22 Sermons Tagged "Forgiveness"

Jesus used the object lesson of Moses and the bronze serpent to teach Nicodemus that faith is obedience to God. Three years later after Jesus' death on the cross, Nicodemus clung in faith to Jesus as his savior.

There are many things in our lives that are neither commanded nor forbidden by Scripture; we call these "adiaphoron," meaning middle or indifferent things. Yet it is often in and around these things that we sin against our brothers and sisters in Christ.

Many people have likely heard the saying "there's no such thing as a free meal," but the salvation that Jesus won for us actually is a free meal, and it is truly the only one that matters.

It is often not a sheep that you would want in the flock, but that sheep is made valuable to the shepherd and to the flock, and God is glorified by His grace to His sheep.

Counting the cost of your discipleship looks like using your Christian freedom to proclaim the good news to others, to glorify God by showing forgiveness, by paying the debt of others, and by being confident in God's grace.

God’s grace has empowered you to endure animosity, to stand out from the unbelievers, and to love your enemies.

Forgiveness is supernatural because God has not only forgiven your un-payable debt, but He also empowers you to forgive the debt of others.

We must first privately take the responsibility upon by our self, then semi-privately we take the responsibility upon ourselves (a couple of brothers and/or sisters in Christ), and finally we publicly take the responsibility upon the congregation

See the blessedness of your condition, confess your sins so your burdens will disappear, and live your life in your forgiveness.

The Baptist prepares the way for the LORD with the Word of God through a baptism for the repentant resulting in the forgiveness of sins.