September 13, 2020 Blacksburg Worship Service

Jesus instructs his disciple Peter that just as God’s mercy is endless,

so should we be merciful to each other, forgiving “seventy times seven.” Jesus is God’s Son, sent to reveal and offer God’s endless mercy to

all people, even though we continue to sin. Do you struggle to forgive someone who has wounded you deeply? Give your resentment, anger

and pain to Jesus, who takes on the sins of the world so that we may

be free to love, as God loves us. God creates us to be in relationship,

and by the love of Jesus Christ, we are transformed from imperfect

sinners into beloved, forgiven children of God, reconciled with each

other as God intends. ~Matthew 18:21-35