Benefits of Forgiveness  The benefits of forgiveness are clearly stated in the Bible.  Forgiveness affects you and the person you forgive.  Plus, there are great spiritual blessings, as well.  There are several reasons why you might not have forgiven someone who has hurt you.  It can be difficult to forgive. ...

How To Handle An Offense Prov. 14: 10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO of How to Handle an Offense In the Christian life, you are going to be hurt by another Christian at some point in your life.  It seems that everyone goes through this experience at least once.  And some folks go...

Children of the Highest It is very important to discern the doctrinal application of this passage on the children of the highest before studying each verse in the passage. These words were spoken to Jesus’s disciples, v.40.  They were spoken during his earthly ministry, before his crucifixion.  At this time,...

We have some excellent sermons and radio broadcasts on the subject of bitterness posted on line.  For example, The Evil Effects of Bitterness and Naomi’s Bitterness.  But there is something about putting away bitterness that is not covered in these other sermons.  So, we need to discuss putting away bitterness...

As we discussed this morning, the Lord is full of compassion.  He has certainly had compassion on us.  Compassion is “sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it”.  What does God want us to do with the compassion that he extends toward us?  He wants us...

In 1 Tim 2:1-8, we find that prayer is essential.  In 1 Tim 2:8, we see that there are four essentials in prayer.  When you pray you must: Be instant – Paul said, “I will therefore that men pray everywhere…”.  In Rom 12:12, he said, “continuing instant in prayer.”  Prayer...

Satan is a vicious, clever enemy.  Nevertheless, Jesus successfully defended himself against the temptations of the devil [Matt 4:1-11], cast him out of every person he possessed, who came to Jesus for healing [Acts 10:38], spoiled him and openly triumphed over him on the cross [Col 2:15], and will destroy...

Offences Will Come Luke 17:1-4 Offences will come to each of us, making us the offended party. We will also be the offender from time to time. We need to know how to reconcile these offences as God would have it, and thus giving us peace and pleasing God. IF...

Forget The Past Phil. 3:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Forgetting those things which are behind …, forgetting the past. Paul could live today and not dwell on the past mistakes. In Matt. 27:35-38 the Lord hung between two thieves, and I believe that every Christian hang between two thieves today. The...

Forgiveness (Ephesians 4:32) This is one of the great verses in the word of God in regards to forgiving others as saved people. It is often quoted in sermons and teachings on the subject. In this lesson we will look at some verses and biblical principles on forgiveness. The example...