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Rooted in Forgiveness | Romans 14:1-12, Matthew 18:21-35 | 9.13.26

Rooted in Forgiveness | Romans 14:1-12, Matthew 18:21-35 | 9.13.2616 sept.22 min

This week, continuing our journey through Matthew 18, Pastor Chad wrestles with one of Jesus' toughest teachings on forgiveness — the parable of the unforgiving slave. What does it mean to forgive "seventy-seven times" in a world addicted to urgency, collection, and getting what we're owed? Drawing on the story of Undue Medical Debt (a nonprofit that forgives medical debt at pennies on the dollar) and Fr. Greg Boyle's words on tenderness, this sermon explores forgiveness not as private weakne...