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Divine Sermon: The Power of Forgiveness

September 15, 2023September 15, 2023 | Rv Fr John Damian AdizieRv Fr John Damian Adizie | 1,850 Comments | 1:01 pm
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The Lord is Compassionate and gracious; slow to anger and rich in mercy.

Our God is indeed a Merciful God. He is the Most Loving and the Caring Being the world has ever known. According to the Psalmist (Psalm 103), It is the Lord who forgives all your sins, who heals every one of your ills, who redeems your life from the grave, who crowns you with mercy and compassion.” God understands us more than we understand ourselves. He is not a fault finder. He does not even treat us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our faults. He is ever patient with us. He is slow to anger and rich in Mercy.

Forgiveness is a divine attribute. Hence, “To sin is human but to forgive is Divine.” We are not just canal beings we are also made in God’s image and likeness. We are the product of God’s mercy. And according to the gospel of Luke 6:36 our Lord Jesus Christ told His followers, “Be merciful as Your Heavenly Father is Merciful.” Forgiveness is what distinguishes as God’s children.

In His letter to the Romans 14:7-9 St. Paul declares, “Brethren: None of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.” If we truly and genuinely belong to Christ we must also live like Christ. We must be merciful as our Lord Jesus Christ is merciful.

Forgiveness is a powerful force. It is among the forces that can bring down the wall of anger and irrational vengeance. The book of Sirach 27:30—28:7 presents Anger and wrath as abominations which sinners possess. “He that takes vengeance will suffer vengeance from the Lord, and he will firmly establish his sins. Forgive your neighbour the wrong he has done, and then your sins will be pardoned when you pray.”

Does a man harbour anger against another, and yet seek for healing from the Lord? Does he have no mercy towards a man like himself, and yet pray for his own sins? If he himself, being flesh, maintains wrath, will he then seek forgiveness from God?

In the gospel of Matthew 18:21-35 Peter asked our Lord Jesus Christ, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.” We need to forgive as many times as possible!

In this same passage Jesus presents the parable of the unforgiving servant who could not forgive his fellow servant even after his master forgave and cancelled his numerous debts.

The Master was highly disappointed and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me; and should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ And in anger his lord delivered him to the jailers, till he should pay all his debt.

In conclusion our Lord Jesus Christ declares, “So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.” If we want God to forgive us as we often pray in the Lord’s Prayer then we must be ready to forgive our fellow human beings just as our heavenly Father forgives us. May God grant you pardon and peace as I absolve you from your sins, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit – Amen!

 

In the gospel of John 13:34 our Lord Jesus Christ declares, “A new commandment I give to you, says the Lord, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.”

 

 

 

 

 

RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Psalm 103:1-2.3-4.9-10.11-12 (R.8)

  1. The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and rich in mercy.

 

Bless the Lord, O my soul,

and all within me, his holy name.

Bless the Lord, O my soul,

and never forget all his benefits. R.

 

It is the Lord who forgives all your sins,

who heals every one of your ills,

who redeems your life from the grave,

who crowns you with mercy and compassion. R.

 

He will not always find fault;

nor persist in his anger forever.

He does not treat us according to our sins,

nor repay us according to our faults. R.

 

For as the heavens are high above the earth,

so strong his mercy for those who fear him.

As far as the east is from the west,

so far from us does he remove our transgressions. R.

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  1. THANK YOU MERCIFUL FATHER for being so merciful to me. YOU are indeed compassionate and gracious to us. YOUR sacrifice of JESUS CHRIST is an act love and mercy for. LORD, YOU listen to our prayers for forgiveness and mercy and grant us pardon on daily bases as we commit sins every moment of lives so, there is no reason why we should not forgive those who wrong us, no justifiable reason why we should hold grudges against ou fellow sinners.

    LORD, help us to do away with anger and give us the grace to always forgive our offenders in the name of JESUS CHRIST. AMEN.

    THANK YOU COMPASSIONATE AND GRACIOUS GOD.

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  2. THANK YOU MERCIFUL FATHER for being so merciful to me. YOU are indeed compassionate and gracious to us. YOUR sacrifice of JESUS CHRIST is an act love and mercy for. LORD, YOU listen to our prayers for forgiveness and mercy and grant us pardon on daily bases as we commit sins every moment of lives so, there is no reason why we should not forgive those who wrong us, no justifiable reason why we should hold grudges against ou fellow sinners.

    LORD, help us to do away with anger and give us the grace to always forgive our offenders in the name of JESUS CHRIST. AMEN.

    THANK YOU COMPASSIONATE AND GRACIOUS GOD.
    By bro. Shedrack.

