On the last mission trip that I was on, I was in charge of certain project that had to do with our worship one evening. I asked a few youth and adults to help me with this particular thing. The majority of those I asked to help were more than willing to pitch in and make this part of our worship service special. One youth, however, had a very different response. When I asked him to be involved, his response was, “So, what are you going to do for me...
How do you feel about … forgiveness, today? Is it an important part of our lives as followers of Christ? Is it something that we should always be willing to do? And, do others need it? The truth is … everyone needs a little forgiveness at times… And, we—as followers of Christ—are in need of offering it, being the bearers of forgiveness. Our Bible story for today is a story of ‘the possibility of forgiveness.’ The Apostle Paul, in prison at Rome, writes to a wealthy man who had become...