Sermons on Forgiveness
REVIVAL IN NINEVEH
REVIVAL IN NINEVEH JONAH 3 Jonah chose to disobey God by jumping on a ship to Tarshish, going in the opposite direction of Nineveh, and ending up in the belly of a great fish. God is a God of second chances, and after the great fish regurgitated Jonah, God sent Jonah to Ninevah again. Same call, but this time Jonah chose to obey. He was undistracted, unafraid, and boldly proclaimed God’s message in Nineveh. The people believed God, repented, and…
JONAH: CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES
JONAH: CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES JONAH 1:1-13 Choices have consequences. We are free to make our choices, but we don’t get to choose the consequences of those choices. We have the choice to obey or disobey God’s commands and His call on our life. It has been estimated that 99% of the time, obedience starts with pain or discomfort in some form. Yet the final result of obedience is peace. In this passage, God called Jonah personally to a particular place,…
WHAT ABOUT PETER? (Part 2)
WHAT ABOUT PETER? (Part 2) Matthew 26 There’s a little bit of Peter in all of us! Peter’s life illustrates how a believer may backslide and lose his testimony. Under pressure, Peter caved to his fear and pride. Peter had the right desire, the needed determination, but he had the wrong dependence. Unfortunately, Peter’s dependence was an unhealthy confidence in himself. Peter learned the hard way that we must look to God for strength. So, what about Peter? We see…
HOPE FOR HYPOCRITES – part 1
HOPE FOR HYPOCRITES – part 1 MATTHEW 23:8-12 Are there hypocrites in the church? A HYPOCRITE is a person who pretends to have beliefs or practices which he or she does not actually possess. In all honesty, have you ever been hypocritical about something? Who hasn’t? We all get caught up in our reflection. We all want to be seen – to be important – to be valuable. But that desire to be important can make it so that our…
Forgiveness, Part 2
Matthew 8:21-35 Sources & Acknowledgements: Holman New Testament Commentary Jack Peters Melvin Newland Warren Wiersbe’s New Testament Commentary David Dykes Kenny Haynes HB Charles, Jr. Tim Smith The Outline Bible Timothy McGhee Rod Edmundson Content for the sermon has been researched from many different sources. I attempt to acknowledge these sources whenever possible.
Forgiveness, Part 1
Matthew 18:21-25 Sources/Acknowledgements: Holman New Testament Commentary Jack Peters Melvin Newland Wiersbe’s New Testament Commentary David Dykes Kenny Haynes HB Charles, Jr Tim Smith The Outline Bible Timothy McGhee Rod Edmundson Content for the sermon has been researched from many different sources. I attempt to acknowledge these sources whenever possible.