There is, of course, great freedom in the forgiveness we receive from Jesus. And while we find that freedom from our own sin and guilt and shame, there is also great freedom to be found when we let go of the bitterness we hold on to when we fail to forgive others as Christ has forgiven us.

When you’re wronged, you may become resentful and bitter. That’s why Jesus spoke on the vital importance of forgiveness. In a famous parable, He outlined the key principles to guide us as we wrestle with the wrongs we’ve done, and wrongs others have done to us.

In Matthew 18, Jesus gave a dire warning to those who refuse to forgive other people. But what does it mean when it says God will not forgive us if we fail to forgive others? In this message we examine this crucial teaching, and learn the importance of being quick to forgive.

Those who refuse to forgive others lock themselves in their own prison. That’s right...people who won’t forgive hurt themselves more than hurting anyone else. Jesus taught often about forgiveness and the extreme importance God places upon it. Forgiving others demonstrates our own experience of having received God’s forgiveness. Check out this much needed message on Matthew 18:21-35 from Pastor Chuck Swindoll so you can walk freely in the peaceful pastures of genuine forgiveness.

Those who refuse to forgive others lock themselves in their own prison. That’s right...people who won’t forgive hurt themselves more than hurting anyone else. Jesus taught often about forgiveness and the extreme importance God places upon it. Forgiving others demonstrates our own experience of having received God’s forgiveness. Check out this much needed message on Matthew 18:21-35 from Pastor Chuck Swindoll so you can walk freely in the peaceful pastures of genuine forgiveness.

Those who refuse to forgive others lock themselves in their own prison. That’s right...people who won’t forgive hurt themselves more than hurting anyone else. Jesus taught often about forgiveness and the extreme importance God places upon it. Forgiving others demonstrates our own experience of having received God’s forgiveness. Check out this much needed message on Matthew 18:21-35 from Pastor Chuck Swindoll so you can walk freely in the peaceful pastures of genuine forgiveness.

There are times when our pain seems unbearable. Lysa TerKeurst talks honestly about how some of her deepest pain affected her life, and how the blood of Jesus not only covered it, but became her anthem to help others.

When we are hurt by people we trust, the trauma runs deep, but Lysa TerKeurst encourages us to find healing by declaring what is true of God.

Unhealed hurt can often lead to bitterness. Lysa TerKeurst charts a path towards forgiveness by setting healthy boundaries, so that even when we are hurt, we don't have to live that way!

Jason Romano always had a passion for sports, an interest he shared with his father and grandfather. He turned that passion into a dream career at ESPN, producing SportsCenter and Monday Night Football. But sadly, Jason couldn’t always share his love of the game with his father, whose alcoholism was a constant source of anguish and shame for the entire family. On today’s edition of Family Talk, the author of "Live to Forgive" says the four steps toward forgiveness are to feel the pain, evaluate the trauma, transform the wound, and forgive the abuser. In Matthew chapter 18, Jesus commands us to forgive. If we don’t, we hurt ourselves more than our offender.