In Sermon Illustrations: "Forgiving Others" showing 21-40 of 10,723

Overwhelming Forgiveness

Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 12, 2011

OVERWHELMING FORGIVENESS A wonderful example of how to practice the lifestyle of grace comes from an incident in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on October 2, 2006, when a man entered an Amish schoolhouse and murdered 5 girls while wounding 5 others before killing himself. As horrific as this ...read more

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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The "Stream Of Forgiveness"  PRO

Contributed by Ken Pell on Apr 14, 2013

THE "STREAM OF FORGIVENESS" Mirosalv Volf wrote a fantastic book on forgiveness titled "Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace." In the book he uses the beautiful imagery of a stream to show how God's character (love) is poured into us by His Spirit and becomes our ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:13

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Denomination: Nazarene

I Was Approached By The Station Manager Of A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 24, 2003

I was approached by the station manager of a local television station in Pensacola, Fl to contribute a 50 second devotional for his program transition period. I was reluctant to agree since I struggled to limit my sermons to even 30 minutes. But feeling impressed by the Lord to accept it I did. ...read more

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Forgive Me My Nonsense As I Also Forgive The ...

Contributed by Stan Rodda on Oct 13, 2004

"Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think ...read more

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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Forgiveness Is Not For Decoration It Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Ralph Mayhew on Sep 16, 2002

"God’s forgiveness is not for decoration it is for ...read more

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Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

To Be A Christian Means To Forgive The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the ...read more

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Father Forgive Them

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008

FATHER FORGIVE THEM There was once a man who was born in a little town back east. He grew up and took on the family business. The only earthly father he had ever known died sometime in his teen years and as the oldest son he took on the responsibility of caring for his mother. He had a good ...read more

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Revenge Vs. Forgiveness  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009

REVENGE VS. FORGIVENESS There was once a man who was bitten by a dog, which was later discovered to be rabid. The man was rushed to the hospital where tests revealed that he had, in fact, contracted rabies. At the time, medical science had no cure for this disease and so his doctor faced the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:41-50

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Charles Stanley On Forgiveness

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 22, 2009

CHARLES STANLEY ON FORGIVENESS Charles Stanley, in his book The Gift of Forgiveness, states, "A person who has an unforgiving spirit is always the real loser, much more so than the one against whom the grudge is held." He adds, "Un-forgiveness, by its very nature, prevents individuals from ...read more

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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

No Future Without Forgiveness

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 12, 2009

NO FUTURE WITHOUT FORGIVENESS Archbishop Desmond Tutu cited the crucifixion as his inspiration. Tutu, daily living in the shadow of apartheid, said that the newly empowered South African blacks readily forgave their white persecutors, because they followed "the Jewish rabbi who, when he was ...read more

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Denomination: Catholic

Edison: Complete Forgiveness

Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 26, 2010

EDISON: COMPLETE FORGIVENESS When Thomas Edison and his staff were developing the incandescent light bulb, according to Ken Sande, it took hundreds of hours to manufacture a single bulb. One day, after finishing a bulb, notes Sande, Edison handed it to a young errand boy and asked him to take it ...read more

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Denomination: Church Of God

Forgiveness And Reconciliation In South ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2010

Forgiveness and Reconciliation in South Africe Phillip Yancey stated in his book “Finding God In Unexpected Places”, “The job of a journalist is, simply, to see. We are professional eyes. As a Christian journalist, I have learned to look for traces of God. I have found those traces in unexpected ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21

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Only The Strong Forgive

Contributed by Ken Henson on Jul 5, 2012

ONLY THE STRONG FORGIVE Mahatma Gandhi said, "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

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Denomination: *other

Strength To Forgive

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 12, 2024

Some of life's hurts are so deep and painful that to forgive the people who caused them seems impossible. Yet Jesus says that we can't experience His forgiveness if we have an unforgiving spirit. In World War II, Corrie Ten Boom and her sister Betsie were arrested for concealing Jews and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-15

Tags: Forgiveness, Lord's Prayer, God's Strength, Forgiving Others, Corrie Ten Boom, Enemies  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Forgiveness Is Not About Making The Other Person ...  PRO

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 11, 2007

Forgiveness is not about making the other person right in what they did… forgiveness is about 2 things, first it is obedience to your calling as a Child of God, and 2nd it is an instrument that frees you from the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Tags: Forgiveness General

Denomination: Baptist

God's Love Is Like A Bridge That Makes ...  PRO

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Nov 8, 2002

God’s love is like a bridge that makes reconciliation possible. If you take away the bridge, the separation remains. George Herbert said, “He who cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass.” (T. T. Crabtree. Ed. The Zondervan 2001 Pastor’s Annual. Howard S. Kalb. “Forgiveness.” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-25

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Denomination: United Methodist

Why Should I Not Forgive?  PRO

Contributed by Joel Vicente on Jul 13, 2002

WHY SHOULD I NOT FORGIVE? Deweese Eunick (mother of a 6 year old girl, killed by a 12 year old boy who was wrestling with her) The boy, Lionel Tate was being sentenced for life in prison for this murder. The mother said to reporters on ABC, "It’s more that he’s a human being, you know?" she ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:25, John 5:5

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Denomination: Baptist

Forgiveness Happens As Past Resentments Are ...

Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 28, 2003

“Forgiveness happens as past resentments are owned, not disowned; are recognized, not repressed; are released, not retained; and are woven into new ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

Martin Luther King On Forgiveness

Contributed by Steve Moore on Nov 8, 2005

Martin Luther King, who said… “Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it ...read more

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Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Forgiveness On A Kid's First Job

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009

FORGIVENESS ON A KID’S FIRST JOB Forgiveness was the most important lesson best-selling author Tony Hillerman learned as a kid on his first job. His story goes... "I was 14 when Mr. Ingram knocked on our farmhouse door in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma (pop. 38). The old sharecropper lived about a mile ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-36

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