Jesus spent much of His ministry among the masses, but He also had several life-changing, one-on-one encounters with people who needed exactly what He offered. In part 2 of our three-week series, we’re examining Jesus’ surprising yet divinely planned conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4. On the surface, this meeting made no sense. She was …
August 31, 2019 | Philemon: A Slave’s Journey Home: The Gospel Tears Down Walls, Part 3
Have you ever heard someone say the Bible is just a book of rules? The book of Philemon is a strong example of this not being the case! We are finishing our series on the book of Philemon entitled, “The Slave Journey’s Home: The Gospel Tears Down Walls.” What happens when a slave runs away, meets the Apostle Paul, becomes …
August 17, 2019 | A Slave’s Journey Home: Finding Forgiveness in Philemon, Part 1
Have you ever asked to forgive or received forgiveness from someone? Forgiveness is not always easy. We’re diving into a three-part series on a very small but impactful book of the Bible, Philemon. We’ll learn how two people connected to Paul—one a slave, Onesimus and his owner, Philemon—were faced with forgiveness and reconciliation. The book of Philemon is different than …
May 20, 2017 | The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
Continuing this week in our three-part series on the parables of Jesus, Chris takes us to Matthew 18:21-35. Here we find the parable on the unforgiving servant. We’ll see how this servant is in two positions of power: under the king and over his servant. We’ll learn this simple but powerful parable shows us one major thing: forgiveness is freedom. …
February 4, 2017 | #1705—Prayer of Forgiveness
“Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; according to the multitude of Your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions” (Ps. 51:1). This week Chris shares from Psalm 51, a psalm of repentance. We’ll learn how David’s plea for forgiveness from the sin he committed against God involving Bathsheba showed his knowledge of God’s character, which can be …