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  • Forgiveness- What Do We Carry And What Do We Let Go?

    Contributed by Simon Harrison on Apr 3, 2001
    based on 46 ratings
     | 2,281 views

    Forgiveness is not about accepting that something wrong is somehow right, or trying to forget it: a prayerful reflection on Matthew 18.

    Today I would like to say a few words about things in our lives that we carry and things that we let go. I find today’s Gospel reading one of the most challenging in the Bible. With any apology, Jesus talks quite bluntly about the forgiveness God offers to us, and the expectation God has of us, as ...read more

  • Why Do We Have To Forgive? Series

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Aug 9, 2001
    based on 131 ratings
     | 9,904 views

    I talk about why we are mandated to forgive others.

    Why Do We Have To Forgive? Here are some warning signs that might show if you feel you are having a hard time forgiving someone: 1). You feel revenge is the ONLY solution. 2). You have thoughts of hatred towards another. 3). You would not come to their aid if they needed help. 4). Any chance of ...read more

  • Jesus Teaches How To Forgive

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 4, 2001
    based on 8 ratings
     | 17,713 views

    Forgiveness is made possible by Jesus Christ

    Jesus’ Teaching on Forgiveness – Matt. 18:21-35 Aim: To help the people learn and apply the Biblical meaning of forgiveness in all of their relationships Illustration:Not long before she died in 1988, in a moment of surprising candor in television, Marghanita Laski, one of our best-known secular ...read more

  • Forgiveness

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 10, 2001
    based on 310 ratings
     | 22,402 views

    What is forgiveness?

    INTRODUCTION Forgiveness is the most basic Christian quality. Without forgiveness, we wouldn’t have Christianity as we know it. Without forgiveness, we would all be doomed to hell, condemned sinners without hope of any kind. Knowing this, a proper understanding of forgiveness will transform our ...read more

  • Extending Grace

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jul 19, 2001
    based on 235 ratings
     | 13,095 views

    Those who are touched by grace will extend it to others.

    EXTENDING GRACE Matthew 18:21-35 INTRO.- ILL.- After a long search through her purse, a lady who had just boarded a bus handed the driver a $20 bill. Noting the driver’s disapproving look, she snapped, “Well, I’m sorry, but I don’t have a dollar bill!” “Oh, don’t worry, Lady,” said the driver, ...read more

  • The Freedom Of Forgiveness

    Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Jul 1, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 4,337 views

    This is the third in a series of three sermons dealing with the issue of Church Discipline, restoration, and the freedom we have through forgiveness in the process.

    The Loving Act of Church Discipline, Part 3: The Freedom of Forgiveness I was talking with a friend of mine recently who was telling me of just an incredible run of adversity that he had been going through. He and his wife were arguing about a new house and not talking. He ...read more

  • Unlimited Grace

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 28, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 17,980 views

    God’s grace toward us is unlimited.

    Unlimited Grace Today we continue our series of messages on the topic of "grace". At root, the question we’re examining is "how can we know God?" How do we bridge the chasm between ourselves and our Creator? Given the fact of our sin and our guilt; and the fact of God’s perfect justice and ...read more

  • God Is Merciful... Are We?

    Contributed by Sam Thomason on Feb 13, 2001
    based on 264 ratings
     | 10,145 views

    We are blessed when our sins are forgiven... how much greater is the blessing when we can forgive those who wrong us.

    God Is Merciful-- Are We? MT 18:21-35 Today’s scripture reminds me of the story told about Gen. Robert E. Lee after the civil war. Lee visited a Kentucky lady who took him to the remains of a grand old tree in front of her house. There she bitterly cried that its limbs and trunk had been ...read more

  • Forgive Us Our Debts Series

    Contributed by Dwight Davis on May 31, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
     | 10,407 views

    Many will fail to enter the gates of heaven because they are shackled to this world by chains of unforgiven sins--not necessarily theirs..

    “ Forgive Us Our Debts” Picture if you will; a man sitting all alone in a darkened prison cell. His elbows propped on his knees and his head resting in his hands. The man’s name is Charles Preston, and he has been on death row for the last seven years of his life for his part in ...read more

  • The Unmerciful Servant

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on May 25, 2002
    based on 137 ratings
     | 15,700 views

    Those who appreciate the depth of sin that God has forgiven in them will forgive others as well.

    This morning, we continue our journey through the parables of Christ. Parables, as I’ve noted before, are short and simple. They don’t have complex plots, or dozens of characters, like a Russian novel. You don’t need a Ph.D. in theology or Hebrew literature to understand them. And yet, despite ...read more

  • Why In The World Should I Forgive, Anyway?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jun 21, 2002
    based on 449 ratings
     | 25,438 views

    A consideration of five reasons that we should want to pursue forgiveness.

    We begin this morning with the knowledge that Jesus has commanded us to forgive. We add to that our general belief that forgiveness is a good thing. But, then, when we get into the actual situation where our heart has been stomped on and our emotions have been ripped to shreds, we need a ...read more

  • The Be-Attitudes - Part V Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Mar 17, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,468 views

    God blesses those who are merciful.

    This morning we will be continuing our look at the "Be-Attitudes." These words of our Lord give us direction for being all that He would have us to be. Today we will be examining mercy as found in Matthew 5:7. Matthew 5:7 (CEV) God blesses those people who are merciful. They will be treated ...read more

  • Forgiveness

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 27, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,668 views

    The Great forgiveness of God.

    Forgiveness Matthew 18:21-35 1. This passage emphasizes the unpayable debt to God that we owe. The Bible clearly identifies us as “helpless” as this slave Rom 5:6 The prodigal son was helpless. Eph 2:1 calls us dead in trespasses and sins. We owe a debt that is unlimited. The legal term is ...read more

  • Making Peace With The People In Your Past

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 17, 2001
    based on 58 ratings
     | 2,631 views

    How to move toward forgiving those who have hurt you the most over the years.

    Forgiveness is hard. When somebody does something that cuts our heart or damages our feelings, it’s difficult to forgive. But the difficulty of forgiveness is exponentially harder when the person we are trying to forgive has been in our life for years. A father or a mother, a brother or ...read more

  • A Lifestyle Of Forgiveness

    Contributed by Greg Cooper on Oct 15, 2001
    based on 184 ratings
     | 9,112 views

    WE MUST LEARN TO LIVE WITHOUT BITTERNESS AND UNFORGIVENESS. IT DESTORY’S OUR JOY, PEACE, AND OUR REALTIONSHIP WITH GOD.

    Title: A Lifestyle of Forgiveness Text: Mathew 18:21-35 Intro: Have you ever known someone that had a problem with forgiving? Someone that held a grudge and would not let go of it. Most likely they walked around bitter and angry most of the time. Hebrews 12:14 Follow peace with all men, and ...read more