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Eph 4:32; Col 3:13 Key to Our Own Forgiveness This is a new and updated version of the sermon on the same topic, but different material today, than the one I gave in 2008. Salvation at its core is about forgiveness and the new life we have in Christ. True forgiveness – at least the way Christ forgives us – is very hard. Truly forgiving others gives the forgiven one and the one doing the forgiving a new lease on life plus many blessings. But without it, we’re not going to be forgiven either. We can’t forgive the consequences of sin, but we can release any resentment, hate, bitterness and lack of love for what others have done to us or we to them. This is a very, very important topic

Some believe we are to pray directly only to God the Father and never to Jesus Christ. If you believe that, or if that is your practice – not to ever pray to Jesus -- I encourage you to listen to this teaching. Does Christ’s teaching us to pray to our Father in the “Lord’s Prayer”, command us not to ever pray to HIM? Who did Abraham, David, the prophets and others pray to in the Old Testament? Are we never to pray to our Betrothed?

The Feast of Tabernacles will soon be here. Honestly: is your heart in it? Are you excited about it? Are you even planning to go? Will you be prepared mentally and spiritually to appear before your Maker and to worship the King? This message is about things we can do to make it a great feast for everyone, and then five reasons we go to the Feast in the first place. This could be just what you and your family need before heading for the feast.

God “used to” reveal himself to men and women “in Bible times” through angels, and even from Christ himself. Others had dreams and visions. These happened both in the Old and New Testament accounts and even after Christ’s resurrection. Has God quit revealing himself and His will? Peter says in Acts 2 that he believed the Joel 2 prophecy was happening; that men AND women were speaking as led by the Holy Spirit. This sermon shows that God has not retired, has not gone mute, but in fact reveals Himself in many ways to those who have ears to hear and eyes to see. Be sure to print out the notes but also hear the audio – as so much more is in the audio than just the notes.

Most of us probably miss the dozens of passages in the Old Testament that point to Christ as Savior, the promised Messiah and returning King of Kings. This teaching will give numerous examples we might otherwise read right over. You will appreciate Christ more than ever and be excited to see him glorified from Genesis onwards.