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I Am Forgiven

Key Verses: Romans 3:23-25, Genesis 3, Galatians 5:13-14

Takeaway Thought: We are not forgiven for , but for .

Large Group:

The Finale

1. The first week we talked about how every believer’s story begins with three words, “I was “

2. Last week we talked about a story that every church should be telling and that story is “You here.”

A Story Written in Blood

3. God tells us that we are the of our own story.

Romans 3:23

4. As the human race, we made ourselves the enemy of God by ourselves from .

I Am Forgiven

5. Even when we God, he give up on us.

Genesis 3:15, Isaiah 53:4, Romans 3:24

6. I couldn’t myself, so Jesus came to me.

I am For Others

7. We are so that we can bring others into the of Jesus.

Galatians 5:13-14

8. You are accepting a role in a that started on a cross, and the is still being fought today.

Small Group Questions:

1.  What’s the coolest gift you’ve ever received?

2. What is Paul talking about in Romans 3:23 when he says “all have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory”?

3. What’s going on in the world today that shows we have fallen short of God’s glory?

4. Read Isaiah 53:4 out loud and pick out what sticks out to you:

Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.

 
5. Do you think the church uses its forgiveness for others? If so, what does that look like?

6. How do we live for others?