The Freedom of Forgiveness
Donald Cantrell
Colossians 3: 12 - 13
I - The Demands of Forgiveness
II - The Diagnosis of Forgiveness
III - The Demonstration of Forgiveness
IV - The Decision of Forgiveness
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''Forgiveness is a choice, just as being bitter is a choice''
Max Lucado in ''The Great House of God'' talks about his bout with a Bounty Hunter, as follows:
''Living in the cross hairs of a hit man is no treat. I should know. I had one after me for three months. He wasn't a Mafia member, nor was he a gang member. He didn't carry a gun with a scope; his weapons were even deadlier. He had my number and a commission to track me down and make me pay.
What was his job? Collect past-due payments for a credit card company.
A good day for him means a bad day for everyone he contacts. Don't get me wrong, I understand why such an occupation is necessary.
I just wonder what kind of person would want such a job.
Who wants to be a missionary of misery?
Can you imagine what their spouse says as they go to work? 'Make 'em squirm, honey.' Do their bosses motivate them with the 'blood out of a turnip' award?
Who is their hero, Godzilla? What a job. Their payday is your paycheck, and they are out to get it. Can you imagine spending your days like that?
Greg Laurie, shares the following:
Perhaps you can. Perhaps all of us can. Even the best among us spend time demanding payment. Doesn't someone owe you something, an apology, a second chance, a fresh start, an explanation, a thank you, a childhood, a marriage? Stop and think about it (which I don't encourage you to do for long), and you can make a list of a lot of folks who are in your debt. Your parents should have been more protective. Your children should have been more appreciative. Your spouse should be more sensitive. Your preacher should have been more attentive.
What are you going to do with those ...
Donald Cantrell
Colossians 3: 12 - 13
I - The Demands of Forgiveness
II - The Diagnosis of Forgiveness
III - The Demonstration of Forgiveness
IV - The Decision of Forgiveness
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''Forgiveness is a choice, just as being bitter is a choice''
Max Lucado in ''The Great House of God'' talks about his bout with a Bounty Hunter, as follows:
''Living in the cross hairs of a hit man is no treat. I should know. I had one after me for three months. He wasn't a Mafia member, nor was he a gang member. He didn't carry a gun with a scope; his weapons were even deadlier. He had my number and a commission to track me down and make me pay.
What was his job? Collect past-due payments for a credit card company.
A good day for him means a bad day for everyone he contacts. Don't get me wrong, I understand why such an occupation is necessary.
I just wonder what kind of person would want such a job.
Who wants to be a missionary of misery?
Can you imagine what their spouse says as they go to work? 'Make 'em squirm, honey.' Do their bosses motivate them with the 'blood out of a turnip' award?
Who is their hero, Godzilla? What a job. Their payday is your paycheck, and they are out to get it. Can you imagine spending your days like that?
Greg Laurie, shares the following:
Perhaps you can. Perhaps all of us can. Even the best among us spend time demanding payment. Doesn't someone owe you something, an apology, a second chance, a fresh start, an explanation, a thank you, a childhood, a marriage? Stop and think about it (which I don't encourage you to do for long), and you can make a list of a lot of folks who are in your debt. Your parents should have been more protective. Your children should have been more appreciative. Your spouse should be more sensitive. Your preacher should have been more attentive.
What are you going to do with those ...
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