Category Archives: forgiveness

Consequences of Rebellion Despite Repentance!

As a result of King Rehoboam’s unfaithfulness to the Lord, Shishak the king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem. King Rehoboam and the leaders of Jerusalem humbled themselves and God chose not to destroy them and give them deliverance from death. However, … Continue reading

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Episode 120 – The Gift of Forgiveness

In our last message from the forgiveness series, we join Dr. Matthew Smith, lead pastor of Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California, as he reminds us that unforgiveness in us grieves the heart of God.

Taking us to the book of Ephesians, Pastor Matt shows us how the indwelling Spirit of God is heartbroken when He is not allowed to forgive others through us because of our failure to obey Jesus. Continue reading

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Episode 119: Good Grief!

Artwork Credit: ceruleansanctum.com   Conviction – it’s a word many Christ-followers misunderstand. When the Spirit moves through the words of the pastor, many people get uncomfortable and upset. While many would rather not address the subject of conviction through the … Continue reading

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Episode 118 – Forgiving or Forbearing?

Artwork by OnlyCurious “People find fault as if there is a reward for it!  Too many people look for the worst in others and never pass up the chance to cut down or criticize others.” That quote from Zig Ziglar … Continue reading

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Episode 117 – Learning to Forgive!

Unforgiveness is a prison in which we are our own jailer! If I want out of my prison of pain all I need to do is release the offender. Let go! Welcome to the Transformed podcast! Forgiveness involves a choice … Continue reading

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Episode 115 – Living in Forgiveness!

Welcome to the Transformed podcast. We cannot accomplish God’s dream for our church until we learn to forgive and forget the offenses of others. One of the closest men to Jesus tells us today there are 7 key understandings about … Continue reading

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Episode 114 – Moving from Guilt to Gratitude

Welcome to the Transformed podcast. Gary Inrig has said, “Our response to Jesus is the infallible evidence of whether or not we have understood and received forgiveness.” In our episode today, Dr. Matthew Smith, lead pastor of Pacific Baptist Church … Continue reading

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Episode 113 – Wiping the Slate Clean

As hard as it is to imagine at times, God wants to forgive you! I know, there are things you can’t imagine God forgiving in your life. I know, some of the things you have done are just too embarrassing … Continue reading

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Episode 112 – A Costly Forgiveness!

Easter is all about forgiveness! It’s about the proof that God forgives us … Despite what we have done Despite whom we’ve hurt Despite how we’ve treated others Despite … ourselves! Our episode today is from the transcript of God’s … Continue reading

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Weeding the Garden of Our Soul

Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. … Continue reading

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