Lesson 8 – May 6, 2015

Thank you for being here tonight!

The Ten Week Challenge

Pray daily for the eyes of our hearts to be enlightened.

Monitor our hearts daily by monitoring what is coming out of our mouths.

Pray daily for God to search our hearts and transform them into the heart of Christ.

49 days in/ 21 days to go

Remember…

We are in a war!

Eph. 6:11-12 – Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh

and blood, but against the

rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world, against the spiritual

forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Do any of us have a heart that needs to forgive someone and be healed?

Forgiveness is a step by step

process.

Ten Steps to Forgiveness…

Step 1:

Face it

and our

Step 2: Let God completely in.

What forgiveness is not:

It’s giving up control of

the hurt.

What forgiveness is:

It’s releasing the offense

to God.

It is not forgetting

It is not justifying what

happened.

Step 3: Be clear of

the goal.What are we doing?.

and our

Why are we doing it?.

It’s for us.

It’s for God.

to be like Him

to honor Him

to submit to Him

to be free…

to be forgiven…

(It’s not for the other person.)

to move on.

Step 3: Be clear of

the goal.

Step 4:

Make the

decision to

forgive.

The decision to forgive allows

healing to begin.

Step 5: Let a trusted friend into your circle.

Step 6: Evaluate carefully what happened.

Step 7: Make contact with the person, if possible and beneficial.

Remember what God has done for you.

Step 8

Col. 3:13… Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Look for what God is doing with it.

Remember what God has done for you.

Step 8

Thank you for being here today!

Rom. 8:28… And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him and have been called according to His purpose.

Look for what God is doing with it.

Remember what God has done for you.

Step 8

Step 9: Pray for the person by name.

We must understand

the difference between hurt and hate.

Step 10…