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Revenge and Forgiveness (part 2)

NRCC — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:53:13 +0000

Revenge and forgiveness, both natural parts of being human, both wired into our brain chemistry. However, ancient wisdom has taught us that we tend to over-exaggerate the former, and underestimate the power of the latter.

So, how do we actually get our brains to move toward forgiveness?

That’s the point of today’s lesson. Have a listen.
Doug

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Revenge and Forgiveness (part 1)

NRCC — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:51:58 +0000

So how’s this for crazy? I’m standing up in church to say that revenge is a natural part of being human and shouldn’t always be avoided! In fact, only when we recognize the natural part that it plays in the human experience, can we fully embrace Jesus’ teaching about forgiveness.

Have a listen,
Doug

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Reconsidering Prayer (conclusion)

admin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:21:14 +0000

We conclude this lesson on prayer today. We’ve been looking at prayer from a different starting point. Instead of beseeching God to do things for us (even good, noble, selfless things), our starting point has been Jesus’ teaching about Truth setting us free.

From that starting point, our prayer practices look different, and the results in our lives are different. Today we conclude by considering the benefits that accrue to us as we take on this different kind of prayer practice.

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Doug

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Friends for the Fray: The Lost Art of Confession (part 1)

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:29:58 +0000

The ancient art of confession is lost to most Christians today. It is a loss that causes great peril to our souls. In this lesson, we talk about the importance of this ancient practice, and some of the reasons we tend to resist it. Continue reading →

Kindness Toward Evil People and Run-Of-The-Mill Sinners: It’s Different

admin — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:10:42 +0000

by Doug Hammack

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Living in Forgiveness-Land – Appendix

admin — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:34:37 +0000

by Doug Hammack

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The Crazy People Who Live in Forgiveness-Land – Part 4

admin — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:31:18 +0000

by Doug Hammack

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The Crazy People Who Live in Forgiveness-Land – Part 3

admin — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:28:43 +0000

by Doug Hammack

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The Crazy People Who Live in Forgiveness-Land – Part 2

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:02:27 +0000

by Doug Hammack

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The Crazy People Who Live in Forgiveness-Land – Part 1

admin — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:55:10 +0000

Forgiveness is at the very center of Christ's teaching. Forgiveness is a whole lot harder than any sermon makes it out to be. Grace is to be the hallmark of the follower of Jesus. Forgiveness is to be the stamp, the trademark of the spiritual person. God has something for us in forgiveness: -something bigger than the good feeling revenge gives us -something realer than the satisfaction we feel in holding a grudge -something truer than the true pain we feel when we imagine the offender getting away with their offence Continue reading →