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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 message uses the story of the woman taken in adultery to teach us that: (1) whether accuser or accused, we are all sinners, and that (2) all of us can find forgiveness in the grace of God through Jesus Christ.
2Early in the morning He came again to the temple. All the people came to Him and He sat down and began to teach them. 3The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery; and making her stand before all of them, 4they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught ...read more
Scripture: John 8:2-11
Denomination: Baptist
God forgave Paul when he repented and believed in Jesus. If God forgave Paul, he can forgive you!
Arguing from Greater to Lesser: If God Could Forgive Paul, He Can Forgive You (I Timothy 1:12-17) 1. According to UPI, “An Israeli zoo said it has fired a security guard whose on-the-job snooze was blamed for the on-camera escape of three female rhinos. The Ramat Gan Safari park near Tel ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12-17
Denomination: Independent/Bible
We continue to study the Lord's prayer. Today we will focus on the place and purpose of forgiveness.
After asking for God's provision, Jesus uses the word 'And" in the next request. And forgive us our sins, AS we forgive those who sin against. In addition to receiving daily bread for Forgiveness. Forgiveness is an intentional decision to let go of resentment and anger. As we ask God ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:9-15
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
In God's kingdom, we must extend mercy and forgiveness to others just as we have received it ourselves. Jesus teaches us to love and forgive unconditionally, healing our hearts and relationships.
Today we're gonna chat about something we all deal with - forgiveness and mercy. Jesus was pretty clear that these things are super important to God. When someone does us wrong, our first reaction isn't usually to forgive and show mercy. But Jesus wants us to do just that, just like God does for ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35
Topics: Divine Forgiveness, Merciful God, Kingdom Values, Grace
Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who have sinned against us. What a dangerous prayer to pray to the One who knows our hearts better than we even know them ourselves. Did Jesus literally mean what He said?
Forgive Us Our Sins (This sermon is a shorter sermon due to being delivered via Facebook/Live during the Covid-19 shutdown) Today Pastor Karenlee will be reading from Matthew 18:21-35. When she reads it, it will not read exactly like the NIV which we usually use. She will be reading from the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35, Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:14-15, Luke 23:34, 2 Corinthians 5:20 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Nazarene
Joseph practiced forgiveness as a means of breaking bad blood between he and his brothers.
Walter White’s story is told in the AMC series entitled Breaking Bad, and begins with Walter standing in the middle of the New Mexico desert without his pants on. It’s quite dramatic, and the viewer is wondering how in the world he got there. The next scene flashes back to three ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 50:14-22
Denomination: Methodist
Love is service rather than sentiment. John R. W. Stott
Oct. 17, 2010 Jeremiah 31:27-34 “I Have No Idea What You Are Talking About” Have you ever had to pinch yourself to see if what you are experiencing is real or a dream? This is kind of how my life has been since I invited Christ into my heart many years ago. Sometimes when I try to plan ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 31:27-34
How wonderful to be forgiven by God our Father, by family and by friends! How wonderful to forgive others - and to "forget" their trespasses against us! Amazing is God's grace - and ours!
INTRODUCTION TO AFFIRMATIONS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH As time marches on and the aging process begins to cast a shadow on my short-term memory, my mind seems sharper now than ever regarding long-term memory. It is interesting to me that, at 85 years of age, I am ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:14, Ephesians 1:7-8
God loves us and gives us a generous portion of His grace and mercy to be able to feed, clothe ourselves, and exist in our right mind. However, God’s favor or goodwill goes farther than we expect it should.
Early this morning, I sat looking into the dark sky and the verses from Psalm 30: 5 entered my mind. I watched the shadows of darkness flee from the coming morning light and heard the word of God speak, ‘For his anger endures but a moment; in his favor is life.’ Suddenly, the noise of daybreak ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 30:1-5
Denomination: *other
If we want to be forgiven, we must forgive the sins of others against us.
This morning, we will be hiking through some challenging spiritual terrain, but I promise that the destination will be worth the journey. I’d like to talk about one thing, one critical thing, that if done or not done can make or break a marriage, make or break a family, make or break a friendship, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35, Matthew 6:12-15
“When you become offended, you take an idol from its shelf, put it on the throne of your heart, then you kneel before it and adore it.” — Paul David Tripp
Title: Offended and Unforgiving — Nursing Grudges in Jesus’ Name - How unforgiveness poisons the soul—and the church Text: Matthew 6:14-15 “ For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, 15 but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:14-15
We experience the Christmas touch of God as we personally give the gift of ourselves to God and experience both belonging and forgiveness.
It was a few days before Christmas on the Oregon coast. Two men whose families lived next door opted to go sailing while their wives went Christmas shopping. An unexpected storm surprised the weekend sailors. Before long, the sea became angry, and the two had a difficult time keeping the sailboat ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:5-25
Denomination: Church Of God
A consideration of the parable of the unforgiving servant, and the danger of living in a prison of unforgiveness.
Intro: C.S. Lewis wrote, “Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive, as we had during the war. And then, to mention the subject at all is to be greeted with howls of anger. Forgiveness is so often such a difficult thing because it means that something has ...read more
We must forgive as we are forgiven. The same measure we use will be used to judge us.
Last week I talked about how we need to meet people where they are at and accept them as they are and love them as Christ loves them. And some might here this to say that we are to love all the down and outs in our society, but the opposite is true as well. If we are one of the people who are ...read more
The story of Philemon is all about forgiveness.
Sour Phi-Lemons and Sweet Forgiveness Philemon 1-25 INTRODUCTION... Peter J. Larson, New Forgiveness Research Jan 27, 2003 Recently in 2003, a survey was made of 200 married adults in regards to forgiveness. The researchers were wondering how one’s ability to forgive others would affect their ...read more
Scripture: Philemon 1:1-25
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
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