Sermons on Mattityahu 18:22:

How Can I Ever Forgive You

Contributed by Christopher Raiford on Jan 29, 2001

The Necessity of Forgiveness

Theme: HOW CAN I EVER FORGIVE YOU? 1. Because God has forgiven me. 2. Because God gives me the strength to do so How can I ever forgive you? You have hurt me for the last time! How many times have we heard or said these types of statements? In our Lord’s prayer we ask our heavenly Father to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Lutheran

God Is Merciful... Are We?

Contributed by Sam Thomason on Feb 14, 2001

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

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35, Psalm 32:1

Denomination: Methodist

God's Forgives. God Requires Forgiveness. Series

Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Mar 22, 2001

This study looks at the incredible depth of God’s forgiveness and also His requirement for us to forgive.

God’s Forgives. God Requires Forgiveness. One of the greatest challenges to human nature is the issue of forgiveness. Those who can’t forgive themselves are filled with guilt and despair, and those who won’t forgive others are filled with anger and bitterness. The most miserable people are the ...read more

Scripture: Micah 7:18-19, Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Baptist

A Kingdom Of Forgiveness

Contributed by David Dewitt on Jan 9, 2001

The true source of forgiveness is Jesus

A Kingdom of Forgiveness Matthew 18.21-35 October 19, 1997 Morning Service Introduction I. King Louis XII of France: As a boy was mistreated, kept in chains, thrown in prison, after becoming king was encouraged to seek revenge, he prepared a scroll with his enemies names and placed a cross in red ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Church Of God

Home Improvement Series: being A Forgiver

Contributed by Douglas Nieuwstraten on Oct 18, 2000

It seems to me that there is nothing quite so pure, quite so noble, quite so priestly as the act of forgiving and forgetting.

It seems to me that there is nothing quite so pure, quite so noble, quite so priestly as the act of forgiving and forgetting. My suspicion is also that most of us would say nothing is more difficult and requires such a risk than forgiving and risking being hurt again. Lee Strobbel in his book, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Forgiveness

Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Oct 18, 2000

We are to forgive as Christ forgave us (the parable of the unforgiving servant).

Forgiveness (Matthew 18:21-35) [HTML formatted version of this sermon is located at: http://members.aol.com/abidingitw/forgive.html] Before we study God’s word today, let’s take a moment to obey 1 John 1:9, by silently confessing any known sins to God. Naming our sins insures that we are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Independent/Bible

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

The Power Of Forgiveness Series

Contributed by Danny Williams on Dec 7, 2000

benefits of forgivness

Power of Forgiveness Victory Temple A/G PO Box 911 Waco, Tx 76703 Pastor Danny Williams Matt. 18:21-35 The First thing I want to say, is that Jesus is not teaching us that believers earn God’s Forgiveness by forgiving others. That would be contrary to God’s Grace. But if we have truly ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Lifestyle Of Forgiveness

Contributed by Greg Cooper on Oct 16, 2001

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

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Pentecostal

Longsuffering

Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 2, 2004

Fruit of the Spirit.

Longsuffering February 25, 2001 Intro: Read Readers Digest article - (read a recent issue on the section about unbelievable injustice) Doesn’t that just burn you? The thought of how criminals like this can slip through legal loopholes and get away with their crimes just makes my blood boil. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-5, Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Baptist

How Can I Ever Forgive You?

Contributed by Christopher Goelzer on Feb 4, 2004

Encourage and empower the beleiver to cherish teh forgiveness they have from their heeavenly Father so much so that they will continually forgive each other.

NIV Matthew 18:21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" 22 Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. 23 "Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Lutheran

The Importance Of Being Forgiven Series

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Feb 19, 2004

Forgiveness and the need we have to give and recieve God’s forgiveness

Ernest Hemingway starts his short story, “Capital of the World” by describing Madrid Spain. He says, there is a Madrid joke about a father who took out an add in a local paper which asked his son, Paco, to meet him in front of the newspaper office. And told him that “all was forgiven”. According to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35, Matthew 6:12-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Forgiving Others Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 6, 2004

Since God has forgiven us, we must forgive others.

FORGIVING OTHERS Text: Matt. 18:21-35; 6:14-15 Introduction A. Read Matt. 18:21-35 B. Last week we talked about God’s forgiving us. 1. Sinners 2. Deserved death 3. If we confess C. Today we are going to talk about another aspect of forgiveness—forgiving others. Transition: Jesus illustrates ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35, Matthew 6:14-15

Denomination: Methodist

The Unmerciful Servant

Contributed by Alan Perkins on May 26, 2002

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

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-25

Denomination: Baptist

Forgive Us Our Debts Series

Contributed by Dwight Davis on Jun 1, 2002

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

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35, Matthew 6:9-15

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist