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  • Martin Wiles avatar

    Lessons On Forgiveness

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 15, 2010
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    As God has forgiven us in Christ, so it is our responsibility to forgive those who have wronged us.

    Lessons on Forgiveness Matthew 18:21-35 INTRODUCTION One said, “Forgiveness is like the violet sending forth its pure fragrance on the heel of the boot of the one who crushed it.” For three days a fierce winter storm had traveled 1500 miles across the North Pacific from Alaska, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard Futrell avatar

    Unforgiveness Is The Cancer Of The Soul

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
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    Unforgiveness is the cancer of the soul. It’s a spiritual prison, enslaving the one who refuses to let go, to leave behind, to forgive.

    Intro Unforgiveness is the cancer of the soul. It’s a spiritual prison, enslaving the one who refuses to let go, to leave behind, to forgive. We in stubborn blindness don’t see the good God is doing when He teaches us to forgive. Instead, we see ourselves as losing out in some way, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Patrick Nix avatar

    Finding Forgiveness

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 9, 2010
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    The funny thing about forgiveness is that it doesn’t just set them free, it sets you free, too. It frees you from the acid of resentment. It allows the wound to begin healing.

    Mary Karr’s uncle had endured all he could stand! The tall Texan grabbed his chain saw and began to split his own house into two halves. He was sick and tired of living with such an unforgiving woman to whom he had not spoken in months. He had enough. He divided his house and moved her portion ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    Forgiveness Is The Pits

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Aug 24, 2009
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    Forgiveness is a healing process. It clears the way for a person to move forward.

    8/16/2009 Forgiveness is the Pits Matthew Chapter 18:21-35 Introduction- I want to talk a moment about forgiveness, and of course un-forgiveness. I want to look at: What it is, what it is not. How it affects you and those who have wronged you. What ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Jonathan McLeod avatar

    The Parable Of The Unmerciful Servant Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Aug 28, 2009
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    The key to forgiveness is to stop focusing on what others have done to me and start focusing on what God has done for me.

    [To receive free, weekly sermons by email, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com] TWO DEBTS There are three main characters in this parable: • The king represents GOD. • The servant represents US. • The fellow servant represents the people who WRONG us. A huge debt is forgiven; a small debt is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    The Unmerciful Servant Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 31, 2009
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    Here we have both a reminder of just how great God’s love and mercy is and a warning about the need to respond appropriately, to demonstrate by our attitude to others that we’ve truly joined God’s family.

    I think we all relate to this story. We empathise with the poor servant who only owes a few dollars and is thrown into gaol by the culprit of the story. We feel the sense of powerlessness of the poorer servant. We feel the outrage of the other servants as they see this injustice being played out. ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Dr. Jerry N. Watts avatar

    A Life Of Forgiveness - #5 Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Apr 25, 2010
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    Forgiveness is not a one-time event, it is a lifestyle for the authentic believer

    Believers Who Are M.A.D. A Life of Forgiveness Matthew 18:21-35 Once there was a millionaire who owned a lot in an exclusive residential area of a large city. This lot presented an unusual problem. It was only 2 yards wide but nearly 100 feet long. There was nothing that he could do but sell it to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    The Jailor Is The Jailed Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jun 1, 2010
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    Forgiveness is a critical relationship skill.

    The Jailor Is The Jailed: Relationships Skills from the Bible for Today Matt 18:21-35 May 30, 2010 Intro: Once upon a time there was a man to whom a great harm had been done. The exact nature is of no consequence, as long as we know the hurt went deep. He felt it continually, the pain was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Stewardship Of The Bell Rope Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 31, 2010
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    Uses a powerful illustration of a bell rope to drive home how we can forgive people who've sinned against us.

    OPEN: I get a daily devotion from a website called “heartlight.org” Back in August, I read the following story by Patrick Odum. Apparently, in New Hampshire, a man named Josh Muszynski stopped at a gas station and bought a pack of cigarettes with his debit card. A few hours later he was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Nigel Heath avatar

    The Power Of Forgiveness Series

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Jun 28, 2011
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    Forgiveness is first and foremost a matter between us and God rather than us and others. We are released once again into rich fellowship with our heavenly Father when we release others from their debt to us because God has asked us to.

    THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS INTRO This week we learned through the news media of the sentencing of three youths for the murder of Nachatter Singh Bola who was on holiday on Scotland and was killed by the intoxicated youths for a kebab takeaway he was on his way home with. It's one of many senseless ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Perry Greene avatar

    I Beg Your Pardon Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 18, 2011
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     | 5,120 views

    One of the most difficult things to do seems to be to forgive. God requires it of us because HE is forgiving.

    At a convention with their wives, two businessmen who had been roommates in college crossed paths. They sat in the lobby all night talking. They knew they would be in trouble with their wives. The next day they happened to see each other. "What did your wife think?" "I walked in the door and my ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Tim Diack avatar

    Doing The Harder Thing Series

    Contributed by Tim Diack on Aug 22, 2012
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    When we are in the wrong we plead for grace and mercy ... when we've been wronged we cry out for justice. One of the hardest things in the world is for us to let go of the injustices and hurts that have been done to us - and yet this is the very thing we

    Doing the Harder Thing - Matthew 18:21-35 - July 29, 2012 Lord’s Supper In one of his books Dr. Anthony Evans shares this story … One day, two monks were walking through the countryside. They were on their way to another village to help bring in the crops. As they walked, they ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer avatar

    Forgiveness

    Contributed by Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Aug 2, 2012
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    How can we get to the point that we are able to forgive each other’s sins, all of those sins, from the bottom of our hearts?

    Right here at the beginning of this sermon, let us quietly and honestly ask whether we know anyone from our own circle of friends and family whom we have not forgiven for some wrong that person might have done us; a person from whom we once separated ourselves in anger—perhaps not even in open ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Rick Boyne avatar

    Forgiveness

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Aug 13, 2012
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    We must forgive others because we have been forgiven.

    Forgiveness August 12, 2012 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We must forgive others because we have been forgiven. Focus Passage: Matthew 18:21-35 Supplemental Passage: "For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Dykes avatar

    Grace: The Gift That Keeps On Forgiving Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 19, 2012
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     | 11,198 views

    We love to talk about how God has forgiven us, but we sometimes choke on the idea of forgiving others.

    INTRODUCTION People often speak about a certain kind of gift as a “gift that keeps on giving.” It’s used often, but do you know its origin? In 1924, Victor Talking Machines trademarked that phrase to promote the sale of their talking machines, later called phonographs. This was before cassettes ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist