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Do you know the freedom forgiveness can bring? Not forgiving is like drinking poison thinking it will hurt the other person. Jesus told us to forgive and bless those who curse us. Learn how you can today.

The Freedom of Forgiveness Today we wrapping up the River Valley Church study about purpose in the freedom that God gives us. Just as a quick recap, we kicked this series off by looking at the source of our freedom. Without God freedom wouldn’t even exist! By the power of His word, He created us for…

Testimonies have power to change what exists and what does not exist yet. Can you remember a time you heard a testimony and it helped you believe? Can you remember a time where Jesus did something in your life? Have you shared that with anyone else yet? 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the…

Mercy=not getting what we deserve. This is very simplified definition. Grace=getting what we do not deserve. A simplified definition though it is way more complex and deep than just this. Forgiveness is based on mercy. Justice demands a payment and mercy says forgiveness can be made by accepting a payment…

Ver.15-20 Restoring a Brother Ver.15 Matthew 5:3 “3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:5 “5 Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:7 “7 Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.” Matthew 5:8 “8 Blessed are the pure…

SCRIPTURE READING Psalm 103:1-22 “Bless the Lord, O my soul, And all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits; Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases; Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with lovingkindness…

INTRODUCTION We are continuing our study today about relationships in the church. The subject today is, “dealing with sin in the church”. Paul made this comment in his letter to the Corinthians, “a little leaven levens the whole lump” ( 1 Cor. 5:6 ). Sin is like a cancer that begins as one tiny spot…

Testimonies have power to change what exists and what does not exist yet. Can you remember a time you heard a testimony and it helped you believe? Can you remember a time where Jesus did something in your life? Have you shared that with anyone else yet? 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the…

WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

Forgiveness is a core tenet of the Christian faith. The Bible speaks of the importance of forgiving one another, as well as asking for forgiveness. It is important to forgive others, in order to move forward in life and continue to grow and become more and more like Jesus. Learn more in the message Forgive One Another by Pastor Shawn.

Forgiveness 21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” forgive-to stop blaming or taking an offense into account. It means, at its best and easiest a very simple concept: to let go. 22 Jesus said to him, “I do not…

Influencing Change. Called to Lead: The Grounded Leader. Presented by OrLando Yarborough III Opening passage: Matthew 4:18–20 (NKJV) · At the age of 6 when I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, I knew my life was changed but I didn't know the full extent of that change. · I knew I was saved…

Introduction: Good morning, If you have your Bibles let me invite you to open with me to the book of Mark chapter 11. We are going to begin reading with part of the passage that we covered last week and then we will continue on to our new text for study this morning. If its your first time here this…

Unforgiven Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times. “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts…

21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times. 23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts…

Secular - A man left work one Friday afternoon. Being payday, instead of going home, he stayed out the entire weekend hunting with the boys and spent his entire paycheck. When he finally appeared at home, Sunday night, he was confronted by a very angry wife and was barraged for nearly two hours with…

Then Peter approached him and asked, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? As many as seven times?” “I tell you, not as many as seven,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven. “For this reason, the kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who wanted to settle…

Greatness in Christ’s kingdom community is built upon humility, love and forgiveness

Big Idea of the Message: We are not meant to carry the weight of bitterness and anger, but we can trade them for freedom and peace. Bitterness Who here is carrying pain that you should not be carrying; How many of you are carrying something beyond your control, but yet in your control; How many of you…

INTRODUCTION Context STOP S – What is the situation T – Type of literature O – Who is the Object of the passage P – Is the passage Prescriptive, Descriptive 6 Things Forgiveness is Not 1. FORGETTING When you forgive someone, your memory isn’t suddenly wiped clean of the offense. Our brains can’t do that.…

Introduction Today we will look at the Lord’s Prayer. It probably won’t be the version that most of you have memorized. That one is over in Mt. 6 . Rather than this being an edited version of that prayer, this is almost certainly a different occasion being reported. It is helpful to have both of these…

Forgive Good morning Church, great to be with you today. welcome to those joining on line. both right now or if your watching this in the future Today we on continuing to discover How the Bride is to get ready for Jesus’s return We’ve covered alot of ground. If you missed any you can always catch up…

Trouble in the Text: Peter asked how many times should he forgive. Notes: Verse By Verse: Vs. 21 Up to seven times: A generous offer, but not enough for Jesus. Jesus suggests unlimited forgiveness by using the number seven, which often represents totality or completeness. Vs. 22 They should forgive continuously…

Family Forgives 1 And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two female servants. 2 And he put the servants with their children in front, then Leah with her children, and Rachel and Joseph…

Introduction Good morning on this 9th week of “Stay at Home and Worship Via Facebook” I pray that all of you are doing well this Sunday morning. I’m looking forward to our being able to return to gathering together for worship. In this weeks newsletter, I shared some of the things we’ll be doing to safely…