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  • Don Schultz avatar

    No Revenge. Just Forgive

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Jan 3, 2013
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     | 5,081 views

    Joseph forgave. So can we. Here's how...

    Genesis 45 Tuesday intercom What is the most difficult thing in the world to do? Do you know what it is? The most difficult thing in the world. Answers.yahoo.com says, that this thing I want to talk about today is, quote - "one of the most difficult things you can do." Wikihow.com says the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Bitter Fights And Sweet Turn Outs…. Series

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 28, 2013
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     | 3,525 views

    Today is the final lesson from the life of Jacob. Forgiveness has become a lost art. Now everything is about revenge, getting even, making someone pay. As we meditate the life of Jacob, I think that we will find the awesome power of forgiveness in today’s

    Bitter fights and sweet turn outs…. Life of Jacob –part 4 Genesis 33: 10 “ And Jacob said, “No, please, if I have now found favour in your sight, then receive my present from my hand, inasmuch as I have seen your face as though I had seen the face of God, and you were ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Improving Your Serve Series

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Nov 12, 2012
     | 8,109 views

    The call to serving God

    Improving Your Serve - Romans 12b - 3/22/09 Turn with me this morning to the book of Romans, chapter 12. We want to go on in this book written by the Apostle Paul to Christians living in Rome in the first century to tell them that we have “good news” to share with the world. God takes ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Am I A Team Player

    Contributed by Robert Donato on Nov 15, 2012
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     | 6,517 views

    Evangelism and church growth, just like all of life, is a team effort.

    Becoming a Team Player Eph 4:1-3 “I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Qrc Forgivness Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Nov 18, 2012
     | 4,322 views

    This message looks at what Forgiveness isn't.

    He just kept right on smiling. It didn’t matter what they did or what they said he just kept right on smiling. They were American army officers and he was their Korean house boy, and for whatever reason they gave him a hard time about everything, he wasn’t fast enough, he wasn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Forgiveness

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Oct 4, 2017
     | 6,609 views

    Getting and giving forgiveness is critical to a Christian’s spiritual health.

    Forgiveness October 1, 2017 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Getting and giving forgiveness is critical to a Christian’s spiritual health. Focus Passage: Psalm 32:1-11 Introduction: Forgiveness: give up resentment of or claim to requital; 2 :to cease ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love's In The Driver Seat Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Oct 24, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,188 views

    Love, Fear, Perfection, Others

    FAITH OVER FEAR - Love’s In the Driver’s Seat 1 John 4:13-21 February 12, 2023 Introduction: One of my favorite stories is told by Bob Russell in his book “When Life is a Zoo, God Still Loves You.” A woman has left work late one night and as she gets on the freeway a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Be A Builder Series

    Contributed by Dan Proctor on Jul 18, 2016
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     | 15,935 views

    God’s desire is for us to be builders of people (our family, fellow church members, co-workers, spouse, and kids). How can we do this? Let’s look at the negative example of the Pharisees and turn it into some positive principles.

    How to Be a Builder (not a Bulldozer) Mark 7:1-23 Introduction: 1. At the time of Jesus’ ministry to Israel, the Pharisees and scribes were the religious leaders who knew about the true God, knew the Scriptures, and knew about the prophecies of a coming Christ. 2. They didn’t appear ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    "What Lack Of Love Leads To" Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Aug 1, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,982 views

    John tells us that a true child of God seeks to be gracious and generous.

    The theme of this portion of 1 John is love. But instead of portraying the need for believers to love one another in a positive light, John speaks to us about loving one another by emphasizing the negative. In these verses, he tells us what a lack of love will lead to. 1. Murder - vs. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love Does Not Envy Or Boast Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 8, 2016
     | 8,326 views

    When I love like Jesus loves I set aside my rights to make things right for others

    ENGAGE Whether or not you were alive on January 20, 1961, you are probably familiar with this line from President John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address: Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country. I don’t think that as a nation we’ve ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love Is Not Irritable Or Resentful Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 8, 2016
     | 12,680 views

    When I love like Jesus loves I love even those I don’t like

    ENGAGE Imagine with me a courtroom in which a defendant stands accused. The prosecutor goes at that defendant with everything he’s got. He paints the man as a treasonous liar who is intent on destroying societal values and stirring up trouble. His arguments are heated, vindictive and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Case Of Judging Series

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Sep 20, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,909 views

    This is part of the Sermon on the Mount series dealing with what Jesus said about not judging.

    Sermon on the Mount “The Case of Judging” Matthew 7:1-5 While waiting for a plane a woman entered a gift shop to buy herself a magazine. While she was there she also bought a package of cookies. She then sat down to wait for her plane. A gentleman came and sat one seat away. He soon ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Living In Bondage With Unforgiveness

    Contributed by Lay Man on May 29, 2015
     | 4,810 views

    So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. - Luke 17:3 I remember when I was a younger believer in the Lord. Having just experienced the forgiveness and life offered in Jesus Chr ..

    So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. - Luke 17:3 I remember when I was a younger believer in the Lord. Having just experienced the forgiveness and life offered in Jesus Christ and spending many hours in prayer in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Greatest Example Of Forgiveness

    Contributed by Lay Man on May 29, 2015
     | 3,860 views

    But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. - Matthew 6:15 Sometimes the lesson of forgiveness can only be obtained through being the recipient of someone not being willing to forgive you. If we have been hurt i ..

    But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. - Matthew 6:15 Sometimes the lesson of forgiveness can only be obtained through being the recipient of someone not being willing to forgive you. If we have been hurt in our past by someone we can be those who will ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Loved Deeply Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Feb 8, 2018
     | 5,249 views

    Fourth in a series from Philippians focusing on loving others because we are loved.

    We recently began a new series of messages drawn out of Paul’s letter to the Philippians. He wrote to this church that he established some 10 years prior to this writing. Paul wrote the letter from a prison in Rome along with Ephesians and Colossians known as the “Prison Epistles ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance