The Lamb Who Buys Us Back | Rev. Connor Bell

The Lamb Who Buys Us Back | Rev. Connor Bell

From Newnan FUMC by Newnan FUMC

March 17, 2026 · 21 min · Episode 664

About this episode

Rev. Connor Bell discusses the themes of forgiveness and redemption as illustrated in the parables of Jesus.

Matthew 20:28 (NIV) … just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Colossians 2:13-14 (CEB) …[Jesus] destroyed the record of the debt we owed, with its requirements that worked against us. He canceled it by nailing it to the cross. Matthew 18:21-35 (CEB) Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, how many times should I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Should I forgive as many as seven times? Jesus said, “Not just seven times, but rather as many as seventy-seven times. Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. When he began to settle accounts, they brought to him a servant who owed him ten thousand bags of gold. Because the servant didn’t have enough to pay it back, the master ordered that he should be sold, along with his wife and children and everything he had, and that the proceeds should be used as payment. But the servant fell down, kneeled before him, and said, ‘Please, be patient with me, and I’ll pay you back.’ The master had compassion on that servant, released him, and forgave the loan. “When that servant went out, he found one of his fellow…

People in this episode

Host: Connor Bell

Topics covered

  • forgiveness
  • redemption
  • Christianity
  • servanthood
  • debt

Keywords

  • Matthew 20:28
  • Colossians 2:13-14
  • Matthew 18:21-35
  • ransom
  • debt cancellation
  • forgiveness
  • kingdom of heaven
  • servants
  • compassion

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