How Many Times ?

A Primary Sunday School Lesson on Forgiveness








Opening Prayer : Join in prayer today asking God
to help us learn
the true meaning of forgiveness
as taught by His Son ,Jesus Christ .

Bible Lesson Memory Verse :For if ye forgive men
their trespasses,
your heavenly Father will
also forgive you Matthew 6:14


Today's Bible Focus:
21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft
shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him?
till seven times?
22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee,
Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. Matthew 18

Follow Up Questions :
1. Are today's lesson verse and Bible reading found in the same Book of the Bible ?
( Yes ) ( Matthew )

2. Who came to Jesus with a question ?

3. What was the number Peter mentioned to Jesus
regarding how often he should
forgive someone else ?

4. Did Jesus think that seven times was enough ?

5. What did Jesus respond with ? ( Seventy times seven )

6. What was Jesus trying to teach Peter about forgiveness ?
Do you think forgiveness
is counting how many times we forgive someone or that
it is a spiritual attitude that we should remain in with others ?

7. Do we ask God to forgive only some of our sins ?

8. Read the folllowing to the children :

Luke 11: 4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive
every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
9: Fill in the blanks to today's Bible Memory Verse :

For if ye ___________ men their trespasses, your heavenly _________ will also
_________________ you. Matthew 6:14


10. Do you think we should always be ready to forgive someone ?

11. Read the following written in Psalms 86:5 :

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

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Read Aloud Poetry Corner

How Many?
Seventy times seven.
Four hundred and ninety times.
I forgive you. I forgive you...
Would fill a lot of lines.
But when that final number comes
and forgiveness time is through...
Then feel God's touch upon the soul
and make it four hundred and ninety two.

By: Ricky Gibbs


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The Lord's Prayer

Hymntime:

THE LORD’S PRAYER

Our Father, who art in Heaven,
Hallowèd be Thy Name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil,
For Thine is the kingdom
And the power, and the glory, forever.

Amen .


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Close in Prayer.