When everything in you wants to hold a grudge, point a finger and remember the pain. God wants you to lay it aside. Why? Because, when you release it, you will be set free. - R.T. Kendall
Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free and realizing that you were the prisoner. - Max
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2001
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I DON'T REMEMBER
A young nun once claimed to have had a vision of Jesus. Her bishop decided to test her truthfulness and ordered that the next time she had a vision she should ask Christ what the bishop’s primary sin had been before he became a bishop.
Some months later the nun returned and the
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Contributed by Gordon Kroeker on Aug 16, 2002
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FORGIVING MY ENEMIES
Growing up in the Congo as a missionary kid, we were caught in the middle of the 1964 Communist rebellion. I was 8 years old at the time, and remember it well. When we received word that the rebels, (who were anti-white and anti-missionary) had burned out the bridge on one
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
We need forgiveness
-Others may remember all your faults but friends forgive
A story tells that two friends were walking through a desert.
During some point in the journey, they had an argument and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying
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The difference between forgiveness and restoration:
I believe that there is often a misconception Christians have about forgiveness. Some wrongly assume that saying your sorry is enough. But the truth is that the victim can often see the difference between a hastily uttered apology and genuine
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Contributed by Steve Smith on Aug 28, 2007
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ILLUSTRATION: FORGIVING MY ENEMY
Ronald Reagan’s attitude after the 1982 attempt on his life made an impression on his daughter, Patti Davis who shared this about that time:
“The following day my father said he knew his physical healing was directly dependent on his ability to forgive John
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Baptist
"Forgiveness is a choice and it is not based on feelings."
June Hunt in her book How to Forgive When You Don’t Feel Like it. She notes: “Clearly, not a single person on earth is immune from hurt and heartache. Still, that doesn’t mean we have to stay forever distressed, devastated by the
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Contributed by John Petty on Jan 18, 2008
FORGIVENESS: NO UGLY PICTURES
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
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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
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JOHN MACARTHUR ON FORGIVENESS
John MacArthur gives us reasons why we need to forgive in his book and series, The Art of Giving and Receiving Forgiveness.
a. Un-forgiveness imprisons people in the past.
i. I always say don’t let the past dictate the future.
b. Un-forgiveness provokes
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