My Family Circus - Week 3 - Sermon Only
Channel: SouthPoint Church
Date: 2021-04-26

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Notes

Flawed people naturally create unavoidable friction that often causes families to fracture
It’s hard to win at life when we lose with family
We do things we wish we could undo. We say things we wish we could unsay.


How do we deal with friction so we don’t cause unwanted fractures in our families? 
Love chooses to offer forgiveness instead of demanding payback

Misjudge: We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their actions creating an unjust scale.
*Can’t give what we don’t have, if we don’t forgive ourselves. 

Misunderstand: Forgiveness isn’t about being a doormat or denying wrong behavior.
*Forgiveness doesn’t remove the truth of restitution.

Meaning: We give to others the free pass from payback that God offers us.
*Forgiveness is a choice and healing is a process.

The solution to friction in families is the free gift of God’s forgiveness that we pass onto each other. Forgiveness creates restored relationships instead of ruined relationships.

Scripture
Matthew 6:12
Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us.

Matthew 6:14-15
If you forgive others the wrongs they have done to you, your Father in heaven will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive the wrongs you have done.

Colossians 3:12-13
Since you have been chosen by God who has given you this new kind of life, and because of his deep love and concern for you, you should practice tenderhearted mercy and kindness to others. Be gentle and ready to forgive; never hold grudges. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.