A close look at how unforgiveness can destroy ones life!

Just this past week something caught my attention in the news. You may have seen it yourself and read about it. An act of forgiveness was seen. Can you imagine forgiving the person who killed your own brother? Well, that's exactly what happened in a Dallas courtroom this past Wednesday. Police officer…

It is fun to watch children as they freely imitate those whom they admire. Watch a young boy or girl on the athletic field and you may seem them mimicking the batting stance or free throw regiment of their favorite hero. Watch a young boy as he imitates a soldier or a young girl as they dress to look…

On those occasion when I am to speak on forgiveness, I know that I will be speaking to a real need in people's lives. Every one of us has been hurt deeply by someone else. It may have been a parent, an ex-spouse, a current mate, a sibling, a former friend, a relative, or perhaps a stranger. It be a hurt…

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. ; “ Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,…

Forgiving others is incredibly difficult. It becomes easier, however, when we realize that we have been forgiven first. Find out more in this week's message from Matthew 18:21-35

The primary problem addressed by Paul in 1 Corinthians, the point behind the fruit of the Spirit, the primary pursuit in Ephesians, and the putting on of the new person in Colossians 3 is all about loving our brothers and sisters.

By Pastor Glenn Pease Paul Aurandt tells this story of General Thomas Jackson who was the right arm of General Lee. The Confederate soldiers were so impressed with his bravery in battle as he stood out in front that they called him Stonewall Jackson. His first brigade was the most devastating war machine…

Was last year a good year? Bad? Mediocre? Would you like 2018 to be a better year? Today’s message provides 5 daily disciplines to help you thrive in 2018, not just survive.

Our forgiveness has the power to bring joy and encouragement to others. This positive truth has a negative opposite. Failure to forgive brings sadness and discouragement. This sadness and discouragement comes to us as well as to others. There can be no joy without forgiveness. When we forgive and experience the joy it brings it encourages our hearts in the Lord.

Forgiving Others Matthew 18:21-35 Intro: A man brought his wife in for marital counseling. When he came into the room he glaringly commanded her to sit in a chair. He turned to the counselor and said, “My wife needs counseling.” The counselor responded, “That might be so. Would you leave us for a few…

Sinners must respond to God’s offer of forgiveness through faith in Jesus Christ.

“Put on then” We need to lay some ground work. This describes the depth of change that we should experience as Christians. It is dependent on you first accomplishing the instructions (by the power of the Holy Spirit) to put to other qualities to death in you. But you don’t stop there Your life in Christ…

Scriptural Text: ". . .Why do you not know how to interpret the present time?" (Luke 12:56) Christianity is a power religion. At the dawn of the universe God Almighty exerted His power to create by the spoken word. In the first chapter of Genesis we read that God said "Let there be light," for example,…

How do we respond when we've lost the battle against Satan?

Judges 16:23-31 Copyright August 5, 2018 by Rev. Bruce Goettsche We have spent the last four weeks looking at the life of Samson. This week, the Samson story comes to an end. I feel especially drawn to this passage because it focuses on the fact that Samson's hair began to grow back. I don't know why,…

Community living requires that we be willing to bear with one another.

God’s forgiveness of believers’ sins leads them to pray for his forgiveness of others and to be forgiving in their dealings with other people.

The stages of Forgiveness.

On March 24, 1998 Jonesboro, Arkansas was the lead story on every news report. Two students (Mitchell Johnson (13) and Andrew Golden (11)) fired 22 shots on their classmates. They murdered four students and a teacher, Shannon Wright who was 32 years old. Time magazine had an interview with Mitchell Wright,…

Intro As we look at the book of Revelation it is evident that God is at work. We see the Father, Who is, and Who was, and Who is to come, on His throne in Heaven, receiving glory from all creation. We see Jesus, the mighty Son of Man, the Lamb Who was Slain, the White Horseman, harvesting souls, and…

At some point or another, every one of us has been wronged. People hurt us each day—most are relatively minor offenses, often a result of misunderstanding, but other times people wound us deeply. Some of you carry wounds that are deeper than anyone knows. We respond to these wounds in different ways.…