Podcasts about forgiving as we have been forgiven

Part two of Angela's 5-week "Spiritual Warfare for Christians" series continues with the topic of FORGIVENESS.     If you feel you are constantly under spiritual attack, it may very well be because you have given the devil a foothold through the doorway of unforgiveness.     We cannot underestimate our Savior's expectation of us to FOLLOW HIM! This episode speaks to the importance of FORGIVING AS WE HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN!... ...and not simply living off the theology of that, but living the true reality of that!     When we love not our own life unto death, we cannot be offended by others. When we comprehend His mercy for us, we cannot help but be merciful of others. When we truly believe that we have been forgiven, we become that same expression of forgiveness.   Within FORGIVENESS, this livestream focuses on offense, anger, mercy, belief, love and healing.     Angela's Instagram: @angelamariescafidi     Ways to Support the Show:    

“To follow Jesus is to embrace the way of suffering love, non-retaliation and forgiveness.” - @andrejosiah Pst Andre shared from Matthew 18:21, in his sermon, Forgiving As We Have Been Forgiven. Expounding on the parable where Jesus shows Peter that our forgiveness and our willingness to forgive should be limitless, Pst Andre reminded us that the call to forgiveness is core to being a follower of Jesus in our world today. Just as we've been forgiven a debt that we couldn't repay, Jesus calls us to now forgive and extend that same mercy and grace to others, by releasing them of the debt “owed” to us, and no longer holding their trespasses against them. May we ponder: What does Jesus' call to forgiveness mean for us in our individual lives? We pray that you were blessed by the word and that you'll discover a renewed revelation of God's love and forgiveness upon our lives as you seek Him.

In their ongoing series looking at difficult and perplexing sayings of Jesus, pastors and friends Erica, Sarah, and Steve explore what Jesus (and the rest of the New Testament voice) mean when they talk about forgiving others and being forgiven by God, and also about a strange scene before Jesus' arrest where he tells his disciples to get swords (while then telling them not to use them).  So, does God only forgive us when we have forgiven other people?  Does God's forgiveness happen within linear time as a reaction to our forgiving of others, or has God "already" forgiven us from before we were born?  And if that weren't thorny enough, why does Jesus tell his followers to go get some swords right before he is arrested, and then stop his disciples from using them to defend themselves when the authorities come for him?  We've got some thinking to do as we sift through these "hard sayings" of Jesus, so join us for the conversation in this latest episode!

From the series, "Forgiving As We Have Been Forgiven" as part of Practicing the Way. In our final teaching, we flip it around from forgiving people who have hurt us, to reconciling with people we have hurt. In a cultural moment of victimization, it's all to easy to blame shift and make excuses, but the invitation of Jesus is to journey down the long, slow road of reconciliation.

From the series, "Forgiving As We Have Been Forgiven" as part of Practicing the Way. One of, if not the greatest, gifts we receive as apprentices of Jesus is forgiveness. But to Jesus, this is a gift we are to pass on to others. His end goal is for his apprentices to grow and mature into the kind of people who are forgiving by nature. But this is hard to do! In this teaching, we move from the idea of teaching to the practice of it. Using a five stage process called R.E.A.C.H., we aim to replace the emotions attached to our wounds.

From the series, "Forgiving As We Have Been Forgiven" as part of Practicing the Way. Many of us get stuck in unforgiveness over the many ways we’ve been wounded. The key to healing and freedom isn’t just to release somebody from the debt owed; but to find a way to transform out pain into something beautiful.

From the series "Forgiving As We Have Been Forgiven" as part of Practicing The Way. Forgiveness is integral in our discipleship with Jesus. We live in a world polluted by sin and shame, and relationships in this broken world are often marked by disappointment, loss, and pain. God is calling us to forgive because Jesus himself chose to forgive.