Resources
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Bitter or Better
Traveling the uneven road of life, we meet disappointments, letdowns, offenses, hurts, and calamities.What or who will determine whether these unwanted encounters will make us bitter or better?
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Discipleship Illustrated
With simple illustrations from the Bible and from history, this message inspires disciples to pattern after Jesus in servanthood, forgiveness, nonresistance and more.
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Flee, Fight, Forgive
When there is conflict in the workplace, discord in the family, controversy at church, dissension among the school board, friction at the sewing circle, disagreement between pastors, there are three options: flee, fight, or forgive. Which is the best choice? And how do we choose it?
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Forgive as You Have Been Forgiven
Have you been forgiven much, or little? We tend to have a wrong view of how much we have been forgiven. Our perception of our own sins and God’s forgiveness will affect our willingness to forgive others. How we handle the offenses we encounter will have a direct effect on how God forgives us.
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Guilt, Shame and the Gospel of Jesus Christ
How do we deal with sin and the shame that comes with it? Many turn to substance abuse to dull the pain. Others try do do good works. But only through Jesus Christ can we be healed.
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- Dale Maldaner
- Publisher
- pinegrovemennonitechurch.org
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Guilty or Forgiven?
“How do you plead?” the judge asked. I swallowed. I hadn’t realized how difficult this would be. “Guilty,” I answered. Guilty. We have all felt guilty at one time or another. More than that, we have all been guilty.
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I Have Been Wronged
How does a Christian respond when he's wronged or treat unfairly? He faces a choice to become patient or revengeful. Christ prayed for his tormentors, "Father forgive them: for they know not what they do." Is this how we respond?
- Author
- Stephen Ebersole
- Publisher
- Pilgrim Mennonite Conference
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Let It Rather Be Healed
Family relationships, church relationships and life experiences can wound. How can we triumph over this pain, and be healed on Jesus' terms?
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Living Above Bitterness
Bitterness is like a leech. It attaches itself to and feeds on you, draining the life from you. Bitterness is rebellion against God. How do you respond to life? Do you let the unpleasant circumstances make you bitter?
- Author
- Jay Horst
- Topics
- ForgivenessHumility
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Romans 7: The Bridge Chapter
Christians ask, "Is Romans 7 about Christians, or unbelievers?"…In Romans, this chapter is a bridge between the life of sin and life in the spirit. Discover how God wants to enable us to keep His law, rather than being held in bondage by it.
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The Jewel of Forgiveness
Have you been wronged by your friends or enemies? Are you miserable because of the wrongs that have not been made right? How much has God forgiven you?
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The Sin of Bitterness
Bitterness not only ruins relationships with others; our own lives can self-destruct through unresolved bitterness in our own hearts. God has answers for bitterness—answers that restore both your heart and your love for others to His beauty.
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The Sweet Balm of Forgiveness
You have been hurt, offended, mistreated, victimized, abused, wounded, WRONGED--perhaps even intentionally. What will you do with the painful scar? MUST you forgive the offender? What would Jesus do in your case?
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The Way of Spiritual Success
Psalm 32 was written after a very dark time in David's life. His sin of lust, his adultery with Bathsheba, and his murder of Uriah, left him feeling dark, sad, empty, and dry. Listen to this recording to learn how we can find peace through Faith, Forgiveness, and Obedience.
- Author
- Jay Horst
- Topics
- ForgivenessPuritySalvation
