You find out what you really believe when others mistreat you. Sometimes the real test of your faith is what you don’t do.
Text: Matthew 5:11Here is part of an email from a friend: Do you have any suggestions for getting rid of bitterness? What […]
Sermon Series: Total ForgivenessTo understand forgiveness, consider Jesus on the cross. In his dying moments He uttered words that still ring across the centuries: “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Even as he said those words, the crowd laughed, mocked, cheered, jeered. They taunted him. When he died, the people who put him to death were quite pleased with themselves. No one seemed very sorry. No one said, “I was wrong. This is a mistake.” And yet he said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” That is precisely what we must say if we are going to follow Jesus.
Text: Romans 15“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who […]
Text: Luke 6:27-36A few days ago I received an e-mail with a comment about these sermons on forgiveness: Since you started this […]
Text: Ephesians 4:29-32“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the […]
Text: Matthew 7:1-5“Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors” (Matthew 6:12 KJV). The fifth petition of the Lord’s Prayer seems […]
Text: Matthew 6:12This is the first sermon in a series I never planned to preach. The story of how it came to […]
Text: Matthew 18:21-35