Ilagan Christian Church

Topic: Forgiveness

  • Accusation or Conviction?

    Satan’s accusations and the Holy Spirit’s conviction can both make us feel guilty, yet they differ in origin, purpose and outcome. Learning to tell them apart is part of spiritual maturity.

  • The Forgiven

    Because of Christ’s finished sacrifice, God remembers our sins no more, and we can draw near to Him with a clean conscience and full assurance of faith.

  • We Love Because He First Loved Us

    1 John 4:19 anchors this two-part sermon: because God loved us first, we can forgive as we’ve been forgiven, give as Zacchaeus gave, and love as Christ loved the church.

  • The Faithful and Just Forgiver

    A two-part study of 1 John 1:9 on why a holy God can forgive sinners without compromising His justice.

  • God Is Faithful

    From the suffering Servant of Isaiah 53 to Peter’s restoration by the Sea of Galilee, God’s faithfulness is traced through Scripture as the ground of hope and salvation.

  • The Joy of Forgiveness

    Psalm 32 shows the blessedness of the one whose sin is covered, the torment of hidden guilt, and the joy that follows honest confession.

  • A Psalm of Repentance

    Psalm 51, David’s prayer after his sin with Bathsheba, teaches true repentance: a broken and contrite heart that God will not despise.

  • The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant

    A servant forgiven an unpayable debt refused to forgive a small one. Jesus warns that those who have received God’s mercy must show mercy from the heart.

  • The Parable of the Two Debtors

    At a Pharisee’s table, a sinful woman anointed Jesus’ feet. Through a parable of two debtors, Jesus showed that the one forgiven much loves much.

  • The Parable of the Self-Righteous Man and the Repentant Sinner

    Two men go up to the temple to pray. One trusts in his own righteousness; the other beats his breast and asks for mercy, and only he goes home justified.

  • The Forgiver, God

    God, who alone has the right and authority to forgive sin committed against himself, forgives sinners only through the just satisfaction of Christ’s cross, not by simply overlooking the debt.

  • Am I My Brother’s Keeper?

    Using Cain’s question to God, a biblical approach to handling conflict and pursuing peace within the church.