Forgive Us Our Sins, As We Forgive

Small Group Questions

• What are some significant moments in your life when you have been forgiven or offered forgiveness to others? In what sort of situations does forgiveness seem really difficult?
• Who might the different characters in Jesus' parable represent? Have there been times where you could have identified with one or more of the characters?
• In the Lord's Prayer, what is the relationship between God's forgiveness of us and our forgiveness of others? How might our prayer life with God empower us to forgive people who have harmed us? 
• Is extending forgiveness to others the same thing as pretending that what they did never happened? What are our obligations to others after we have forgiven them?
• How can you lean into confession and forgiveness in a new way in your prayers this week? Is God leading you to forgive someone?