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  • Greg Cooper avatar

    A Lifestyle Of Forgiveness

    Contributed by Greg Cooper on Oct 16, 2001
    based on 184 ratings
     | 10,392 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

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Making Peace With The People In Your Past

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 18, 2001
    based on 58 ratings
     | 3,453 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

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lord's Prayer 3 Series

    Contributed by Steve Gladwell on Sep 8, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
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    Looking at why we should forgive.

    Lord’s Prayer 3 Forgive us our sins as we forgive others Which came first, the chicken or the egg? People have been debating that question for years and as far as I know, they have still failed to come up with an answer to it. Fortunately, as we look at the subject of forgiveness today, we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    17 Pentecost A

    Contributed by Roger Haugen on Sep 12, 2002
    based on 75 ratings
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    This is a ridiculous story about forgiveness, ridiculus but true, ridiculous but filled with grace.

    17 Pentecost A Matthew 18:21-35 September 15, 2002 Rev. Roger Haugen The story of Jean Valjean, written by Victor Hugo, is powerful. It is the story of a man driven by hunger and poverty to steal bread to feed his family. He is imprisoned and the anger at the injustice results in his striking ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Ralph Mayhew avatar

    Where Is The Grace?

    Contributed by Ralph Mayhew on Sep 16, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 2,819 views

    So often we require justice, but we need to live out of grace, continually forgiving!

    WHERE IS THE GRACE? This past week we have been re-inundated with stories of terror. Stories of loss, shock, pain, grief… By now we’re all too familiar with the scenes and the headlines And I could go on and tell some of the stories of September 11, but I sense that we’ve really had enough of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Daryl Bahn avatar

    Forgiving When Your World Falls Apart

    Contributed by Daryl Bahn on Sep 18, 2002
    based on 26 ratings
     | 3,662 views

    An important step to healing after tragedies like 9-11 is forgiveness. But how is it possible? (17th Sunday after Pentecost)

    FORGIVING—WHEN YOUR WORLD FALLS APART (Matthew 18:21-35) (Review the Gospel lesson, Matthew 18:21-35. Peter asks, “How many times should I forgive?” Jesus gives a number, but his point is that we should ask another question: “How many times does God forgive me?” Put yourselves in the shoes of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    Forgiveness Part Ii

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Sep 23, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
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    We forgive others because God has forgiven us for so much.

    Forgiveness part 2 October 3, 1999 Matthew 18:21-35 I was to see my dentist last week, and once again he reminded me that I should floss my teeth daily. I told him that I always floss for a time after I’ve visited him, and then I get out of the habit, and then I have an appointment and he ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Lin Fricker avatar

    Forgive As We Are Forgiven

    Contributed by Lin Fricker on Sep 24, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,070 views

    Based on the parable of the Unmerciful Servant Matthew 18:21-35 about forgiving others as we are forgiven

    Peter begins by asking Jesus a question, "how many times must I forgive my brother, up to seven times? This would have been a very generous act in those days as God had finished his work of creation and on the seventh day rested, seven was a perfect number. So Peter thought he was being very ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Russell Rhodes avatar

    Breaking Out From Behind The Bars Of Bitterness

    Contributed by Russell Rhodes on Dec 28, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 3,504 views

    This sermon deals with being forgiven and forgiving others. The premise is that unforgiveness toward others leads to bitterness. We need to experience forgiveness in order to get out from behind the bars of bitterness

    Breaking out from Behind the Bars of Bitterness The Unforgiving Servant Matthew 18:21-35 Something the people of God deal with everyday is unforgiveness and unforgiveness leads to a life of bitterness. The bible is very clear; if you want forgiveness, then you need to forgive. As we look at this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Starting The Engine To Begin Forgiving Series

    Contributed by Ely Lambert on Jan 8, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 3,859 views

    The second sermon in the series designed to teach people to totally forgive others who have sinned against them.

    Starting the Engine to Begin How to Forgive from the Heart – Matthew 18:21-35 Preached at the Laurel Church of Christ On January 15, 2003 Introduction: I. There is an interesting story about Robert E. Lee after the civil war. A. Lee visited a Kentucky lady who took him to the remains of a grand ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ian Humphrey avatar

    Forgiven But Unforgiving Series

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 8, 2001
    based on 26 ratings
     | 3,204 views

    exposition on Matt ch 18

    FORGIVEN BUT UNFORGIVING Matthew 18 v. 21 - 35 Psalm 130 v. 3 & 4 "if thou Lord shouldest mark iniquity, O Lord who shall stand?" v. 4 "but there is forgiveness with thee,that thou mayest be feared" 1. The question of forgiveness v. 21 "how oft shall my brother sin, and I forgive him", in context ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • John Williams III avatar

    When Love Conquers All

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Nov 8, 2002
    based on 77 ratings
     | 8,731 views

    Forgiveness is perhaps the biggest part of God’s love.

    WHEN LOVE CONQUERS ALL Text: Matthew 18:21-35 At the age of nineteen, I got into writing a lot of poetry. After my natural mother had passed away, my poems became an outlet for my grief. Years later, I went back and looked at some of those poems. I was amazed to see that I had grown. Still, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Ewen Huffman avatar

    War- What About Forgiveness?! Series

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Nov 8, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,205 views

    A sermon for a Seeker Service that looks at national hurts, grudges and suspicions and moves on to the need for personal forgiveness (to us and from us)

    War?- what about forgiveness?! WBC Seeker Service 10/11/02 am Talk 1- National forgiveness It seems we ALL have racial, national prejudices - we¡¦re programmed. By things people say. What we pick up. Events - Nelson Mandela, in his book "Long Walk to freedom¡¨: ¡§No one is born hating another ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gary Regazzoli avatar

    Parable Of The Unforgiving Servant Series

    Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Jun 26, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 8,659 views

    Jesus extends grace to all with one exception. This parable explains what blocks "grace"

    Parable of the Unforgiving Servant • Matthew 18:21-35 (NRSV)21 Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” • Peter though he was being generous by suggesting seven times as the Pharisees taught to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Rich Cook avatar

    Lose The Weight Of Unforgiveness Series

    Contributed by Rich Cook on Jun 28, 2005
    based on 73 ratings
     | 11,056 views

    A final sermon in the "Lose the weight of ..." series. This message looks at what forgiveness is and what it isn’t. A tough message for those dealing with forgiveness issues, but a challenging one for those seeking spiritual health.

    Lose the weight of unforgiveness Purpose: To illustrate the destructive nature of unforgiveness and to give opportunity to forgive. 1. This month we’re trying to lose the weight. Hebrews 12:1, "Let us throw off everything that hinders." 2. (I started this message with a personal story of friends ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene