The Unforgiving Servant, Episode 5: The Listener (Where Are You in the Story?)
The final episode of the 5-part Unforgiving Servant series. Pastor Justin turns the parable on the audience: where are YOU in this story? The forgiven? The one needing forgiveness? The one refusing? The one watching? The story ends with a choice, not an answer.
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For Parents
If your kid has been carrying the story through the week and quietly wondering where they fit in it, this episode meets them there. Pastor Justin closes the arc by handing the parable to the listener: where are YOU in this story? The story ends with a choice, not an answer. After it ends, sit with that choice as a family.
The One Thing for the Ride
“Forgiven people forgive. Not because it feels easy, but because they remember what it felt like to need mercy.”
Scripture
Matthew 18:35
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Key Takeaways
- Final episode of a 5-part Heroes arc on the Unforgiving Servant
- Recaps all four POVs (the forgiven, the fellow servant, the king, the witnesses) before turning the parable on the audience
- Names the question Peter asked Jesus that started the whole story: 'How many times should I forgive someone?'
- Walks kids through the question every listener has to answer: where am I in this story?
- Lands on the One Thing: forgiven people forgive. Not because it's easy. Because they remember what mercy felt like.
Try This Week
- Ask yourself: where am I in this story? Then make the choice forgiveness asks for.
Talk It Over
Where would each of us put ourselves in this story, and what would Jesus say next?
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