the one that i loved, the city of hope
as everything else will disappoint you A sermon on Jesus' ethic and & parable of forgiveness : Isn’t it strange how what we need the MOST, is ALSO what hardest for us to give? …I’m talking about forgiveness , of course. …Let’s get at this by way of reflection; let’s take thirty seconds to remember a time we were forgiven . Not because we deserved it, but simply because we needed it. Okay? Okay. Go! … *Wasn’t that nice to think about? Take a little extra time and just soak in how good it feels to remember that. To experience it all, all over again… Okay. Now, think of something YOU need to be forgiven. It can be something recent or long ago. Whatever jumps to your mind. Since we will all have plenty we need to be forgiven, and our sin is always accusing us; I’m only going to give us fifteen seconds this time. Okay? Okay. Go… … Well, that’s a little less pleasant to remember, isn’t it? But , I want you to hold un...