Sermons on Forgiving God:

Forgiving Our Family

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 28, 2013

Why is it that the hardest people to forgive are often those we love the most???

Forgiving Our Family Matt. 18:23-35 Today I want to address the first of the Giant issues in the family... Forgiveness. It seems ironic, crazy even, that we would ha ve to talk about forgiving our wife, our husband, or kids, our parents, our siblings. These are the people we love! You would ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:23-35

Denomination: Baptist

"Forgiving Others In An Unforgiving World”

Contributed by Mark Roper on Jul 1, 2009

Forgiveness is a wonderful life changing and empowering experience given to mankind by a loving God.

“Forgiving Others in an Unforgiving World” Forgiveness is a wonderful life changing and empowering experience given to mankind by a loving God. To be a Christian we must have the spirit of Christ abiding in our hearts; and to have the spirit of Christ means that we will forgive people, even as He ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:36-50

Denomination: Church Of God

I Will Be Their God

Contributed by Rev. Mario Gonzalez on Oct 16, 2010

God's promise is to never cast out any who truly come to Him. He speaks of our spiritual successes in the affirmative, before they are evident in the natural. Of Israel, as also of us, He says, "I will save them fom all their sinful backsliding, and I wil

I Will Be Their God By Rev. Mario Gonzalez I. Scripture: Ezekiel 37:22-23 “22 I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. There will be one king over all of them and they will never again be two nations or be divided into two kingdoms. 23 They will no longer defile ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-23

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God Can And Will

Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Jul 11, 2009

There’s a moment in the history of Israel where they felt they had no hope. They believed in God, but they didn’t believe God could fix their situation. Have you ever been there? Have you been in those moments? You believe in GOD, YOU BELIEVE IN THE BIBLE

“GOD CAN and Will!” INTRODUCTION: There’s a moment in the history of Israel where they felt they had no hope. They believed in God, but they didn’t believe God could fix their situation. Have you ever been there? Have you been in those moments? You believe in GOD, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:8-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

To Proclaim And To Grant Forgiveness Series

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Feb 10, 2007

This is the 3rd in a series of messages based on Luke 4:14-21 and Isaiah 61:1-4 which equates the mission of the Church with the mission of Jesus as He states it in Luke 4:18-19.

His Mission and Ours: To Proclaim and Grant Forgiveness --Luke 4:14-21 and II Corinthians 5:18-21 So far in our text from Luke 4 we have discovered that His Mission and Ours to “bring good news to the poor, to proclaim release to those in bondage to sin, and to proclaim recovery of sight to the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-21

Denomination: Methodist

Unlimited Interpersonal Forgiveness

Contributed by Dan Santiago on Feb 10, 2006

Believers should understand the reasons for practicing unlimited forgiveness.

UNLIMITED INTERPERSONAL FORGIVENESS Matthew 18:21-32 INTRODUCTION ILLUSTRATION SOURCE: Philip Yancey in What’s So Amazing About Grace Butt-prints in the Sand, One night, I had a wondrous dream; One set of footprints there was seen. The footprints of my precious Lord, But mine were not along ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-32

Denomination: Baptist

Love Looks For Ways To Forgive. Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Nov 14, 2021

Proverbs 10:12 says "Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.

Proverbs 10:12 says "Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. This proverb is an example of antithetical parallelism in Hebrew poetry. "Hatred" is contrasted with "love." The "stirring up" is contrasted with a "covering over." And ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 10:12

God Genuinely Surprises Us

Contributed by Edward Frey on Nov 3, 2001

God’s promises of faithful forgiveness to a fallen world are suprisingly refreshing

GOD GENUINELY SURPRISES US! Several years ago my sister-in-law threw a surprise birthday party for her husband. It was a good one. I have to admit my brother was completely caught off guard. He never saw it coming. The best part was knowing that my brother was genuinely surprised. To be ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:31-34

Denomination: Lutheran

Learning How To Forgive Series

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Aug 9, 2015

This is a sermon series focused on helping disciples be ready to help themselves and others in the areas of forgiveness, depression, anger, stress, anxiety etc.... Each sermon is followed by a deeper study.

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35 Theme: Caring For God's People Based on - Galatians 6:2 (Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ) Sermon Series - Sermon #1 - Learning How to Forgive INTRO: Over the last few weeks we have been looking what it means to be a genuine human ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35, Galatians 6:2

Denomination: Nazarene

"forgiveness"

Contributed by Gary Holt on Nov 2, 2019

Forgive as Jesus forgave. We must forgive others if we want forgiveness.

SOTM “Forgiveness” Matthew 6:14-15 Amazing grace! How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved. How precious did that grace appear The hour I first ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:14-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christ's Example Of Forgiveness

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 5, 2001

forgiveness in practice

Jesus’ Example of Forgiveness – Matthew 26:47-56 Illustration:Chuck Swindoll reports that a seminary student in Chicago faced a forgiveness test. Although he preferred to work in some kind of ministry, the only job he could find was driving a bus on Chicago’s south side. One day a gang of tough ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:18-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Forgiving One Another

Contributed by Dallas Mcgill on Jun 1, 2002

God owns the title deed to forgiveness. What is forgiveness to Him?

Forgiveness Key Verse: Ephesians 4:32 “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted; forgiving one another; even as God, for Christ’s sake, hath forgiven you.” Definition of Forgiveness Pardon. To give up the wish to punish or retaliate. Not to have hard feelings at or towards. Forgiveness ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:32

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

Knowing God - #3b - God's Compassion, Mercy, And Forgiveness (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 5, 2001

Fifth in a series concerning the attributes of God and how to reflect them to others.

KNOWING GOD –3b God’s Compassion, Mercy, and Forgiveness, Part 2 Matthew 18:21-35 Introduction Last week we began what I had intended to be a one-week look at God’s compassion, mercy, and forgiveness. But as you know, we were not able to cover all of our outline, due to the amount of material we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Wesleyan

"forgive And Forget" Series

Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jan 12, 2023

When Paul said that we are to "forgive others as God in Christ forgives us" (Ephesians 4:32), does God actually forget our sins that He forgave? God forgets nothing, but He will not hold our sins against us.

A. Ephesians 4:32- “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” ILLUSTRATION: Charles Swindoll tells the story of a Jewish rabbi named Saul Rosenberg, who one day did something really STUPID that terribly UPSET his wife, Ethel. He ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:32, Hebrews 8:12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