Huntsville United Methodist Church
Heath Bradley, Pastor
  Huntsville United Methodist Church    500 West Main St.    Huntsville, Arkansas 72740    (479) 738-6890  
Email: information@huntsvillearumc.org      Office Hours:  Monday - Thursday  8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
If you have prayer requests, personal concerns or counseling needs or if you would like information on becoming a member of Huntsville UMC, please feel free to contact Rev. Bradley by phone: (479) 738-6890 or by email: pastor@huntsvillearumc.org
Amazingly Difficult Grace:
Understanding and Practicing the Way of Forgiveness
Maybe at some point in your life, perhaps even now, these questions have rattled around in your mind and shaken up your soul. Jesus taught that the way of forgiveness, receiving and giving it, is at the center of what it means to be a follower of his. Most of us believe this, yet it’s one thing to sing about the amazing grace of God, and another to actually live by it.

In this eight-part Lenten sermon series, we are going to be wrestling with the deep questions and practical issues surrounding the path of forgiveness, listening to objections, and clarifying misconceptions. Forgiveness, according to Jesus, is the only way to live in harmony with God, to heal the wounds we do not deserve, and to come to love ourselves as God loves us. How would our lives be different if we actually learned from and trusted Jesus on this?

Feb 17th (Ash Wed.): “What Not To Wear: Taking Off Bitterness and Anger”

Feb 21st: “Living Debt Free: Receiving God’s Forgiveness”

Feb 28th “No Longer a Wretch: Forgiving Yourself”

March 7th: “It’s Not What You Think: What is Forgiveness?”

March 14th: “The Illusion of Revenge: Why Forgive?”

March 21st: “Throwing Away the Books: Divine and Human Forgiveness”

March 28th: “Stepping Into the River: How Do I Forgive?

April 4th (Easter): “Resurrecting Forgiveness: Jesus, Peter, and You”

Resource Sheet
Why is forgiveness so hard to give and to receive?
Is forgiveness always the right thing to do?
Doesn’t forgiveness minimize the wrong done to us?
If I forgive, don’t they win?
How do you forgive someone?
How does forgiveness relate to justice?
Does God always forgive?
Living Debt Free
February 21, 2010
No Longer a Wretch
February 28, 2010
It's Not What You Think
March 7, 2010