Sermon Title: Forgiving Sins
Worship service date: March 31, 2019
Interim Pastor Thomas Hiltsley
Primary Bible verses:
Mark 2:1-12
Genesis 50:15-21
1st Corinthians 5:19
Key sermon points:
- Forgiveness is at the heart of Christian fellowship
- “Koinonia” = fellowship. Sharing or having something in common – like fishermen jointly own a boat
- What we have in common in a Christian church is our shared forgiveness
- Response to Jesus declaration of forgiveness to paralytic is called blasphemy
‘Who can forgive sins but God?’
Attitudes toward forgiveness –both negative:
- Good people do not need to be forgiven
- God could forgive, but God is not present