One of the best ways to keep a clean conscience is by practicing the art of forgiveness, even when we can’t forget what’s been done to us. Asking for forgiveness and granting grace to others are keys to listening to God’s monitor system.
Text: Genesis 45:1-15; 50:15-21A clear conscience doesn’t just happen; its something we need to strive for. The good news is that God loves to give us a new beginning as we lean on reliable friends, as we respond to His leading and as we ask Him to give us clean hearts.
Text: Psalm 51; Hebrews 10:19-22Almost five years ago we started sending free copies of my books to prisoners across America. Through a partnership with […]
Text: II Timothy 2:14-26I remember a church picnic we had when I was pastoring in Rockford. Everything was great except that it was […]
Text: Titus 1:15; 1 Timothy 4:2The conscience is the soul’s automatic warning system. We will discover more about its purpose as we focus on its four roles: a witness, a prosecutor, a defender, and a judge.
Text: 1 Samuel 24:1-15Build your life on Jesus Christ and you will never be disappointed, and those who know you will be sorry to see you go.
Text: 2 Timothy 2:1-13Today we are beginning a summer series from the little book of II Timothy. People sometimes wonder how pastors choose […]
Text: II Timothy 1Are you looking around and complaining, or are you looking up and comprehending? As God eavesdrops on our lives, He makes a distinction between those who know Him and those who do not. We see this in the last verse of Malachi 3: “And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
Text: Malachi 3:13-18Loving your enemies is the final step in forgiveness. When Jesus walks with us, we will find the strength to love our enemies and to bless those who curse us.
Text: Luke 6:27-36Without forgiveness, there is no future, no freedom, and no healing. But where there is forgiveness, there is grace and mercy and a future as bright as the promises of God.
Text: Ephesians 4:29-32