Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven;
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 15, 2010
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FORGIVING WHEN YOU CAN'T
by Jeannette Williams
Her car had killed my husband, a school crossing guard. She had struck Tom down while he was on duty, helping the children. The investigating officer and witnesses had told me it was a "no fault" accident. I didn't want to believe them.
In the
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 12, 2010
WHEN GOD FORGIVES, HE FORGETS
How different God’s pardon is from ours! So often we forgive as did the mother of the little girl who had been good a whole week, and asked mother for a favor. "I know," was the answer, "that you have been good all this week, but you know you were bad last week."
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SALVATION BRINGS FORGIVENESS...FOR YOU AND FOR OTHERS
This person was working in a certain company for may years. However for whatever reason, he was unable to get along well with the Supervisor. The relationship was like trying to stick adhesive tape on a bottle covered with grease. He never
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Forgiveness is a gift from God. It is a portion of His grace. What you have been freely given, you should freely give away. Jesus said in Matthew 6:15 that if we do not forgive others, neither will God forgive us.
When the first missionaries arrived in Alberta, they were savagely opposed by a
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Charles Stanley, in “The Gift of forgiveness” writes: A friend of mine is a fine man and a fine pastor who loves God. His wife had cancer, and they sought the best medical help. The Dr. Who had been studying the relationship between cancer and negative emotions began to work with Mrs. Brown She
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ken Pell on Feb 10, 2008
Forgiving One Another -- the Monkey Trap
>>I used this as a children’s sermon to open the worship services<<
I’m going teach to you something this morning. I’m going to show you how to catch a monkey! Do any of you have wild monkeys running around your neighborhood? Well, in case there ever is
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Nazarene
Contributed by Chris Jordan on Jan 17, 2009
"When love, acceptance and forgiveness prevail, the church of Jesus Christ becomes what Jesus was in the world: a center of love designed for the healing of broken people, and a
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Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 22, 2009
Steve Watt: Forgiving the Dangerous Fugitive
Wyoming state trooper Steve Watt was shot during a traffic stop and left to die. For years, he struggled with hatred toward his shooter, Mark Farnham. But Steve took the risk, and now Steve and Mark are friends.
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 6, 2009
Luis Palau, "Experiencing God’s Forgiveness", Multnomah Press, 1984 )
A mother once approached Napoleon seeking a pardon for her son. The emperor replied that the young man had committed a certain offense twice and justice demanded death.
"But I don’t ask for justice," the mother explained. "I
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Contributed by Kevin Bockus on Jan 7, 2008
Without forgiveness we tend to stack events of the past one on top of another.
It is similar to CO poisoning. Carbon Monoxide begins collecting at the floor level and you never notice it. But, as it continues to fill a room it stacks up until it is at the level that you begin to breathe it in.
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Holiness
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While grace and mercy are basically one and the same characteristic of God, we can “split hairs” and see a distinction. Vaughan Durston, Founder of “U. B. David and I’ll B. Jonathan Inc.,” shares two stories that make this clear. Remember Rolfe Barnard’s definition: “Grace is God’s favour that
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Methodist
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