Mar 08 2025 29 mins
••• The Battle Over Unforgiveness
••• Bible Study Verses: Proverbs 23:7, Isaiah 48:18, Hebrews 12:14-16, Genesis 24-27:41 .
••• “He who has not forgiven an enemy has never yet tasted one of the most sublime enjoyments of life. Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot cease to will their removal”, CS Lewis, "The Problem of Pain" †
••• “I wish, brothers and sisters, that we could all imitate "the pearl oyster"--A hurtful particle intrudes itself into its shell, and this vexes and grieves it. It cannot reject the evil, but what does it do but "cover" it with a precious substance extracted out of its own life, by which it turns the intruder into a pearl! Oh, that we could do so with the provocations we receive from our fellow Christians, so that pearls of patience, gentleness, and forgiveness might be bred within us by that which otherwise would have harmed us”, Charles ‘the "Prince of Preachers’ Spurgeon, 1834-1892 . ††
••• “When boiled down to its essence, unforgiveness is hatred”, John R. Rice, 1896-1980 †††
••• “He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love”, Martin Luther King, Jr.††††
••• “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you” Ephesians 4:32, RKJV .
••• What are 3-aspects of unforgiveness?
••• What are 6-reasons why unforgiveness is so rampant in many churches?
••• What are the 5-negative consequences of unforgiveness?
••• Are you going to ask your small group to pray that you will be more intentional about forgiving others in your life through the power of Holy Spirit?
••• Pastor Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast originally aired on November 2, 2019 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcast to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible .
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••• † http://www.azquotes.com/author/8805-C_S_Lewis .
••• †† http://christian-quotes.ochristian.com/Charles-Spurgeon-Quotes/ .
••• ††† http://christian-quotes.ochristian.com/John-R.-Rice-Quotes/ .
••• †††† https://www.azquotes.com/quotes/topics/christian-forgiveness.html .
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••• Winning The Battle Of The Mind, Part-6 of 9: The Battle Over Unforgiveness
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