The Unforgiving Servant, Episode 3: The King
Episode 3 of a 5-part series on the Unforgiving Servant. Pastor Justin voices the king and shows kids why the king's later anger wasn't about money. It was about hypocrisy. Mercy was meant to move, not stop.
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For Parents
If you've ever been the parent who gave grace and then watched it not get passed on, this episode meets you AND your kid there. Pastor Justin voices the king in Jesus' parable, the one whose later anger wasn't about money but about mercy refusing to move. After it ends, name a time you've given grace as a parent and what you hoped it would change.
The One Thing for the Ride
“Forgiveness is not just something you receive. It is something that should change you.”
Scripture
Matthew 18:33
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Key Takeaways
- Episode 3 of a 5-part Heroes arc on the Unforgiving Servant. Same story, third POV: the king who held both compassion and authority.
- Names what changed in the king when he learned mercy had stopped: not anger about money, anger about hypocrisy
- Defines hypocrisy in kid language: saying one thing but doing another
- Walks kids through the king's question: 'Shouldn't you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?'
- Lands on the One Thing: forgiveness isn't just something you receive. It's something that should change you.
Try This Week
- When you remember a time you were forgiven, let it shape how you treat someone else this week.
Talk It Over
When have we been the one with power to forgive, and what did we do with that power?
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