In Sermon Illustrations: "Forgiving Others"

I'll Never Forgive Them

Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 21, 2009

I'LL NEVER FORGIVE THEM The story is told about a man who went to John Wesley and said, "I can never forgive that person. Never." John Wesley replied, "Then I hope you ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Forgiveness Vs. Tolerance: Church Discipline  PRO

Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 19, 2009

FORGIVENESS VS. TOLERANCE: CHURCH DISCIPLINE If we look closer at Jesus words, he tells us that we do not have to tolerate sinful behaviour in order to forgive a person. He says in verse 17 that if the person doesn't listen after going through all the steps, to treat that person as a tax collector ...read more

Tags: Church Discipline

Corrie Ten Boom Had To Forgive

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 30, 2020

Corrie Ten Boom's example of forgiveness (from The Hiding Place) in which she describes an unexpected encounter with one of the Nazi guards who had mistreated her at Ravensbruck concentration camp, where her sister had Betsie died and she herself had been subjected to horrible indignities. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Tags: Mercy, Forgiveness, Beatitudes, Holocaust

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When We Shall Be Less Ready To Excuse Our Own ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

When we shall be less ready to excuse our own mistakes and more anxious to forgive others ...read more

Tags: Compassion

One Of The Most Powerful Prayers In The Midst Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 29, 2001

One of the most powerful prayers in the midst of suffering I have read was uncovered from the horrors of Ravensbruck concentration camp. Ravensbruck was a concentration camp built in 1939 for women. Over 90,000 women and children perished in Ravensbruck, murdered by the Nazis. Corrie Ten Boom, who ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:46, Luke 23:34, Matthew 12:31-32

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Forgiveness General, Forgiveness, Suffering, Prayer, Humility, God's Forgiveness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

At The Heart Of Judgment Is Blame And At The ...

Contributed by Chris Surber on Jul 7, 2008

At the heart of judgment is blame and at the heart of blame is a denial of grace. The heart which is filled with judgment says, “I am not worthy of grace and neither are you!” Our ability to forgive others is closely linked to our ability to forgive ourselves because both stem from our ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Denomination: Christian Church

At A Convention With Their Wives, Two Businessmen ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2001

At a convention with their wives, two businessmen who had been roommates in college crossed paths. They sat in the lobby all night talking. They knew they would be in trouble with their wives. The next day they happened to see each other. "What did your wife think?" "I walked in the door ...read more

Tags: Marriage General, Leadership, Forgiveness General, Forgiveness For Others

How Do You Feel About People? A Pastor Arranged ...  PRO

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Feb 2, 2001

How do you feel about people? A pastor arranged for a gathering of the women’s auxiliary. It was to be a garden party on the church lawn, under the old oak. At the last moment, the morning of the party, Mrs. Preacher discovered she left Sister Hissyfit off the invitation list. The parson ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-21

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Forgiveness General, Prayer Answered, Grace

Denomination: United Methodist

Kay Arthur Writes: If Only… If Only He Had ...  PRO

Contributed by Greg Nance on May 3, 2001

Kay Arthur writes: If only… if only he had known… If only I had known! He had been summoned. What could he do? There was no higher authority to appeal to, no one to mediate. He had been bidden to come – and go he must. Most people looked on him with contempt because of his physical ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Lodebar, Forgiveness For Others, Forgiveness General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Was Watching A Movie The Other Day Called ...

Contributed by Cameron Smith on Aug 4, 2007

I was watching a movie the other day called Blood Diamond, a film about the terrible loss and suffering caused by internal conflict in Sierra Leone. The main character turns to his friend and says “Sometimes I wonder if God will ever forgive us for what we’ve done to each other. Then I look around ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Alexander Whyte Said, “ It Would Change ...  PRO

Contributed by John Hamby on Jan 23, 2001

Alexander Whyte said, “ It would change your whole heart and life this very (day) if you would take Peter and Cornelius home with you and lay them both to heart. If you would take a four cornered napkin when you get home, and a…. Pen and ink and write the names of the nations, and the churches, and ...read more

Tags: Holiness, God's Provision, Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Baptist

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: Repentance, Confession Of Sin, Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: *other

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, Cross Agony, Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Baptist

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

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, Humility, Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Wesleyan

I Found These Lines In An Old Book Copyrighted In ...  PRO

Contributed by Larry Daugherty on Aug 7, 2001

I found these lines in an old book copyrighted in 1911. The title of the book is "MORE HEART THROBS VOLUME TWO"... IT WILL MEND Ex-Governor Pennypacker, in an address that was both kind and witty, said in Philadelphia of the divorce evil: "There would be less divorce if there were more ...read more

Tags: Marriage General, Divorce, Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Holiness

Harry Houdini, The Famed Escape Artist Issued A ...  PRO

Contributed by Rita Sims on Aug 22, 2001

Harry Houdini, the famed escape artist issued a challenge wherever he went. He could be locked in any jail cell in the country, he claimed, and set himself free quickly and easily. Always he kep his promise, but one time something went wrong. Houdini entered the jail in his street clothes; the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:7-10, Daniel 3:4-6

Tags: Faith Vs. Works, Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: United Methodist

In A Recent Issue Of Reader’s Digest, ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Cassara on Sep 8, 2001

In a recent issue of READER’S DIGEST, Janey Walser wrote these words: I once worked in a grocery store and often assisted elderly people when they came in. One woman shopped nearly every day, asking for just a few items each time. After a month, she said to me, "I suppose you wonder why I’m here so ...read more

Tags: Peace, Forgiveness For Others, Christian Love

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Divorced Life Is Not Being There When Your Little ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

Divorced life is not being there when your little girl is crying from a bad dream and wants her daddy but you’re not there because that night was not your parenting night. (And you won’t even know she had a bad dream because no one will tell you.) Divorced life is not having any idea what your ...read more

Tags: Divorce, Forgiveness For Others, Marriage Commitment