Scripture Text
Matthew 6: 12-15, "And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
This sermon explores Matthew 6:12-15, the forgiveness petition from the Lord’s Prayer and Jesus’s teaching that immediately follows. Just as we depend on God for our daily physical bread, we equally need the daily sustenance of forgiveness—both receiving it from God and extending it to others. Jesus makes clear that forgiveness is not optional but essential to our relationship with God: we are forgiven as we forgive. The message likely examines why forgiveness is so central to Christian life, the connection between divine and human forgiveness, and how practicing daily forgiveness transforms our hearts and relationships with both God and others.