'Forgiveness, Compassion and Mercy' 5/24/2020

Thom Malone, SCC Lead Pastor - 5/24/2020

Forgiveness, Compassion and Mercy
‘Plot Twist; The Story of Joseph’
Genesis 45: 1-15
Sermon by Thom Malone, SCC Lead Pastor
May 24, 2020
 
Plot twist after Plot Twist… While in prison Joseph interprets dreams from Cup-bearer to Pharaoh… Joseph’s dream interpretation saves Egypt and eventually his family…
 
Today’s plot twist… Joseph forgives his brothers
As Joseph is reunited with his brothers, he makes a choice to forgive them for the pain and wrongdoing they caused him.
 
Genesis 45: 1-15
 
The Need to Forgive
 
         Luke 11: 4
 
How do we Forgive
 
Ephesians 4:32
Psalms 103:12
 
What is Forgiveness?
 
What Forgiveness is not…
 
What is true forgiveness…
 
Romans 12:17-21
 
 
         We are to forgive others just as God has forgiven us; however, it is vital we understand what forgiveness is not and what forgiveness is.