EPHESIANS WEEK 12 - I AM FORGIVEN

3. I AM FORGIVEN

4. EPHESIANS 4:25-32
25 No more lying, then! Each of you must
tell the truth to the other believer,
because we are all members together in
the body of Christ.
26 If you become angry, do not let your
anger lead you into sin, and do not stay
angry all day.

5. EPHESIANS 4:25-32
27 Don't give the devil a chance.
28 If you used to rob, you must stop
robbing and start working, in order to
earn an honest living for yourself and to
be able to help the poor.

6. EPHESIANS 4:25-32
29 Do not use harmful words, but only
helpful words, the kind that build up and
provide what is needed, so that what you
say will do good to those who hear you.
30 And do not make God's Holy Spirit sad;
for the Spirit is God's mark of ownership on
you, a guarantee that the Day will come
when God will set you free.

7. EPHESIANS 4:25-32
31 Get rid of all bitterness, passion, and
anger. No more shouting or insults, no
more hateful feelings of any sort.
32 Instead, be kind and tender-hearted to
one another, and forgive one another, as
God has forgiven you through Christ.

8. THE STORY OF NAOMI
(RUTH 1:1-22)

9. Elimelech – My GOD is king.
Mahlon – (Machlon) “Invalid”
Chilion – (Kilion) “Failing”
Naomi – “Pleasantness / Sweet”

10. Naomi becomes Mara.
Mara means “BITTER”.

11. Are you Mara?
In your past, have you had a season
of Mara?
Are there people that you’re in
relationship with who are Mara?

12. Ephesians 4:25–32
It’s where we find ourselves today,
dealing with this topic
“I AM FORGIVEN”.
It deals with forgiveness and
bitterness.

13. CHARACTERISTICS
OF BITTER PEOPLE:

14. 1. Bitter people are archeologists.
•Always digging up the past
•They will continually revisit painful
circumstances from their past.
•They can’t move on.
•They always return back.
•They’re stuck.

15. 2. Bitter people do keep a record of
wrongs.
•They will revisit, rethink and
recollect certain circumstances
and situations, not always
accurately, because bitter people
sometimes lack a truthful
perspective.

16. 3. Bitter people are triggered less by
the offense and more by their love
for the offender.

17. 4. Bitter people are prone to be
self-righteous since they are the
perceived victim.

18. 5. Bitter people tend to place
themselves on throne, where they
rule and reign like judges, and
they pass verdicts on people who
have done wrong.

19. SIX COMMANDS FOR
BITTER BELIEVERS:

20. 1. WATCH YOUR
GOSSIP.

21. EPHESIANS 4:25
25 No more lying, then! Each of you must
tell the truth to the other believer,
because we are all members together in
the body of Christ.

22. Gossip is when we talk about
people; we don’t talk with them.
That’s gossip.

23. 2. WATCH YOUR
EMOTIONS.

24. EPHESIANS 4:26
26 If you become angry, do not let your
anger lead you into sin, and do not stay
angry all day.

25. God gets angry.
Jesus gets angry.
He never sinned, but He got angry.

26. 3. WATCH YOUR
CLOCK.

27. EPHESIANS 4:26
26 If you become angry, do not let your
anger lead you into sin, and do not stay
angry all day.

28. 4. WATCH YOUR
ENEMY.

29. EPHESIANS 4:27
27 Don't give the devil a chance.

30. 5. WATCH YOUR
HANDS.

31. EPHESIANS 4:28
28 If you used to rob, you must stop
robbing and start working, in order to
earn an honest living for yourself and to
be able to help the poor.

32. “Watch your hands.”
Do something constructive, not
destructive. Do something that
helps others, doesn’t harm others.

33. 6. WATCH YOUR
MOUTH.

34. EPHESIANS 4:29
29 Do not use harmful words, but only
helpful words, the kind that build up and
provide what is needed, so that what you
say will do good to those who hear you.

35. THE CYCLE OF
BITTERNESS

36. EPHESIANS 4:31
31 Get rid of all bitterness, passion, and
anger. No more shouting or insults, no
more hateful feelings of any sort.

37. DIG UP THE ROOT OF
BITTERNESS

38. HEBREWS 12:15
15 Guard against turning back from the
grace of God. Let no one become like a
bitter plant that grows up and causes
many troubles with its poison.

39. CONCLUSION

40. “Be on fire by the Holy Spirit, but
do not be on fire in bitterness.”

41. FORGIVEN PEOPLE FORGIVE.

42. EPHESIANS 4:30
30 And do not make God's Holy Spirit sad;
for the Spirit is God's mark of ownership on
you, a guarantee that the Day will come
when God will set you free.

43. EPHESIANS 4:32
32 Instead, be kind and tender-hearted to
one another, and forgive one another, as
God has forgiven you through Christ.

44. SEVEN THINGS
FORGIVEN IS NOT:

45. 1. Forgiveness is not denying that
sin occurred or diminishing its evil.
2. Forgiveness is not enabling sin.
3. Forgiveness is not necessarily a
response to an apology.

46. 4. Forgiveness is not covering up
crimes committed against us.
5. Forgiveness is not forgetting.
6. Forgiveness is not trust.
7. Forgiveness is not reconciliation.

47. WHO DO YOU NEED TO
FORGIVE, AND WHO NEEDS TO
FORGIVE YOU?