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You Asked For It – Forgiveness Starts With Me
May 31, 2026You Asked For It – Forgiveness Starts With Me
Pastor Blake Hanson | 5.31.26
Ephesians 4:31–32 (NLT)
31Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior.
32Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
Unforgiveness does not stay to the event, unforgiveness our heart.
Forgiveness starts with .
The Effects of Unforgiveness
– not just pain you felt but pain that stayed
Hebrews 12:15 (NLT)
15Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many.
– pain that erupts
Proverbs 29:11 (NLT)
11Fools vent their anger, but the wise quietly hold it back.
– pain that settles in
Ecclesiastes 7:9 (ESV)
9Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools.
– pain becomes louder
James 3:5 (ESV)
5So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!
– pain that recruits people
Psalm 101:5 (ESV)
5 Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy…
– pain that wants payback
Romans 12:19 (ESV)
19Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
FORGIVENESS STARTS WITH ME…
1. NAMING WHAT IS ME.
Ephesians 4:31 (NLT)
31Get rid of all…
You cannot surrender what you refuse to name.
Leviticus 19:17–19 (NLT)
17“Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives. Confront people directly so you will not be held guilty for their sin.
18“Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.
19“You must obey all my decrees. “Do not mate two different kinds of animals. Do not plant your field with two different kinds of seed. Do not wear clothing woven from two different kinds of thread.
2. PUTTING AWAY WHAT IS ME.
Ephesians 4:31 (NLT)
31Get rid of all…
Genesis 50:20 (NLT)
20You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.
Genesis 50:19 (NLT)
19But Joseph replied, “Don’t be afraid of me. Am I God, that I can punish you?
3. REFUSING TO LET THE FORM ME.
Ephesians 4:32 (NLT)
32Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted…
A legitimate wound can still produce ungodly formation.
4. REMEMBERING HOW CHRIST HAS ME.
Ephesians 4:32 (NLT)
32Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
Luke 23:34 (NLT)
34Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing…”
Ephesians 4:32 (NLT)
32Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
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