Sermon Outline

Three Words that Heal

Ephesians 4:31-32 | May 24, 2026

Rev. Shine P. Thomas

1. The Pain We Carry

2. The Poison We Must Put Away

3. The Posture We Must Put On

4. The Pattern We Must Follow

5. The Path We Must Walk

 

What Forgiveness Is Not?

Forgiveness is not forgetting.

Forgiveness is not denying pain.

Forgiveness is not excusing sin.

Forgiveness is not removing consequence.

Forgiveness is not returning to danger.

 

5 STEPS TO FORGIVENESS

1. Recognize the pain

2. Come to God with the hurt.

3. Seek the fruit of the Spirit

4. Set wise and healthy boundaries

5. Entrust justice to God