The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant

SERMON OUTLINE/NOTES

“The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant”
Matthew 18:23-35
Introduction

· Heidelberg Catechism #126
· How many times are we to forgive someone?

I. The Compassion of the King (vs. 23-27)

A. The Magnitude of the Debt owed (vs. 23-25)

B. The Servant's Debt Forgiven (vs. 26-27)

II. The Cruelty of the Unforgiving Servant (vs. 28-30)

       A.  The Small Amount of Debt Owed (v. 28)

B. The Unforgiving Spirit of the Servant
(vs. 29-30)

III. The Condemnation of the Unforgiving Servant
(vs. 31-34)

       A.  The King confronts the Unforgiving Servant 
                                                                (vs. 31-33)

       B. The Unforgiving Servant Given a more painful Sentence (v. 34)

Conclusion and Application (v. 35)

· The Unregenerate Man Not Capable of Forgiving Others from His Heart
· A forgiving Spirit is evidence of the work of grace in the sinner, whose sins are forgiven