I want to share the sermon I preached last Sunday at my church.
YouTube Link - https://youtu.be/PONXAa7jDGg
Main Points from the messages.
Main Verse:- Philemon 1:11
Onesimus hasn’t been of much use to you in the past, but now he is very useful to both of us.
Introduction
• “To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.”
― C.S. Lewis
• Forgiveness is not a matter of the heart but also requires actions
Actions needed with Forgiveness
- Receive (12)
- Restoration(15)
- Restitution (18)
Conclusion
- “Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.” ― Corrie Ten Boom
- I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one. - Henry Ward Beecher