This sermon appears to connect repentance and forgiveness to the beauty and personal reality of Jesus' name. In Matthew 18, the message likely addresses the serious work of reconciliation, correction, mercy, and the refusal to withhold forgiveness from others. Yet the opening of the service gives the theme a tender center by asking the church to let go of distraction and focus on what the name of Jesus has already meant in their lives. The hope in the sermon is that repentance and forgiveness are not cold moral duties. They are part of living in the grace of the one who has already revealed himself as merciful Savior, patient friend, and worthy Lord.