Forgive as you were forgivenMatthew 18:21-35Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • How do the two debts in Jesus' story compare, and what does the forgiven servant do?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Whose debt against you are you still keeping count of in your heart?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • Whom will you forgive this week — concretely releasing the debt, and telling them if you can?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who needs to hear the story of the enormous debt God forgives?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).