TALKING TO JESUS 4: Forgive Us

The podcast message emphasizes the critical role of forgiveness in prayer, focusing on the Lord's Prayer's plea: "And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors". The message highlights three reasons we can and should forgive: because we have been forgiven so much by God, because justice was satisfied by Jesus's sacrifice on the cross, and because vengeance belongs to God. Finally, it introduces the "Three F's" of forgiveness—Fully, Freely, and Forever—mirroring God's forgiveness of us. The ultimate "Bottom Line" is that God forgives us as we forgive others, stressing that unforgiveness is a sin that hinders our ability to communicate with God. We are encouraged to seek God's help in extending forgiveness, especially to those who may seem undeserving, recognizing that neither are we. (Preached by Steve Coots on 7-16-25 to Crossroads Youth)