after these things were finished

"How Can I Experience Forgiveness?"
* Intro: Commonly heard laments -- "How can I forgive him/her?" "How can God forgive me after what I've done?" "How can I ever forgive myself?"
* Word discusses forgiveness w/ God and w/ others, but not w/ self
* 3 Elements of forgiveness: 1. Injury 2. Debt 3. Cancellation of debt
* Make sure faith is genuine {2Cor13:5a}
- Saving faith involves trust & repentance {Acts20:21}
* Understand immensity of God's forgiveness {Mic7:19, Isa43:25, Isa44:22}
- God forgives completely {Col2:13-14}
- God forgives freely {Rom3:22-24, Rom6:23}
- God forgives joyfully {Luke15 parables}
- God forgives graciously {Ps103}
* Rom8:1-2
* Focus on living new life in Christ {Phil3:13b-14}

Any service that ends with nails and a large cross lifted to remind you of what was left on that tree, brother, that's a good service.