Teaching by Tag: Forgiveness
In the Beginning, Part 60: Forgiveness
Granting forgiveness is hard. Asking forgiveness is hard. Accepting forgiveness is hard. If you don’t think it’s hard, you probably aren’t doing it right.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 59: The Character of Jacob and Joseph
The gospel is best communicated where the conviction of those who believe it can be observed by those who don’t. God honors those who honor Him.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 54: Joseph Is Revealed
We all contribute to the mess that exists in the world, but we can look back and see that everything is designed for our good and God’s glory. By seeing God as sovereign, it replaces bitterness with love, forgiveness, and grace.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 53: The Coat and the Cup
When Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery, they took his coat and used it to bring great pain to their father. But when a missing cup threatens the life of their youngest brother Benjamin, Judah is willing to offer his own life instead.
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Dressed in Our Sunday Best
Our true Sunday best is not found in presenting ourselves well, but in presenting Christ well.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 51: Awakening of the Conscience
The accounts of Scripture are not just about individual people in history; they are a revelation of the human condition and our desperate need for somebody to take our sin and get rid of our guilty consciences. All pillows are soft if your conscience is clear.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 42: The Anatomy of Unresolved Conflict
Conflict emerges out of the sin of pride. Resolving a conflict comes through humility, forgiveness, and trusting the results to the Lord.
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God Won’t If We Don’t
A forgiven person should always have a forgiving spirit. Jesus commands that we forgive others because of what He has forgiven us. God won’t if we don’t.
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Forgiveness: Living an Authentic Christian Life
Forgiveness is the willingness to live with the consequences of someone else’s sin without holding it against them.
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No Greater Love, Part 4: Forgiven Much, Love Much
We love Jesus most and love others best by sharing His love with those around us.
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Psalms: Getting to Know the Ways of God, Part 12 (Psalm 51)
Transparency before God and men brings healing to the soul.
Watch / ListenPsalms: Getting to Know the Ways of God, Part 5 (Psalm 103)
Regardless of what I think, feel, or am experiencing, God is worthy to be praised for what He has done, is doing, and will do.
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Love One Another Earnestly
We, the church, are called to love. We are equipped to serve one another. And that loving service sustains us as a church body.
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Rooted: A Study of Deeper Faith in Colossians, Part 16
Friendships expand the capacity of the soul to experience life.
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The Prodigal Son, Part 3
The younger son returned in repentance, hoping to be made a hired hand in his father’s home – but the father's lavish forgiveness gave him far more. The prodigal hoped to be a servant but received a celebration.
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