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and a breakthrough a sermon on Jesus' parable of the reckless creditor : We’ve all been reading this passage all wrong ! Tell me if I’m mistaken, but we typically read Jesus’ words in the first part of this passage as guidance about how to bring a wayward member back into the fold. Don’t we? I know that’s how I’ve always read it.   If that’s the case, though , that makes Peter’s question if he should forgive an offending member seven times more than twice as forgiving as Jesus ’ THREE strikes and you’re out policy! Doesn’t it?   However , Jesus doesn’t tell Peter that’s too lenient. On the contrary , Jesus says seven times isn’t even eleven times enough! Something doesn’t add up! Does it?   And perhaps sensing this, Jesus tells a parable . A parable about someone who hits the jackpot when they get something like a billion -dollar debt erased , free and clear!   As well as that might have made the point, though; Jesus doesn’t end the parable there. Does he? No...

as everything else will disappoint you A sermon on Jesus' ethic and & parable of forgiveness : Isn’t it strange how what we need the MOST, is ALSO what hardest for us to give? …I’m talking about forgiveness , of course. …Let’s get at this by way of reflection; let’s take thirty seconds to remember a time we were forgiven . Not because we deserved it, but simply because we needed it. Okay? Okay. Go! … *Wasn’t that nice to think about?   Take a little extra time and just soak in how good it feels to remember that. To experience it all, all over again… Okay. Now, think of something YOU need to be forgiven.   It can be something recent or long ago. Whatever jumps to your mind. Since we will all have plenty we need to be forgiven, and our sin is always accusing us; I’m only going to give us fifteen seconds this time. Okay? Okay. Go… … Well, that’s a little less pleasant to remember, isn’t it? But , I want you to hold un...