The "F-Word"

 Here are a few bullet points to jog the memory of those who attended church on Sunday, March 9, 2014. If you would like to read the full text, click here.

• If you text on your telephone you likely use abbreviations such as: LOL (laugh out loud), K (meaning OK - I guess OK is too many characters to type), TTFN (Ta-ta for now)
• Perhaps you even use this one : WTF!
• Some people shy away from the "F-Word," others, like myself, use it regularly
• On any number of occasions when I get upset I'll use that thought, WTF!
• Work That Forgiveness!
• Forgiveness is the most powerful "F-Word"
• In Luke, chapter 5, Jesus tells us something very important; "...you have the authority on earth to forgive..."
• Jesus' authority comes from God. Your authority comes from God. You have the authority to forgive!
• Have you ever said, "I just can't forgive him (or her)?"
• If you think you can't, yes you can, Jesus just said so.
• "It is though forgiveness that true spiritual healing is accomplished. Forgiveness removes errors from the mind and... harmony results in consonance with divine law."
• I would say the error of the mind that forgiveness removes is the idea that another person (or yourself) is somehow "less than" as a person.
• "Forgiveness is not for other people, it is for ourselves so we can get well and heal" (Max Lucado)
• If you have a struggle with another person, or yourself, you have the authority to forgive.
• Forgiveness makes you feel better.
• If you have a struggle with another person, or yourself, drop an F-bomb on them! Shower them, and yourself, with the healing power of forgiveness.