FORGIVING OTHERS AND SELF Monday Read: Ephesians 4:29-5:4 “29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Get rid of all…

JUDGING OTHERS Friday Read: Isaiah 55:6-9 6 Seek the Lord while he may be found;    call on him while he is near.7 Let the wicked forsake their ways    and the unrighteous their thoughts.Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them,    and to our God, for he will freely pardon.8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,    neither are your ways my ways,”declares the Lord.9 “As the heavens are…

JUDGING OTHERS Thursday Read: Matthew 6:12 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Study: For Jesus, forgiveness was a fundamental Kingdom reality. If God did not forgive, no fallible human could have hope. But Jesus also knew that it’s simply not credible to claim God’s forgiveness for ourselves if we…

JUDGING OTHERS Wednesday Read: Psalm 32:1-7; Luke 18:9-14 1 Blessed is the one    whose transgressions are forgiven,    whose sins are covered.2 Blessed is the one    whose sin the Lord does not count against them    and in whose spirit is no deceit.3 When I kept silent,    my bones wasted away    through my groaning all day long.4 For day and night    your hand was heavy on me;my strength was sapped    as in the…

JUDGING OTHERS Tuesday Read: 1 John 1:8-9 “8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. ” (NIV 1 John 1:8-9) Study: John knew we often like to…

JUDGING OTHERS Monday Read: Matthew 7:1-6 7 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to…

FORGIVE Friday Read: Matthew 18:21-35, Ephesians 4:31-32 21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” 22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. 23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with…

FORGIVE Thursday Read: Psalm 32:1-7; Luke 18:9-14 1 Blessed is the one    whose transgressions are forgiven,    whose sins are covered.2 Blessed is the one    whose sin the Lord does not count against them    and in whose spirit is no deceit.3 When I kept silent,    my bones wasted away    through my groaning all day long.4 For day and night    your hand was heavy on me;my strength was sapped    as in the heat…

FORGIVE Wednesday Read:   Matthew 6:12, 14-15; Luke 11:4 “12 And forgive us our debts,    as we also have forgiven our debtors. “ “14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” (NIV Matthew…

FORGIVE Tuesday Read: Psalm 103:9-13; Isaiah 55:6-9 9 He will not always accuse,    nor will he harbor his anger forever;10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve    or repay us according to our iniquities.11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,    so great is his love for those who fear him;12 as far as the east is from…