Forgiven, To Forgive

Sunday Service: May 18, 2025 • Pastor Mimi Kim at HOPE Church in Clarksville, MD --- Pastor Mimi’s sermon today centers on the transformative power of forgiveness—both the forgiveness we receive from God and the forgiveness we are called to extend to others. Drawing from Luke 11:4 and Matthew 18, it highlights the distinction between our justified status before God and the ongoing experience of relational closeness through confession and cleansing. True forgiveness, as taught by Jesus, isn't just a command but a reflection of grace we’ve already received. Refusing to forgive not only harms our relationships with others but also hinders our intimacy with God. Pastor Mimi concludes with the truth that we forgive not because others deserve it, but because we’ve been forgiven first.