The Unforgiving Servant

This sermon explores the parable of the unforgiving servant from Matthew 18, emphasizing the stark contrast between God's limitless forgiveness toward us and our often limited forgiveness toward others. The pastor challenges the congregation to recognize that unforgiveness is a serious sin that imprisons us in our past, damages relationships, and contradicts the very nature of Christian living. By reflecting on the immeasurable debt God has forgiven us through Christ, we should be compelled to extend that same grace to others—not seven times, but seventy times seven, meaning without limit. The message warns that harboring unforgiveness leads to spiritual chastening, broken relationships, and a heart filled with hatred that the Bible equates to murder. True Christian character is demonstrated through our willingness to forgive from the heart, releasing others from their debts against us just as God has released us from our insurmountable debt of sin.