When prayers go unanswered, it's often because our hearts are not right with God. He may be withholding answers to teach us to trust Him, prepare us for greater blessings, or refocus our attention on Himself. Other reasons include unforgiving spirits, wavering faith, being stingy, indifference to His Word, and unconfessed sin. By examining our motives and actions, we can identify areas for growth and deepen our relationship with God. [... more]

The Christian experience is marked by struggles and cares, but ultimately leads to the hope of heaven. However, believers are prone to wander due to fleshly lusts, an envious spirit, an unforgiving spirit, and false teaching. It's essential to hold fast to the truth of God's Word and follow Jesus Christ. [... more]

Dealing with past hurts and unforgiving spirits can lead to emotional bondage, but forgiveness can bring healing, freedom, and a deeper understanding of love and peace. [... more]

Holding onto unforgiving spirits can lead to emotional bondage, damaging relationships and our relationship with the Lord, and even physical harm. It's a choice we make in response to our hurts, driven by pride, selfishness, or ignorance. Forgiveness is key to breaking free from this cycle. [... more]

Jesus teaches that forgiveness is a weighty responsibility, and that we must forgive others as we have been forgiven. He illustrates this point through the parable of the unforgiving servant, who is punished for not showing the same compassion to others that he received from his master. [... more]

Marriage is a picture of the relationship between the church and Christ, and effective communication is key to a healthy and fulfilling relationship. The speaker discusses five levels of communication, including the frivolous, factual, fellowship, feeling, and freedom levels, and highlights common problems in communication, such as self-centeredness, unresolved problems, distractions, and differences in temperament. He emphasizes the importance of husbands being sensitive to their wives and dealing with self-centeredness in order to have proper communication. [... more]

The Bible teaches that forgiveness is essential to the life and health of our souls, and that it is found in God's character. We are all debtors to God, and our indebtedness is so vast that it is impossible for us to clear it on our own. However, God made Jesus, who had no sin, to be sinned for us, to be indebted for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. The forgiven sinner must always forgive whoever has trespassed against him, and must do everything in his power to bring about reconciliation. The unforgiving spirit is a form of hypocrisy, and it is not simply harmful, but in the end, hopeless. [... more]

Forgiveness is a crucial aspect of being a Christian, as Jesus Christ emphasizes the importance of forgiving others in the same way we have been forgiven by God. An unforgiving spirit can lead to bitterness, misery, and even God's wrath, while forgiven people must be forgiving, as seen in the story of Corrie Ten Boom, who was able to forgive her tormentor after receiving forgiveness from God. [... more]

Forgiveness is not an issue of numbers, but rather a choice to renounce resentment and anger towards those who have wronged us. Jesus teaches that forgiven people must be forgiving, using the parable of the slave who was forgiven a massive debt but then refused to forgive a smaller debt owed to him. [... more]

The love of God is a powerful force that enables us to live a certain way, empowering us to wait, be kind, and share with others. It gives us the capacity to forgive, bear one another's burdens, and hope for the best in others. When we tap into this inexhaustible resource, we become free children of God, bringing glory to Him. [... more]

The Bible teaches that sin, an unforgiving spirit, a wrong treatment of our mate, and stinginess in our giving can hinder our prayers. Chip Ingram shares six roadblocks to answered prayer and encourages listeners to examine their hearts and lives to remove these obstacles and experience the power of prayer. [... more]

Continuing in the series in the parables of Jesus Pastor Mike Karns discusses the story of the servant who was forgiven a very great sum and his response to that forgiveness [... more]