In Sermon Illustrations: "Forgiving One Another"

[244]. A Message From A Poem – Being A Part Of The Body

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Dec 26, 2025

[244]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – BEING A PART OF THE BODY I would call this an unusual but interesting poem. The message is an important one though because so much is involved – harmony, nurture, compassion, serving one another, building up the Body of Christ. The poem came to me with the first ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3-6, Ephesians 4:16, 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 1 Corinthians 12:27

Tags: One Another, The Body Of Christ, Members Of The Body, Christian Poems, All Have Gifts, Part Of The Body, Comfort, Help, One Body, Gifts  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Want To Show You Another Subtle Lie That I Was ...

Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 25, 2009

I want to show you another subtle lie that I was held captive by in my teens. It is the doctrine of suffering from Buddhism, one of the three biggest religions in the world. It says that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, (sounds pretty good ...read more

Tags: Suffering Joy In, Heart's Desires

Aging: One Plus One  PRO

Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 29, 2012

AGING: ONE PLUS ONE Three old men went to the doctor for a memory test. The doctor asked the first old man, "What is one plus one?" "Two hundred seventy-four," he said. The doctor asked the same question of the second man, "What is one plus one?" "Tuesday," he said. The doctor tried the third ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:31

Tags: Aging

Denomination: Baptist

Yet Another Film I Have Seen Recently Is Called ...  PRO

Contributed by Amanda Wilson on May 3, 2004

Yet another film I have seen recently is called Pay It Forward, and in that story some year 7 students are set a social studies project in which they are to think of a way that one of them could do something which would change the world. No easy assignments for this class! Yet one of the students ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

It Is A Terrible Thing For One¡¦s Destiny To Be ...

Contributed by Akinsanya Adubi on Sep 21, 2009

It is a terrible thing for one¡¦s destiny to be truncated. This is a true story. There were two pastors driving on one of the roads in Lagos, Nigeria. One is a Nigerian, the other a foreigner. They got to a point under a bridge, where the people that we called "area boys" were begging for money ...read more

Tags: Anxiety

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Gift Of Forgivness - Driving Out Bitterness - Charles Stanley

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Dec 1, 2025

Charles Stanley, a renowned teacher and theologian shared this story called ... The Gift of Forgiveness: "A friend of mine is a fine man and a fine pastor who loves God. His wife had cancer, ... and they sought the best of medical help. The Doctor assigned to her case ... who for a number ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:23-24, Matthew 18:15, Romans 12:19, Hebrews 12:15

Tags: Sickness, Prisoner, Forgiveness, Bitterness, Unforgiveness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

One Forgets Words As One Forgets Names. Ones ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One forgets words as one forgets names. Ones vocabulary needs constant ...read more

Tags: Words

When I Look At History I Think Of Another Time ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 21, 2001

When I look at history I think of another time when America faced a crisis. The year was 1857. America was at both an economic and spiritual low. Attendance in churches had dwindled and there was a cynicism among many concerning religion. It was in the midst of this spiritual crisis that God gave a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-27

Tags: Vision, God's Sovereign Will, God's Omniscience

One Hour

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Sep 6, 2011

ONE HOUR A child loved his dad but seldom saw him. The man was so busy with so many things to do. The child collected bottles and cans, did odd jobs and seemed to be always trying to make money. One day he asked his father, "How much do you make in an hour?" The dad said, "$20.00, why?" ...read more

Tags: Children

Denomination: Baptist

We Can't Take Another's Medicine To Make Him Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2009

We can’t take another’s medicine to make him or her well A little girl, whom we will call Ellen, was some time ago helping to nurse a sick gentleman whom she loved very dearly. One day he said to her, “Ellen, it is time for me to take my medicine, I think. Will you pour it out for me? You must ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Tags: Faith

We Talk About Forgiveness A Lot. But We Know ...  PRO

Contributed by Mary Lewis on Feb 2, 2001

We talk about forgiveness a lot. But we know very little of it. We have heard the offer so often that we have lost the wonder of it. German scholar Helmut Thielicke said, "It can be the death of ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness, God The Father, Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Baptist

Lewis B. Smedes Writes In His Book: Forgive & ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeeva Sam on Mar 20, 2001

Lewis B. Smedes writes in his book: Forgive & Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don’t Deserve: "If we say that monsters [people who do terrible evil] are beyond forgiving, we give them a power they should never have...they are given the power to keep their evil alive in the hearts of those who ...read more

Tags: Guilt, Peace, Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Methodist

Forgive And Forget. Easier Said Than Done, Right? ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 13, 2001

Forgive and forget. Easier said than done, right? Well, now studies are showing forgiveness is not only good theology, but good medicine as sell. According to the latest medical and psychological research, forgiving is good for our souls-and our bodies. People who forgive: benefit from better ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Tags: Fulfillment, Anger, Anxiety

Forgiveness Doesn't Make The Other Person Right, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

Forgiveness doesn’t make the other person right, it makes you free. ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Forgiveness General, Compassion

Forgiveness: Never Does The Human Soul Appear So ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

Forgiveness: Never does the human soul appear so strong and noble as when it forgoes revenge and dares ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples, Forgiveness For Others, Forgiveness General

True Forgivers Do Not Pretend They Don't Suffer. ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 28, 2003

“True forgivers do not pretend they don’t suffer. They do not pretend the wrong does not matter much. The 1st stage of healing is release. You will know that forgiveness has begun when you ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Baptist

Forgive My Skepticism, But I've Conducted Highly ...

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006

Forgive my skepticism, but I’ve conducted highly scientific observations of my children’s bedrooms, and the natural progression of things there isn’t that they get better and better on their own. In fact, ...read more

Tags: Creation

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dr. Lewis Smedes, Wrote About What Forgiveness ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Dr. Lewis Smedes, wrote about what forgiveness is not. • When you forgive a person, this does not mean you are immediately healed. • When you forgive a person, this does not mean you are going to be buddy/buddy. • When we forgive a person, this does not mean we surrender the right to restitution ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Issue A Blanket Pardon. Forgive Everyone Who Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Issue a blanket pardon. Forgive everyone who has ever hurt you in any way. Forgiveness is a perfectly ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Always Forgive Your Enemies Nothing Annoys Them ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Always forgive your enemies nothing ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General