Long Hollow Church - Audio Forgive Us Our Debts - Hearing From Heaven
Feb 1, 2026
A sermon on the Lord's Prayer centers on sin as a debt and how Christ erased it on the cross. Practical steps for confession, making amends, and restoring relationships are shared. Stories and symbols—from Noah’s olive branch to Immaculée Ilibagiza’s forgiveness after genocide—illustrate why Christians must extend unlimited mercy and reconcile before worship.
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Pray The Lord’s Prayer As A Process
- Use the Lord's Prayer as a daily framework: praise God, ask for provision, then confess and seek reconciliation.
- Confess specific sins when God brings them to mind and ask for forgiveness before reconciling with others.
Sin Is Treated As Debt
- Sin functions as a debt in God's economy and accrues obligations that must be paid.
- Christ paid that debt by nailing the certificate of debt to the cross, so believers are forgiven but still face consequences.
Begin Forgiveness With God First
- Start forgiveness by releasing the offense to God and asking for courage to reconcile.
- Then direct forgiveness to the person even if trust or forgetting doesn't immediately follow.
