1. Read Ephesians 6:12 NLT and Colossians 3:12-14. We fight for our family, not with our family. How is God inviting you to grow in kindness and compassion toward your family?

2. Read Hebrews 8:12 and Hebrews 12:15.

• As you consider your heart, what areas of unforgiveness may have produced bitterness in your life? What is God inviting you to do with that?
• Remember, bitterness doesn’t just hurt us, it hurts the people around us. If you have harbored unforgiveness, where have you seen it affect the people in your life?

3. Read Matthew 18:21-22 NLT. Here are some practical ways to walk out forgiveness and questions to help you process. Which of these ways do you need to do the most heartwork in and why?

• Ask Jesus for help.What do you need to ask for?
• Go first in seeking forgiveness. Who/what do you need to seek forgiveness for?
• Don’t require an apology.What do you need to release to move forward?
• Admit to what’s been lost.Take inventory of your heart by writing those down.
• Cancel the debt and credit the account.How can you bless who you’ve forgiven?
  

Jesus, help us receive and release forgiveness as we declare and demonstrate the gospel through kindness and compassion for one another.

• Join the Movement is August 6 at 12:30pm. Invite anyone in your Circle who hasn’t attended yet to register at valleycreek.org/jointhemovement. This is where people learn more about our story, our theology, and what being a hope carrier is all about.