Forgiveness Is FOR Giving
What is our motivation to forgive others? Do we forgive so that we will BE forgiven? Or do we forgive because we are ALREADY forgiven?
Sermons tagged with ‘Forgiveness’
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God’s Mercy in Relationships
Sermon: In View of God’s Mercy: Relationships
Text: Genesis 45:1-15; Ephesians 4:25-32; John 13:34-35
Focus: God forgives us unconditionally.
Function: That they would forgive others as God in Christ Jesus has forgiven them.
Love Your Enemies
Love your enemies, as God loved you.
The Good Son
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! There are few things as exasperating in the life of a parent as the moments when your children mouth off to you. Such disrespect and blatant refusal to submit to your authority can be […]
Speaking the Truth in Love
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The Word of God that engages us today is Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, especially these words: “Speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into […]
Contemporary Praise and Worship for Father’s Day, June 20th, 2021
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Unclean Lips (sermon based on Isaiah 6:1-8)
“Confession has two parts. First, that we confess our sins, and second, that we receive absolution, that is, forgiveness, from the pastor as from God Himself, not doubting, but firmly believing that by it our sins are forgiven before God in heaven” (SC, Confession).
“The God of Us and Them” (sermon based on Jonah 3:1-5, 10)
Sermon: The God of “Us” and “Them”
Text: Jonah 3-4
Focus: God loves everyone and everything he made and desires the salvation of all people.
Function: That they would love people who are different than them.
The Right Stuff: Jesus and John (Sermon based on Matthew 21:23-27)
Sermon: The “Right” Stuff: John and Jesus [Short version]
Text: Matthew 21:23-27
Focus: All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Jesus.
Function: That they would rejoice in and submit to Christ’s gracious authority in their lives.
Once More from the Heart (sermon based on Matthew 18:21-35)
Sermon: Once More from the Heart!
Text: Matthew 18:21-35
Focus: God forgives our sin debt freely and fully without any merit or worthiness in me.
Function: That they would sincerely forgive others for their sins against them.