Love to Forgive

LIFE Group/Family  Discussion Guide

Love to Forgive    

From the lesson of 10.4.2009     

Breaking the Ice: What is the hardest part about forgiving people for you?

Please Read: Matthew 11:28-30

1.      In what ways is following Jesus easy for you?

2.      In what ways is following Jesus harder for you?

Please Read: Psalm 103:8-14 & Hebrews 10:17

3.      What do these verses say about your sins before God and how do you feel about that?  

4.      What is meant by the phrase “forgive and forget?”

5.      How is the way you forgive others similar or dissimilar to the way God forgives you?

Please Read: Luke 24:45-48; II Peter 3:7-9; Matthew 3:8; and Luke 17:1-4

6.      According to these verses what is the relationship between repentance and forgiveness?

7.      How do you forgive someone who has not repented of what they did to you?

8.      What is the difference between forgiving someone and restoring a full-relationship with them?

Please Read: Romans 12:17-21

9.      How does this verse relate to forgiveness?

Please Read: Matthew 6:9-15

10.    What are the spiritual consequences for not forgiving people?