciliation
How do you know if repentance has happened? Here are at least six indicators of true repentance:
- The person accepts full __ for his or her actions.
- The person is no longer defensive about being in the wrong.
- The person welcomes __.
- The person does not try to downplay the hurtful behavior.
- The person does not __ in the hurtful behavior or want anything to do with it.
- The person makes restitution where necessary.
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