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Imagine…Imagine…

Free! Lighter! Unburdened!Free! Lighter! Unburdened!

2 Things:2 Things:

Love carries an eraserLove carries an eraser

Love gives up controlLove gives up control

To love is toTo love is toOpen yourself up to Open yourself up to hurthurt

To love is toTo love is toOpen yourself up to Open yourself up to hurthurt

- People can betray, hurt, stab- People can betray, hurt, stab(at all levels)(at all levels)

Not aloneNot alone

BetrayedBetrayed

Judas came, one of the twelve, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd and with him a great crowd

with swords and clubs, from the with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of chief priests and the elders of

the people. the people.

Now the betrayer had given Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.” will kiss is the man; seize him.”

And he came up to Jesus at once And he came up to Jesus at once and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!”

And he kissed himAnd he kissed him- Matt. 26:47-49- Matt. 26:47-49

DeniedDenied

But Peter said, “Man, I do not But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking know what you are talking

about.” And immediately, while about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the he was still speaking, the

rooster crowed. rooster crowed. And the Lord And the Lord turned and looked at Peterturned and looked at Peter

- Luke 22:60-61- Luke 22:60-61

RejectedRejected

……they had then a notorious they had then a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. So prisoner called Barabbas. So

when they had gathered, Pilate when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you said to them, “Whom do you

want me to release for you: want me to release for you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is Barabbas, or Jesus who is

called Christ?”called Christ?”

For he knew that it was For he knew that it was out of envy that they had out of envy that they had

delivered him up.delivered him up.

““Which of the two do you want Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And me to release for you?” And

they said, “Barabbas.”they said, “Barabbas.”

Pilate said to them, “Then what Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is shall I do with Jesus who is

called Christ?” They all said, called Christ?” They all said, “Let him be crucified!”“Let him be crucified!”

- Matt 27: 16-18, 21-22- Matt 27: 16-18, 21-22

Less than a week before…Less than a week before…

……the crowd spread their cloaks the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut on the road, and others cut

branches from the trees and branches from the trees and spread them on the road.spread them on the road.

And the crowds that went And the crowds that went before him and that followed before him and that followed

him were shouting, "Hosanna to him were shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he the Son of David! Blessed is he

who comes in the name who comes in the name of the Lord!"of the Lord!"- Matt. 21:8-10- Matt. 21:8-10

Knives in the backKnives in the backBetrayalBetrayal

Two-faced hypocritesTwo-faced hypocrites

"Love keeps "Love keeps no record of wrongs"no record of wrongs"

- 1 Cor. 13- 1 Cor. 13

Mental list:Mental list:

- Brought up when we argue- Brought up when we argue


- Held against you- Held against you


- Paying the price- Paying the pricefor what someone else did!for what someone else did!

Jesus responds…Jesus responds…

And Jesus said, And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they “Father, forgive them, for they

know not what they do”know not what they do”- Luke 23:34- Luke 23:34

If anyone had a reasonIf anyone had a reasonTo hold a grudge…To hold a grudge…

Love carries a big Love carries a big erasereraser

Eraser= I don't get to play GodEraser= I don't get to play GodAnd hold grudgesAnd hold grudges

The The wallswalls I build around myself I build around myself because of one personbecause of one person

Put Put distancedistance between me between meand every other personand every other person



- 1 Cor. 13- 1 Cor. 13

The grace we've receivedThe grace we've receivedForms the basis forForms the basis for

The grace we giveThe grace we give

God made him who had no sin God made him who had no sin to become sin for us, so that in to become sin for us, so that in

him we might become the him we might become the righteousness of Godrighteousness of God

- 2 Cor. 5:21- 2 Cor. 5:21

God did not send his Son into God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the the world to condemn the

world, but to save the world world, but to save the world through himthrough him

- John 3:17- John 3:17

The grace we've receivedThe grace we've receivedForms the basis forForms the basis for

The grace we giveThe grace we give



- 1 Cor. 13- 1 Cor. 13

Changes Everything:Changes Everything:

- Relationships are no longer - Relationships are no longer controlled by the pastcontrolled by the past


- I relinquish the right- I relinquish the rightTo become your JudgeTo become your Judge

(while proclaiming my own(while proclaiming my ownRighteousness)Righteousness)


- I experience forgiveness- I experience forgivenessAs I give forgivenessAs I give forgiveness


- I tear down my walls and - I tear down my walls and open myself up to real loveopen myself up to real love

Free! Lighter! Unburdened!Free! Lighter! Unburdened!

Does Does notnot mean: mean:I turn my back to the knifeI turn my back to the knife

Over and over againOver and over again

Love:Love:

Carries an eraserCarries an eraser

Gives up controlGives up control

Basis of the Faith:Basis of the Faith:

- Creation- Creation- Fall- Fall

- Redemption- Redemption- Restoration- Restoration

Because of CreationBecause of CreationEveryone deserves respectEveryone deserves respect

Because of the FallBecause of the FallNone of us gets toNone of us gets to

Look down on the rest of usLook down on the rest of us

Because of RedemptionBecause of RedemptionThere's hope for all of usThere's hope for all of us

Because of RedemptionBecause of RedemptionThere's hope for all of usThere's hope for all of us

(Even your (Even your Evil-incarnate boss…)Evil-incarnate boss…)

Because of RestorationBecause of Restoration

No one gets to No one gets to controlcontrolSomeone elseSomeone else

Relationships:Relationships:

- Be like me- Be like me

- Like what I like- Like what I like

- Adopt my politics- Adopt my politics

Marriage:Marriage:

You're the one You're the one I fell in love withI fell in love with

Now…become whatNow…become whatI think you should be!I think you should be!

Let no corrupting talk come out Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such of your mouths, but only such

as is good for as is good for building up, building up, as fits as fits the occasion, that it may give the occasion, that it may give

gracegrace to those who hear to those who hear- Eph. 4:29- Eph. 4:29

……let us consider how we may let us consider how we may spur one another on spur one another on toward toward

love and good deeds...love and good deeds...

Let us not give up meeting Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the together, as some are in the

habit of doing, but habit of doing, but let us let us encourage one anotherencourage one another

- Heb. 10:24-15- Heb. 10:24-15

Encourage one another Encourage one another dailydaily- Heb. 3:13- Heb. 3:13

"I want to make you"I want to make youWhat I think you should be"What I think you should be"

- I'm perfect- I'm perfect- I know what you should be- I know what you should be

- I'm going to be God in your life- I'm going to be God in your life

"I want to encourage you"I want to encourage youTo become all that To become all that

GodGod created you to be" created you to be"

- I'm not perfect- I'm not perfect- I accept you as you are- I accept you as you are

- I'm going to encourage - I'm going to encourage God in your lifeGod in your life


- I'm set free to encourage- I'm set free to encourage


- You're set free to become- You're set free to become


- Our relationship becomes- Our relationship becomesMutual encouragement rather Mutual encouragement rather

than Controlling and than Controlling and ManipulativeManipulative


- Our differences become- Our differences become a strength rather than a strength rather than

a weaknessa weakness

Love carries an eraserLove carries an eraser

Love gives up controlLove gives up control

How?How?

How?How?

Jesus is life-changingJesus is life-changingBefore he's example-settingBefore he's example-setting

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