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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
This story addresses forgiveness and forgiving others
The Call to Forgiveness Matthew 18:21-35 Tim Keller tells the story of being a Yankee and pastoring his first church in a blue collar, Southern town. In the church was one man, who hadn’t even graduated from junior high school and thus, could hardly read. He wanted to live a holy life and ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35
Denomination: Methodist
As Human Beings, one of the most important things we need to learn in life is how to forgive others. This is also more important to Christians. The Bible clearly tells us we must forgive. Forgiving others helps us to understand what Jesus went thr
FORGIVING THE UNFORGIVABLE by Gary MacDonald INTRODUCTION: As Human Beings, one of the most important things we need to learn in life is how to forgive others. This is also more important to Christians. The Bible clearly tells us we must forgive. Forgiving others helps us to understand what ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 18:21-22, Mark 11:25
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
God warns against forgetting Who He is and what He has done. The example provided is Israel during the wilderness wanderings. The message explores this concept, especially in relationship to the prayer life of Christians.
“[Israel] soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel. But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert; he gave them what they asked, but sent a wasting disease among them.” “We want what we want; and we want it when we want it.” This ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 105:13-15
Denomination: Baptist
No matter how much we mess up, God's love is always there to forgive us. When we confess our sins, God promises to forgive us through Jesus. We can live pure lives because of God's forgiveness.
Bring out a big red button labeled Reset. Talk about how video games or computers have reset buttons to start over when things go wrong. Explain that God's forgiveness is like the ultimate reset button for our lives. Share a personal experience of messing up and experiencing God's forgiveness. We ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 1:9, Romans 3:23
Topics: Divine Mercy, Redemption, Spiritual Renewal, Grace
Asks listeners to identify with four characters who will challenge the current state of their faith.
The Forgiveness Wager Luke 5:17-26 This is a great story for challenging your faith by identifying with some of the characters. Am I most like the optimistic friend, willing to go to great lengths and inconvenience to help a friend get in front of Jesus because I’m confident it’ll make a ...read more
Scripture: Luke 5:17-26
Denomination: Mennonite
We believe Jesus forgives, we must let Him. Come and let us cast the problem into the sea of forgetfulness.
BURY THE PAST, OR IT WILL BURY YOU! GOD FORGIVES, LET HIM... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: 1 Timothy 5:24 Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after. I HAVE IN MY HAND A FISHING ROD AND A REEL... 1 Peter 5:6 Humble ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:6-8
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Because everyone has sinned, everyone needs forgiveness. That is especially true within families. How does forgiveness play out in our families?
You might have heard the name Clara Barton before. After the Civil War, she helped organize the American Red Cross. One day a friend came up to her and reminded her of something awful that someone had done to her in the past. When her friend brought it up to her, she looked at her like she ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 3:12-21
Jesus willingly gave up His life, so we can have life.
First Baptist Church February 10, 2002 Luke 23:32-34 “Extreme Forgiveness!” Has anyone ever really hurt you? Obviously, we have been hurt in our lives. But I want you to think if there are people who have done something to you that is so terrible that forgiveness seems out of the question. ...read more
Scripture: Luke 23:32-34
We find forgiveness even & most especially from the cross
First Baptist Church February 10, 2002 Luke 23:32-34 "Extreme Forgiveness!" Has anyone ever really hurt you? Obviously, we have been hurt in our lives. But I want you ...read more
We need forgiveness because we are all guilty of sin in our life. The Bible is very clear of his law, and it is equally clear that we have violated this law in many ways.
Confession and Forgiveness 1 John 1:9 A Sermon by CH(CPT) Keith J. Andrews All scripture marker ESV: The Holy Bible : English standard version. 2001 (Eph 2:3). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society. The Bible says in 1 John 1:9, 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 1:9
As God has forgiven us in Christ, so we have the obligation to forgive those who have wronged us.
Grace and Forgiveness Matthew 18:21-35 INTRODUCTION A. Kevin Tunell mails a dollar to a family he would like to forget. 1. Sued for $936 to be paid dollar at a time. 2. Pay each Friday for 18 years to remember the first Friday of 1982. 3. He was driving drunk and killed their daughter. 4. Served a ...read more
This is a study in Philemon.
CHRISTIAN FORGIVENESS Philemon Just because a book of the Bible is small in length does not mean it is small in meaning. Philemon is one of these books. Onesimus was a slave owned by Philemon, who was a wealthy Christian living in Colosse and a friend of Paul’s. Onesimus robbed Philemon ...read more
Scripture: Philemon 1:1-25
A sermon for a Seeker Service that looks at national hurts, grudges and suspicions and moves on to the need for personal forgiveness (to us and from us)
War?- what about forgiveness?! WBC Seeker Service 10/11/02 am Talk 1- National forgiveness It seems we ALL have racial, national prejudices - we¡¦re programmed. By things people say. What we pick up. Events - Nelson Mandela, in his book "Long Walk to freedom¡¨: ¡§No one is born hating another ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 18:23-35
Many people come to church unable to worshp freely because they are busy nursing wounds and hurts from the past. The only remedy for freedom is forgiveness.
FORGIVENESS IS NOT AN OPTION Colossians 3:12-13 Preached October 25, 2009 INTRODUCTION The mother of four young boys often had difficulty curbing their energy, especially in church. But when her minister preached on "turning the other cheek," the boys gave him their undivided attention. “No ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 3:12-13
Denomination: Pentecostal
"The Freedom of Forgiveness" is an exposition of Jesus' Parable of the Unmerciful Servant in Matthew 18:21-35. Point: You are not really free until you sincerely forgive the ones who have sinned against you. As a Christian, you must forgive because God ha
THE FREEDOM OF FORGIVENESS Matthew 18:21-35 In Matthew 18:15-20, Jesus teaches his disciples how to respond to a sinning brother. Much attention is given to the final steps of this process, which excludes stubbornly unrepentant people from the fellowship of the church. But the ultimate goal of ...read more
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