SUNDAY TEACHING NOTES
November 30, 2025 (Sunday Worship @ 9:00am and 11:15am)
HOW TO HAVE PEACE ON EARTH WHEN THERE'S A WAR AT HOME
PART 1: CHRISTMAS IS FOR-GIVING
Text: Genesis 50:15-21
Four ways to deal with the gift of hurt:
1. _________________________ it.
Forgiving is not the same thing as...
1. _________________________________
2. _________________________________
3. _________________________________
4. _________________________________
Reflect and Respond:
Four ways to deal with the gift of hurt:
1. _________________________ it.
- The other word for this is revenge.
- Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: ‘It is Mine to avenge; I will repay,’ says the Lord. (Romans 12:19)
- Problem: Revenge doesn't end the war, it extends it.
2. _________________________ it.
- "Hurt people hurt people."
- Problem: Hurting others multiplies the hurt.
3. _________________________ it.
- Hold the pain inside.
- Problem: Buried pain doesn't die; it just grows roots.
4. _________________________ it.
- “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” (Genesis 50:20)
- “Cast all your cares on Him, because He cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:7)
1. _________________________________
- Holiness demands honesty.
- Forgetting may be unsafe and unwise.
- Forgiveness takes one person. Reconciliation takes two.
- Forgiveness doesn't mean you are letting someone off of the hook. Forgiveness means you are letting the person off of your hook.
- What hurt are you carrying that Christ invites you to release?
- What do you need Jesus to forgive you of?
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