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  3. Thank you lord for your compassion and mercy. If me were God I don’t know how our lives would have been. Lord may your mercy continue to speak for us both now and forever Amen 🙏

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  4. Thank you Holy Trinity. Lord thank you for being a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger. It is you who forgives our sins and heals our ills. You redeemed us from the grave. You don’t treat us according to our sins or repay us according to our faults because you are rich in Mercy. Father I ask for the grace to forgive as many times as possible. I also ask for forgiveness for failing to forgive Grant me Peace in my heart. I ask this in Jesus name. Amen.
    Caroline Cance

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  5. Thank you Holy Trinity. We thank you for this Holy Word of today concerning forgiveness. Lord l ask for the grace to forgive my enemies seventy seven times with your power as I also ask you to grant me pardon and Peace. Absolve me from my sins Lord. INJN I have prayed. Amen
    Caroline Cance

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  6. Thank You Most Holy Trinity for today’s powerful message of forgiveness. All praises and Adorations to You Lord.
    Thank You Merciful Father for Your Mercies and Love upon us even when we don’t deserve it, but YOU ARE are Always Compassionate to Us, And Slow to Anger.

    Oh Merciful Lord, deliver us from every spirit of anger, malice, grudges, ranting. Give us the Grace Oh Merciful Lord to always forgive our fellow human beings as You have shown us and always showing us Mercy in Jesus Mighty name Amen

    Thank You Merciful, Compassionate and Gracious GOD for Your love and care.

    Congratulations Fada, May God continue to Direct and inspire you in Jesus mighty name Amen

    By Anastasia Okeke

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  7. THANK YOU LORD GOD ALMIGHTY FOR YOUR LOVE AND MERCY UPON US ALL. HELP US TO BE MERCIFUL TO ONE ANOTHER AS TOU DO IN JESUS CHRIST MIGHTY NAME AMEN.

    FORGIVE US LORD WHERE WE HAVE MISSED IT AND HELP US BY YOUR GRACE TO BE MERCIFUL TO ONE ANOTHER SO THAT WE CAN BE YOUR TRUE CHILDREN OF THE KINGDOM THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF OUR MOTHER MARY IN JESUS CHRIST MIGHTY NAME AMEN HALLELUJAH AMEN 🙏 🙌 ❤️
    THANKS PADRE JDA PGB OF ALTAR OF DIVINE MERCY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION.
    GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS IN JESUS CHRIST MIGHTY NAME AMEN HALLELUJAH AMEN 🙏 🙌 ❤️

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  8. Thank you merciful lord for is powerful message of forgiveness. Lord God you are indeed a compassionate father to us your children. Lord deliver us from the spirit of anger and give us the grace to always forgive those for trespasses against us and learn to follow your footsteps. Thank you Jesus christ for listening to all our prayers and to forgive us from all our sins.

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  9. Thank you merciful lord for is powerful message of forgiveness. Lord God you are indeed a compassionate father to us your children. Lord deliver us from the spirit of anger and give us the grace to always forgive those for trespasses against us and learn to follow your footsteps. Thank you Jesus christ for listening to all our prayers and to forgive us from all our sins. Amen
    By Stella Sikod

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  10. THANK YOU LORD GOD ALMIGHTY FOR YOUR LOVE AND MERCY UPON US ALL. HELP US TO BE MERCIFUL TO ONE ANOTHER AS TOU DO IN JESUS CHRIST MIGHTY NAME AMEN.

    FORGIVE US LORD WHERE WE HAVE MISSED IT AND HELP US BY YOUR GRACE TO BE MERCIFUL TO ONE ANOTHER SO THAT WE CAN BE YOUR TRUE CHILDREN OF THE KINGDOM THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF OUR MOTHER MARY IN JESUS CHRIST MIGHTY NAME AMEN HALLELUJAH AMEN 🙏 🙌 ❤️
    THANKS PADRE JDA PGB OF ALTAR OF DIVINE MERCY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION.
    GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS IN JESUS CHRIST MIGHTY NAME AMEN HALLELUJAH AMEN 🙏 🙌 ❤️

    by MARIAN UWONI

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  11. AMEN AND AMEN!!!
    Our Loving Father, You are compassionate and slow to anger! I thank Thee Oh
    LORD for You are a Merciful GOD! LORD JESUS CHRIST our Merciful Savior, I thank Thee for forgiving me, my children and my family our sins and for instituting the Sacrament of Reconciliation for us!
    Oh LORD GOD You have commanded us to forgive one another as You have forgiven us. LORD I pray for the spirit of forgiveness upon me, my children, among my family members, members of our ministry, our communities and nations of the world so that we will live in Peace, Love and Unity AMENOOOOOOO! HALLELUJAH!! JESUS IGWEEEEEEE!!!

    Thank you Father for this Powerful Sermon filled with Love and Hope 👍👍👍! GOD bless you Father 🙏🙏🙏!

    Augustina Edeh

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  12. Thank you JESUS for this wonderful sermon, Thank you JESUS for your mercy upon us. LORD we have a lot of unforgiveness spirit going on the world today, we cant forgive ourselves which has leaded to war and destruction in the world. it also lead to tribal world within ourselves and we can even find it in our region and families were we cant forgiven each other. So many problems going on because of lack of love and unforgiveness, LORD may your give us the spirit of forgiveness to forgive and show love to ourselves in our families, region and in our society and the whole world, install in us that spirit of forgiveness and forgive us our sins which we commit through unforgiveness. LORD you are patient with us and you show us mercy on us, may we be able to be like you LORD to forgive and show mercy to others. Thank you merciful LORD.

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