Sunday 2nd November, 2008

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HOW DO I FORGIVE AND FORGET?

• Read 1 John 1:9 and Psalm 103:12. If we have acted on the first and understood the second, where is our guilty past?

• Read Acts 8:1-3 and 1 Corinthians 15:9-10. What effects might these events have had on Paul and his ministry?
  

• Read Matthew 26: 31-35 & 69-75. From the evidence of Acts and their letters, what do you think Paul and Peter did with their past? When they remembered their past mistakes what emotions do you think Paul and Peter felt? Do you feel the same way? Why?

• Read 1 Peter 5:8-9 and Ephesians 6:10-18. What are our responsibilities in terms of warding off attacks from the enemy? In what ways does the enemy activate the past?

• How can the examples of Jesus (Luke 23:24) and Stephen (Acts 7:60) help us in forgiving others?

• Romans 12:2 speaks about being ‘transformed by the renewing of your mind.’ Read 2 Corinthians 10:5 and Philippians 4:6-8. In what ways is Paul's advice helpful to us? Think of some examples of things Paul might be thinking about in Philippians 4:8?

• In his presentation of the nature of love in 1 Corinthians 13, Paul says, ‘Love… keeps no record of wrongs.’ How easy is it to put this into practice? Is it possible to make this part of our lifestyle?

• What prevents us from living in our new identity?

• How would you go about helping someone who was troubled by painful memories? What would you say to them?

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