Choosing To Love Is Choosing To Forgive | Love Works | Pastor Marco Garcia
Channel: The Way World Outreach
Date: 2022-08-28

3:24 Fast for the 30 days (starts September 4th) all liquids (only water)

4:17 Prayer

6:13 “CHOOSING TO LOVE IS CHOOSING TO FORGIVE.”

7:41 FORGIVENESS IS A CHOICE.
- forgiveness is a choice more than it is a feeling. First we forgive them the healing, freedom & feelings come. We can’t wait until we feel like forgiving others to forgive them. 
-you forgive because you love not because they deserve it.

8:33 Forgiveness: a conscious deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group who has harmed you regardless of whether they actually deserve your forgiveness. God adds act of kindness, spoken blessings over those we have forgiven. To stop talking about offense and offenders in a negative way.

Quote: “One forgives to the degree that one loves“ 
REFUSING TO FORGIVE OTHERS IS REFUSING TO LOVE OTHERS.

11:16 2 Timothy 3:3 (ERV) They will have no love for others and will “refuse” to forgive anyone. They will talk about others to hurt them and will have no self-control (angry) They will be cruel (heartless) 

16:33 Quote: “We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.” (Martin Luther King, Jr.)

HOW TO LOVE AND FORGIVE OTHERS?

21:41 STEP #1- RECEIVE FORGIVENESS AND GIVE IT.  
A. FORGIVING OTHERS IS A SIMPLE PROCESS: GOD FORGIVES US  AND WE FORGIVE OTHERS.  

23:06 Colossians 3:12-13 ERV) 12 God has chosen you and made you his holy people. He loves you. So your new life should be like this: Show mercy to others. Be  kind, humble, gentle, and patient 13 Don’t be angry with each other, but  (1) forgive each other. If you feel someone has wronged you, (2) forgive them. (3) Forgive others “because” the Lord (4) forgave you.

Forgive: (aphesis) to do something pleasant to someone, to do a favor, to be  kind, to bless, to grant forgiveness freely of all sins and debts, letting go as if they  had never been committed, to never talk about again, to no longer seek payment.

30:40 B. ONLY THOSE THAT CONTINUE TO CHOOSE TO GIVE FORGIVENESS  WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE FORGIVENESS.

31:23 Matthew 6:14-15 (AMP) 14 For “if” you (forgive) others their trespasses [their  reckless and willful sins], your heavenly Father will also (forgive) you. 15 But “if” you do (not forgive) others [nurturing your hurt and anger with the result  that it interferes with your relationship with God], then your Father will (not  forgive) your trespasses. 

34:41 GODLY PATTERN: GOD FORGIVES US - WE FORGIVE OTHERS - GOD FORGIVES US.

UNGODLY PATTERN: GOD FORGIVES US- WE DO NOT FORGIVE OTHERS GOD DOES NOT FORGIVE US.

Note: Unforgiveness interferes with our relationship with God and pattern of blessing.
Quote: “I can forgive, but I cannot forget,” is only another way of saying, “I will  not forgive.”

35:48 STEP #2- CHOOSE LOVE AND FORGIVENESS OVER ANGER  AND BITTERNESS.

36:05 Ephesian’s 4:31-32 (ERV) 31 (Never) be bitter, angry, or mad. (Never) shout angrily or say things to hurt others. (Never) do anything evil. 32 Be kind and  (loving to each other). (Forgive each other) the same as God forgave you through Christ.

Quote: “Forgiveness is choosing to love.“ (love and forgiveness always come together.  
 A. 4 RELATIONSHIP COMMANDS THAT LEAD TO HEALTHY AND LOVING  RELATIONSHIPS.

36:09 FIRST COMMAND - Never be bitter angry or remain mad.(emotions)
Bitter: a strong feeling of resentment or dislike toward a person, regarded as  causing injury or insult.
36:49 SECOND COMMAND - Never shout angrily and say hurtful things. (words)
THIRD COMMAND - Be kind and loving to each other. (Attitude.)
39:28 FORTH COMMAND- Forgive each other. (choice.)

39:53 B. CHOOSING TO NOT FORGIVE OTHERS OPENS THE DOOR TO DEMONIC OPPRESSION AND DEFEAT.
Note: When we choose unforgiveness Satan becomes our Pastor, leader and  author of the next chapters of our lives or our future.

40:42 Ephesians 4:26-27 (AMP) 26 Be angry [at sin—at immorality, at injustice, at ungodly behavior], yet do not sin; do not let your anger [cause you shame, nor  allow it to] last until the sun goes down. 27 And do not give the devil an opportunity [to lead you into sin by holding a grudge, or nurturing anger, or harboring resentment, or cultivating bitterness].

42:05 Opportunity: (Topos) a Place, a Space marked off, a room, a place of habilitation, power, a license, official permission to do something, legal right, to grant authority

46:19 STEP #3 DECLARE FORGIVENESS AND PRAY FOR OFFENDERS.

47:35 A. STEPHAN’S RESPONSE TO THE STONING WAS PRAYING TO GOD AND DECLARING HIS FORGIVENESS FOR HIS PERSECUTORS.

49:35 Acts 7:59-60 (AMP) 59 They continued stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive and accept and welcome my spirit!” 60 Then falling on his knees [in worship], he cried out loudly.

1:03:07 Prayer