May 22, 2023

The Darkness of Bitterness
 Hebrews 12:12-15

The descent into bitterness
 

The deception of bitterness

1. That bitterness is effective

2. That bitterness is harmless

 The thing about roots...

A. They are beneath the surface and hidden

B. They have gripping power

C. They creep and grow

D. They poison the plan

E. They kill the fruit.
 

The decision to live bitter free

1. We are told to do so.

2. We are told why to do so.

3. We are told how to do so.

storylines prompt:
Have you ever tried to write a parable?  Write a story about a garden that is destroyed by bitterness.  Not into fiction?  Recount a time in life when you practiced forgiveness and write about how it affected you.

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