Forgive Us Our Debts: Lord, Keep Us Cleansed and Compassionate

• Devotional for Midweek Prayer Meeting *

I. THREE BASIC ELEMENTS TO PRAYER
A. Communion, v9
B. Intercession, v10
C. Supplication (petition/requests), vv11-13

1. Lord, keep us communing with You, v11
2. Lord, keep us…

• cleansed, v12a
• compassionate, v12b

3. Lord, keep us c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ before You, v13

II. THREE SUPPLEMENTAL SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
Luke 9:23; 1 Cor 12:26; Phil 2:3-8; John 17:20-21

III. SUPPLICATIONS, Part Two

Forgiveness
"…and forgive us our debts..."

1. Where is forgiveness found?

• Luke 5:24; 23:34; 24:46-47; 1 Cor 2:2; 2 Cor 5:21

2. How is forgiveness received?

• Acts 10:43

3. Why must we continue to ask forgiveness?

• Gal 5:17; 1 John 1:8-2:1

"…as we also have forgiven our debtors."

1. The power of forgiveness extended comes from the truth of forgiveness experienced.

• Eph 4:32; Col 3:13

2. The importance of forgiveness either frees our souls or fractures our relationship with Our Father in heaven.

• Matt 6:14-15; 18:21-35

3. What about unrepentant sin (Luke 17:3-4) or those sins church leadership retains (John 20:21-23)?

• Matt 18:15-20

Devotional Application

1. keeping our eyes of faith on the cross reminds us of the debt Christ paid for our sins, our need of continued forgiveness, the importance of forgiving others, & the power of the cross so we can forgive others.