How to Ask For Forgiveness

Relationships get complicated fast, but healing starts when we take responsibility for our part. This message explores how to ask for forgiveness, make real repair attempts, and stop focusing on everyone else’s faults before dealing with our own. If you want clearer and healthier relationships, this is a practical place to begin.

January 4, 2026 | Pastor John Hill

Discussion Questions

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Which relationships in your life feel “complicated” right now, and what makes them hard to untangle?
The message says we tend to focus far more on what others have done to us than what we’ve done to them. Where do you see that showing up in your own life?
What does “putting 95% of your effort into your own part” look like in a real argument you’ve had recently?
Which of the six steps for asking forgiveness feels hardest for you—and why? (Keeping the darts, apologizing clearly, waiting on their timeline, etc.)
Is there a person God might be prompting you to go back to and make things right with this week? What’s one concrete step you could take?