In Sermon Illustrations: "Forgetting Others"

Shame Is A Spin-Off From Guilt. We May Feel ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 1, 2002

Shame is a spin-off from guilt. We may feel guilty for what we did, but we feel ashamed ...read more

Tags: Sin General, Guilt, Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Woman Testified To The Transformation In Her ...  PRO

Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 9, 2002

A woman testified to the transformation in her life that had resulted through her experience in conversion. She declared, "I’m so glad I got religion. I have an uncle I used to hate so much I vowed I’d never go to his funeral. But now, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Tags: Anger, Forgiveness General, Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Waste Of Life  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2002

A WASTE OF LIFE You can’t waste a life hating people, because all they do is live their life, laughing, doing more evil." ALPHA ROBERTSON,whose daughter was one of four girls killed in the bombing of a Birmingham, Ala., church in ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Forgiveness General, Anger

No One Expected Me!  PRO

Contributed by David Parks on Aug 15, 2002

No One Expected Me! I dreamed death came the other night And heaven’s gate swung wide. With kindly grace an angel fair Ushered me inside. And there, to my astonishment Stood folks I’d known on earth. Some I’d judged and labeled as “Unfit”, “Of little worth”. Indignant words rose ...read more

Tags: God's Judgment, Forgiveness For Others, Misconceptions

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

At Last I Understood: In The Final Analysis, ...  PRO

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Sep 23, 2002

"At last I understood: in the final analysis, forgiveness is an act of faith. By forgiving another, I am trusting that God is a better justice-maker than I am. By forgiving, I release my own right to get even and leave all issues of fairness for God to work out. I leave in God’s ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:3-5

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Forgiveness, Forgiveness General

Denomination: *other

On The Lord's Day A Group Of Missionaries And ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 5, 2001

On the Lord’s day a group of missionaries and believers in New Guinea were gathered together to observe the Lord’s Supper. After one young man sat down, a missionary recognized that a sudden tremor had passed through the young man’s body that indicated he was under a great nervous strain. Then in a ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Coercion, Peace, Reaping

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Book "Will Daylight Come?" By Richard ...  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Apr 18, 2003

The book “Will Daylight Come?” by Richard Hoefler, illustrates the truth, that forgiveness frees and unforgiveness enslaves. A little boy visiting his grandparents was given his first slingshot. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit his target. As he came back to grandma’s back yard, he ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1

Tags: Forgiveness, Forgiveness For Others, Grace, Sin

Denomination: Pentecostal

Bill Bright, Founder And President, Campus ...  PRO

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004

-- Bill Bright, founder and president, Campus Crusade for Christ. Men of Integrity I know two law partners who used to hate each other. When one became a Christian, he asked me, "Now that I’m a Christian, what should I do?" I said, "Why not ask him to forgive you and tell him you love him?" ...read more

Tags: Compassion, Forgiveness For Others, Jesus Teachings

Denomination: Baptist

Dragging My Sin  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 6, 2005

DRAGGING MY SIN In this award winning film called “The Mission,” Robert DeNiro plays a mercenary who has taken asylum in the local church after killing his brother in a fit of jealous rage. He eventually leaves the church and heads to a mission post located above the waterfalls in a South American ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 32:1-11, Psalm 32:1-11, Mark 5:1-19, Mark 5:1-19

Tags: Forgiveness General, Forgiveness For Others, Character

A Little Girl’s Prayer: A Little Girl Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mccutchen on Jan 26, 2001

A little girl’s Prayer: A little girl was being punished by eating alone in the corner of the dining room. The family paid no attention to her until they heard her pray: “I thank Thee, Lord, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35, Matthew 5:16-18, Matthew 6:3-20, Psalm 145:8-21

Tags: Compassion, Forgiveness General, Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Martin Luther Put It This Way In The First Of ...  PRO

Contributed by William Jewett on Nov 2, 2000

Martin Luther put it this way in the first of the 95 theses he nailed to the door of the Wittenberg church: "When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said ’repent,’ He ...read more

Tags: Confession Of Sin, Forgiveness For Others, Repentance

Denomination: *other

For Many People Today The Spiritual Journey Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Feb 1, 2001

For many people today the spiritual journey is filled with crushing burdens. I think of the character Rodrigo from the 1986 academy award winning movie The Mission. Rodrigo, played by Robert DeNiro, portrays a slave trader who kills his brother in a fit of rage. He’s filled with such terrible ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:11-13, Ephesians 1:1

Tags: God's Forgiveness, Guilt, Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Abe Lemmons Was Head Basketball Coach At The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 4, 2001

Abe Lemmons was head basketball coach at the University of Texas for years. Asked if he was bitter at Texas Athletic Director Deloss Dodds who fired him as the Longhorn’s basketball coach, he replied, "Not at all, but I plan to buy ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General, Forgiveness For Others, Anger

Nothing In My Hands I Bring  PRO

Contributed by Gerald Cornelius on Mar 27, 2001

Nothing in my hands I bring, Simply to ...read more

Tags: Crucifixion, Forgiveness For Others, Cross Agony

Denomination: Baptist

Someone Asked Luther, "Do You Feel That ...  PRO

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 24, 2001

Someone asked Luther, “Do you feel that you have been forgiven?” He answered, “No!but I’m as sure as there’s a God in Heaven .” “For feeling come and feelings go, and feelings are ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Emotions, God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Baptist

Going Down The Highway A Bumper Sticker Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Gary Merillat on Jun 4, 2001

Going down the highway a bumper sticker was observed that said, "I’m a Pearl Harbor survivor." The unique thing about this bumper sticker was that is was on the back of a Toyota truck. That driver ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Forgiveness General, Emotions

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It’s Like The Story Of The Boy Who Was ...  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jun 25, 2001

It’s like the story of the boy who was shooting rocks with a slingshot. He could never hit his target. As he was in his Grandma’s backyard one day, h spied her pet duck. On impulse h took aim and let fly. The stone hit, and the duck was dead. “The boy panicked and hid the bird in the woodpile, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-12

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Guilt, Sin Bondage To

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dwight L. Moody Once Told The Fable Of An Eagle ...  PRO

Contributed by Darren Ethier on Jul 11, 2001

Dwight L. Moody once told the fable of an eagle who was envious of another that could fly better than he could. One day the bird saw a sportsman with a bow and arrow and said to him, "I wish you would bring down that eagle up there." The man said he would if he had some feathers for his arrow. So ...read more

Tags: Envy, Forgiveness For Others, Christian Love

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Fact That God Forgives Us And Blesses Us When ...  PRO

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Jul 11, 2001

The fact that God forgives us and blesses us when we don’t deserve it, and of course, we never really deserve it, is what makes grace such a risky thing. Author Philip Yancey, in his book What’s So Amazing About Grace, calls these things loopholes. We all understand loopholes. Webster’s defines ...read more

Tags: Grace, God's Forgiveness, Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Moody Loses His Temper  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 4, 2001

Illus.: “Moody Loses His Temper” One time D. L. Moody was lecturing and a theological student asked a question. Moody snapped back at him. At the end of his talk he paused and confessed, “Friends, I want to confess before you that I made a great mistake at the beginning of this meeting. I ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride, Forgiveness For Others, Humility

Denomination: Wesleyan