It seems like each week since we started this series on FORGIVENESS, we’ve at least touched on the story called ‘The Parable of the Prodigal Son’ that Jesus told in Luke 15. And I said it was the greatest short story ever told … and I still stand by that, so let’s review… It begins with a father who has two sons and the youngest son is so dissatisfied with where he’s at, he asks his father for his inheritance immediately. So he takes 1/3 of his father’s estate and...
Folks, let me begin today by sharing one of my favorite psalms with you—Psalm 130 (NLT), that speaks of God’s incredible gift of forgiveness… From the depths of despair, O LORD, I call for your help. 2 Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer. 3 LORD, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive? 4 But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you. 5 I am counting on the LORD; yes, I am counting on him. I have put my hope...
Forgiving yourself reminds me of a story I heard recently of a guy who was at LaGuardia Airport in New York. He was rushing through the terminal, afraid he was going to miss his flight. So, he goes up to a complete stranger—who himself is carrying two really big, heavy bags—and asks him for the time… Well, the stranger makes a big deal out of carefully setting down his two bags. Then he looks at his watch and says… · The time is 6 PM… · In Singapore, it’s 12...
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