Satan Doesn't Want You to Forgive

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Stronger Marriage #8 - The Law of God's Power Welcome to the final episode of the Stronger Marriage series! Josh brings an extra part to the 7-week marriage series, making this Law #8 of building a Stronger Marriage. Join us as we delve into the power of planning and the transformative role of God's power in overcoming sin, temptation, and brokenness through forgiveness. Discover the key takeaways from last week's sermon on purposeful planning and explore this week's focus on the law of God's power. Tune in for an inspiring conclusion to our series, where Josh unpacks the critical elements of integrity, honor, humility, and forgiveness in building a Stronger Marriage. 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - 9 Alternatives to a Stronger Marriage (Review) 2:09 - The 7 Irrefutable Laws of a Stronger Marriage (Review) 4:09 - Now What? 6:09 - The Law of God's Power Engaged in your Marriage 8:40 - The Law of God's Power Defined 8:54 - Overcoming Generational Curses 14:09 - Any Marriage can Experience redemption, wholeness, and holy happiness 14:56 - How to Activate the Power of God in your Marriage 17:22 - The Secret Sauce 17:37 - God's Principles 17:51 - Christ's Character 21:24 - Activating God's Power: 4 Critical Characteristics of Christ 21:32 - Integrity and its fruits 23:52 - Honor and its fruits 27:24 - Forgiveness and its fruits 30:00 - Humility and its fruits 33:25 - A Meditation on Forgiveness 33:44 - 9 Misconceptions about Forgiveness and Why we Don't Do It 34:26 - 1. Forgiveness is not minimizing sin. 35:17 - 2. Forgiveness is not lacking anger. 36:08 - 3. Forgiveness is not enabling sin. 37:38 - 4. Forgiveness is not neglecting justice. 39:25 - 5. Forgiveness is not denying pain. 40:03 - 6. Forgiveness is not forgetting. 42:27 - 7. Forgiveness is not a one-time event. 44:10 - 8. Forgiveness is not trust restored. 46:06 - 9. Forgiveness is not response to repentance. 47:57 - What Forgiveness Is. 49:10 - Why Satan Doesn't Want you to Forgive 50:02 - Satan Loves it When... 52:38 - How to Know if you are Forgiven? 55:03 - How to Know if you Have God's Power? 55:50 - A Story of two Orchards Growing Fruit 59:07 - Leave the covenant; graft a new marriage 1:00:50 - Closing Prayer 1:03:37 - Outro Go to https://www.StrongerManNation.com/ for more resources! Check out the Stronger Marriage Podcast here, where Josh and Sharon answer your questions regarding marriage: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLptTyphw8iGOy7dwDSzN8s8XR5WZGN7XC&si=6l-VRnMhoNCGEonh Follow Us Here: https://www.instagram.com/pastorjoshmcpherson?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== https://www.facebook.com/strongermannxn/ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/grace-city-church-mobile/id1002268406 https://open.spotify.com/show/0yqPpdpS8kU6fDNlQMIiMs?si=PVPJyT_HScakuzSy-Y5Fow #strongermannation #christianity

Topics

• Forgiveness
• Spiritual Warfare