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Hope forgivesMatthew 18:21-35Length: Standard

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

Digest

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

  1. What does this passage show me about God?

    • How big is the debt the king cancels, and what does the forgiven servant do next?
  2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

    • Who is hardest for you to forgive right now?
  3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

    • What one step toward forgiving that person will you take this week?
  4. Who will I tell?

    • Who could you tell about the debt the king canceled?

Grow

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

Pray

Father, you canceled a debt I could never have repaid. Soften my heart to forgive the people who owe me, the way you have forgiven me.