FORGIVENESS: JO-SELF

Pastor Ray Nicodemus
October 18, 2026

Main Scriptures: 1 Peter 3:9, Ephesians 4:29-32

Additional Scriptures: Acts 11:25-30, James 1:22, 2:19, Matthew 5:43-45, 6:14-15, 7:1-2, 24-27, 28:19-20, 1 John 2:11, 1 Peter 2:23, 3:9, Romans 12:19, John 8:12

POINTS:

• There is no Christianity without forgiveness.

• Christian means “belongs to” or “follower of Christ”

• Baptism - Follower

• "Vengeance is mine” says God.

• To avenge is to judge.

• When setting ourselves as captives free, and walking in the light:

  • We obey Jesus’s commands.

  • We become more like Christ.

  • We experience miracles - we enter the spiritual realm.

  • The Holy Spirit is free to move in our lives.

  • The hindrance to our anointing/calling is removed.

  • We have better health, longer life, better days.