Exegetical Aim: Great forgiveness produces great love.
Props: Pencil over your ear, clipboard in hand, and four invoices on the clipboard. Invoices are for $1, $5, $20, and $100. To help remember this sermon, you might print it and put it on top of the clipboard.
Lesson: I have invoices here. Take the pencil from your ear and sign the invoices as you hand them out to selected children. Once they are handed out, start with the $1 debtor: I expect to hear something from you soon since your debt has not yet been paid. Now, you owe me $1 and I'd like to know how you are going to pay me. (response) Hmm? How are you going to pay me back the dollar? (response) [Next Child:] How about you? Look at your clipboard to check your totals. Your total bill comes to $5. When do you think that you'll be …