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As I've considered my responses to success and failure over the years, few have been more helpful than Timothy Keller. This book will encourage and equip you to anchor your identity in God....
Forgiving others can be difficult, even seemingly impossible. Time doesn't always make forgiveness easier, either. Old wounds can be the hardest to heal. However, as we said last week, what is difficult, even impossible, for us is neither for God. No healing is impossible for God, no matter how old or deep the wound (Matthew 19:26; Philippians 4:13). ...
Keep ReadingIn this Q&A, we consider Matthew 5:8-42, asking if Christians should be pacifists....
Keep ReadingIn this message, based on Philemon 1-7, we explore the freedom of forgiveness....
Keep ReadingForgiving people can be difficult. In some instances, it might seem impossible. Even so, God commands His forgiven people to forgive others (Matthew 6:14; 18:35; Mark 11:25; Luke 17:3,4). Thankfully, what is impossible for us is never impossible for God (Matthew 19:26). His Spirit empowers us to offer authentic forgiveness from the heart. ...
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