Sermons on Choices Of Forgiveness:

"forgiveness" Series

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Mar 15, 2021

Sermon based on Matthew 6:12 - Challenges listeners with 3 questions regarding forgiveness

“FORGIVENESS” Matthew 6:12 FBCF – 3/14/21 Jon Daniels INTRO – Unmarked tombstone outside Sydney, NY – has one 3-syllable word on it: “Forgiven.” What freedom! What joy! What relief & release comes w/ that 1 single word: “Forgiven.” Let’s talk about forgiveness today. EXPLANATION – ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:12

Denomination: Baptist

Forgiveness And A Renewed Spirit Series

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Mar 18, 2021

Forgiveness releases us from the burden of guilt and regret we carry. When we're freed from it, our spirit is renewed.

March 17, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Luke 7:36-50 Forgiveness and a Renewed Spirit Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. The movie “The Mission” came out in 1986. Church Times has named it as the #1 movie on their ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:36-50

Denomination: Lutheran

Forgiveness And A Fresh Start Series

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Mar 29, 2021

Forgiveness allows us to leave the suffering and guilt of past offences and step into the bright hope of tomorrow.

March 24, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson John 8:1-11 Forgiveness and a Fresh Start Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Offenses chain us to the past. This is true for both the victim and the wrongdoer. The victim is ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Father, Forgive Them... Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Feb 13, 2021

As Christ was lifted between heaven and earth upon the cross, He uttered seven statements as He hung dying to provide redemption for fallen humanity. The first was a prayer to the Father, one in which Christ sought forgiveness for those responsible for the crucifixion.

Father, Forgive Them Luke 23:34 Luke 23:33a – And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him. These are the solemn words that Luke records concerning the crucifixion of our Lord. There is no great detail, just a simple statement, there they crucified him. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:34

Denomination: Baptist

Truckloads Of Mercy And Forgiveness Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 27, 2021

Our forgiveness invites God and other people to forgive us.

Monday of the 2nd Week in Lent 2021 The prophet Daniel was exiled to Babylon with many leading Israelites by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar. At the time of this writing the Persians, who had conquered Babylon, are led by King Darius. Daniel has just realized that the time of Israel’s exile ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:36-38, Deuteronomy 11:26-32, Daniel 9:4-10

Denomination: Catholic

Forgiveness, Get A Handle On It

Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Oct 9, 2019

The necessity of Forgiveness

FORGIVENESS: GET A HANDLE ON IT MATT.6:14-15 1. INTRODUCTION. ALL OF US HAVE DONE SOME THINGS WRONG AND ALL OF US HAVE BEEN WRONGED BY OTHERS. SOMETIMES THE PAIN THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED BY OTHERS HAS LEFT US WOUNDED, WEARY, AND WOEFUL. YES, MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS, THE STING AND THE DEPTH OF THE ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:14, Matthew 6:15

Denomination: Baptist

Forgive One Another

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Oct 25, 2019

We may think that it is hard to forgive someone. But living with bitterness is much more damaging than forgiving.

You can’t live on this fallen earth of ours for very long without taking some hits and accumulating some scars. There’s somebody that you really trust and the day comes that they let you down. And it really hurts. And suddenly your mind is filled with questions: What is that person going to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Finding Strength In Forgiveness

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Apr 16, 2021

The purpose of confession is to find forgiveness in Jesus.

4.18.21 1 John 1:8–2:2 8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar, and his Word ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Forgiveness To Family Members

Contributed by Edison Jay Sanz on Nov 15, 2024

Unable to hold any longer, a tearful Joseph reveals his true identity to his brothers.

I. The CONFRONTATION With His Brothers. 1. The REQUEST of Joseph *verse 1, (he asked those PRESENT to have PRIVACY for the siblings) Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Have everyone leave my presence!” So there was no one with Joseph ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 45:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Faith Forgiveness Fruit

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Oct 26, 2024

Have faith, right attitudes, right requests and forgive to see what God will do. Maranatha!!!

Mark 11:15 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves; 16 And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:15-25

Denomination: Baptist

There Is Death, But There Is Forgiveness And Healing

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 31, 2024

God’s Word is more powerful than anything the profiteers of death can throw at us.

December 28 Holy Innocents 2024 Voters in the state of Florida awoke on November 5 of 2024 to discover that their fellow Floridian Donald J. Trump had defeated his opponent not only in their state but popularly in the entire country, and decisively by electoral vote count. They also found that, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-18, Psalm 124:2-8

Denomination: Catholic

Joseph - Forgiveness And Reconciliation Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Jan 23, 2025

For the next 17 years the brothers lived under a question mark. Is Joseph’s forgiveness real?

January 25, 2025 It must have been quite a shock to see Joseph after all those years. He certainly wasn’t where the brothers thought he would be. He was the greatest man in Egypt and they were in his power – a rather uncomfortable place to be. It was Joseph who reached out to them offering ...read more

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Father, Forgive Them Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Mar 7, 2022

Jesus prayed for His murders. He prayed for the very people who were His cruelest enemies. "Father, forgive them" is for the very ones who are doing unimaginable cruel things to Him.

Jesus hung on the cross for six agonizing hours before succumbing to the torture of crucifixion through asphyxiation. During that time, Jesus made seven statements on the cross recorded in the four gospels of the New Testament. Each of these statements is significant and worthy of every drop of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:33-34, Philippians 2:4-7, Matthew 27:40, 2 Timothy 2:13, Luke 9:35  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Joy Of Experiencing Forgiveness

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Feb 1, 2022

The Joy in knowing (1) God can forgive sin (2) God will forgive sin (3) God will completely restore us. He will receive our honest repentance and confession; remove our guilt; and restore our joy. (4) Finally, God will guide us every step of the way.

Sermon: The Joy of Experiencing Forgiveness In his book, The Preaching Event, John Claypool tells a poignant story about identical twin brothers who never married because they enjoyed each other’s company so much. When their father died, they took over his store and ran it together in a joyful ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:6-8, Psalm 32:1-9, Romans 3:23, Romans 3:10, Romans 3:19-20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

Forgiving Difficult People Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Oct 30, 2021

Jesus taught about dealing with difficult people. He stressed how we should not run away from our problems, or fight back against opposition, but that we should persist with people, so we can one day win them to faith in Christ.

There is nothing easy about the world in which we live. This is a world full of people, and if we are going to succeed in life, or be effective at sharing the gospel, we must learn how to deal with people, especially those who are difficult; and we must learn to love them no matter how they treat ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48

Denomination: Baptist