Luke 6:36-42 Introduction Last week we looked at the matchlessness of God’s forgiveness. We saw how gracious God is because even though we break His law, He forgives us when we repent. After the service last week someone came up to me and commented that if that is what God is like and if we are to become…

Typical Responses to Conflict Consider the following scenario (From Resolving Everyday Conflict) Jim comes from from work. He seems sullen and distracted. Susan's had a hard day herself: she got home late from work, realized that she had forgotten to plan for dinnner, and now Jim sticks his head into…

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After listening to Jesus’ teaching regarding confronting a sinner, Peter asked the Lord a question that, at some moment, has also come to our mind: How many times should I forgive my brother/sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” “Three strikes and the player was out” was the custom of that…

This week we see Jesus welcoming the love poured out by a notorious wrongdoer - explaining that she loves like this because she understands how greatly she has been forgiven. Have we grasped the totality of our forgiveness? How do we respond?

Mercy, you can't get it unless you give it. But what about it makes it so hard to give? After we recognize God's mercy for us, we can then see how rediculous it is for us not to show it to others. As Jesus followers, let's be bent towards mercy.

Big Idea: True disciples forgive humbly and freely.

The problem of evil and violence in our world has more to do with the sinful nature than with any other reason.

Sermon on Luke 6.32-36 Title: Credit Line With God Textual outline 3 examples of what is no credit because the sinners do it too. Love those who love you Do good to those who do good to you Lending to those who will do the same Do the opposite Love enemies Do Good to enemies Lend without expectations…

The Anatomy of Forgiveness— Part #1— 11-9-08 Other Idea · What forgiveness is · What forgiveness isn’t · Maybe do that contrast in week #2 Perhaps—take the present notes—boil them down to list contrast?? · Or Use next week list to summarize the concepts ** Need to Chart out · Where is forgiveness POINTED…

God is happy to save and restore the humble repentant sinner

Ezra recounts in his prayer how Israel responded to the blessings of God (9:6-15) with rebellion and disobedience. The text summarizes Israel's people as being prideful, stiff necked, breaking the Law, and indiffirent to God. As we compare the NT to God's work with Israel - we can be just as prideful, rebellious, disobedient, and indiffirent. We often are amazed at the Apostasy of Israel in the face of such mighty love and power. But the Gospel represents even greater power and grace. We ought to live by faith as we consider the power and love of the Exodus and the Gospel.

Discover and practice the grace and love of God by carefully looking at the Parable of the Prodigal Son.

A Call to Forgive VIDEO: signs of forgiveness: 35 lSo also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother mfrom your heart.” This text represents So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.” Matthew’s…

God's mercy and grace is always available to us when we seek Him out with a sincere and honest heart.

We excercise judgement about many things every day. Jesus asks us to be wise in judgement and not to simply judge the outside or cursory things. We need wisdom and we need to be asking, seeking, and knocking that we might know how to treat others the way we want to be treated. It is possible to be decieved and so good judgement is of vital importance seeing that Jesus' way is narrow and there are few who find it. LORD, give us wisdom. Help us to be merciful to others. Help us to love each other enough to hold each other accountable with mercy and grace and love. Recorded at Refuge TLH on Sunday, August 5, 2019.

The following sermon is going to trace the sins, discipline, repentance and God’s gracious forgiveness of one of the most evilest kings Judah ever had in order to provoke hope in our hearts that God is full of grace and is always willing to forgive those who confess with a repentant, contrite heart!

In what is known as the Sermon on the Plain, Jesus teaches His disciples how to live life with a mercy that multiplies. God's mercy instructs the way we judge, lead, correct, and inspect others as we keep the mercy we've received at the fore of all we do towards others.

Judgement: inevitable, inescapable, impartial. Be reconciled before judgement.

While becoming merciful is not easily attainable, from Jesus’ words we learn that mercy grows best in the fertile souls of the poor in spirit, those who mourn, the meek, and those who hunger and thirst for righteousness sake. It is only when a merciful heart has been cultivated in grace that God-given mercy can be shared with the world!

Dear Christian, just as God in Christ has forgiven you of your sins, so should you forgive those who sin against you.

The Simplicity of Forgiveness Matthew 18.15-35 Pastor Oesterwind Introduction: When I prayed for Annabelle yesterday, I asked that the Lord protect her from the sinfulness of this world. I think it a good prayer, but no one lives in this world without being mistreated. I guess I should add to my prayer…

A mob brought before Jesus a woman caught in adultry. Instead of condemnation, Jesus brought grace, love, mercy and forgiveness. And He does the same for us today, when we are caught in our own sins.

Help! I’ve fallen Our section tonight covers this type of a situation, the one who has fallen as well as helping to carry one another’s burdens. We have come from walking in the Spirit (Gal5:16-19, 25-26) to fruitful grace (Gal5:22-23) now tonight we are looking at extending grace (Gal6:1-5). 25 If we…