Saturday, May 4, 2013

AGENT of FORGIVENESS

5th May 2013
Rev Michael Tan Forgive or not to forgive
Text John 20:23
"If you forgive anyone's sins, their sin us forgiven : if you do not forgive them they are not forgiven"

What is your reaction to this text?
Was it only for the apostles in the days of Jesus?
Does it apply to you today ?

Taken as precursor Matt 26 (great commandment) we see it applies to us today.

Yet the teachers of the law were correct: only God can forgive

So can we forgive ?
We get a role in this by being agents of forgiveness, ambassadors for Christ, messenger of the ministry of forgiveness

Our task is to share the good news, thus allowing others to receive Gods grace, Gods forgiveness .

Are you doubtful of your ability to do it?
Unwilling?
Hesitant?
Come to the Lords Table to receive grace, power of Holy Spirit to enable you.

(Sermon illustration : 1985 Louise Wong born in HK : cleft lip: many operations parents migrate to Perth : louise is autistic hyperactive : home schooled: many many hours of lessons: finally learned to talk , good at numbers: when asked who taught you how do you do it. He wrote "God".he asked to be baptized. He wants to witness and spread the gospel.parents were shocked. They had been Christians but had dropped out of church. No one had told him about the Christian faith




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