Classic Program: Starter Facilitator Handbook for Healing Groups

LESSON 9: HOW CAN WE FORGIVE OTHERS?

Learning objectives By the end of this lesson, participants will be able to: • Define real forgiveness in contrast to fake forgiveness • Explain how to forgive others—the process • Explain why we need to forgive others, especially as Christians • Explain the process of true repentance • Identify those they need to forgive or ask forgiveness of

Lesson 9 Section Sub points

LG: There are two ways of doing these skits. 1. Ask some participants beforehand to be prepared to act out the skits. 2. Divide the participants into three groups and give each group 5 minutes to prepare one of the skits. This will take an extra 5 minutes. SG: Using the skits as background, have half of the groups discuss what forgiveness is not, and the other half discuss what forgiveness is. (10 min)

1. Skits (10 min)

2. Forgiveness is not … (20 min)

LG: List the responses from the group on the flip chart. Top up as needed from Sections 2 & 3. (10 min)

LG: Cover A though D. Show the cycle of forgiveness on the board/flip chart. (10 min)

3. How can we forgive others? (20 min)

SG: Discussion Question: “How are the biblical ideas about forgiveness similar to our cultural ones? How are they different?” (5 min) LG: Feedback. Get responses. Bring out that it is not wrong to use an intermediary if that fits best with the culture. Remember that more than one type of culture may be represented. (5 min)

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