Category: You Are Forgiven

How can you KNOW that you are forgiven?

How Can You Know That You Are Forgiven? These last eight weeks have flown by, and I pray that we’re ending this study a little wrecked, a lot changed, and in complete awe of our great God and His mind-blowing gift of forgiveness. Many nights were spent praying and writing

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Beautiful Feet Bring Good News

They called her Moses. An unlikely heroine, Harriet Tubman was five-feet tall and suffered a brain injury at age 15 when a heavy iron weight was hurled in her direction. In the years that followed, she was plagued by sleeping spells and migraine headaches. Born a slave, Tubman was abused

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Now Is Your Time…GO!

For seven weeks now we’ve been reading, sharing, and diving into what it means to be forgiven. Slowly, day by day, we’ve taken this life-changing truth from God’s Word and have applied it to our hearts. I know some mornings you’ve worked to embrace truth that feels impossible to accept and

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The Joy Of Our Salvation

THE JOY OF OUR SALVATION William Tyndale was a scholar who translated the Bible into an early form of modern English. He was very outspoken about his views and especially passionate about the good news of the gospel. Tyndale said, “Evangelion (that we call the gospel) is a Greek word

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Called to love…

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this, all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” – John 13:34-35 Jesus loves everyone. Every single

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The Fruit of Forgiveness: Love and Joy

It was a brisk Fall Monday morning a couple of weeks ago, and like a fish out of water this suburban mama was headed into the big city of Chicago for the day. I had recently applied for an international Visa, and the backed-up-more-than-usual consulate suggested that I show up

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Give Thanks Always And For EVERYTHING…

  Give Thanks Always And For EVERYTHING… “Fleas!” I cried. “Betsie, the place is swarming with them!” We scrambled across the intervening platforms, heads low to avoid another bump, dropped down to the aisle, and edged our way to a patch of light. “Here! And here another one!” I wailed.

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Marked by Gratitude…

  Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves

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The Fruit of Our Forgiveness: Gratitude

When I wrote Chapter 6 in You Are Forgiven, I shared a very personal, very painful story. To some who have read it, it might not have seemed like that big of a deal. But they didn’t experience it. They didn’t see the look of hurt in my daughter’s eyes.

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The Forgiven, Forgive…

THE FORGIVEN, FORGIVE… The verses for today are taken from the Lord’s Prayer. We are so familiar with it that if we’re honest, we would admit that it really doesn’t mean all that much to us when we read or say it. I know I have felt that way. But

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