People Who Forgave - Forgiveness Discipleship Volume 10: Portraits of Forgiveness Heroes - Couverture souple

Ikomi, Dr. Tai

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1609241118 ISBN 13 : 9781609241117

Editeur : Triumph Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

This is a book of the accounts of people like you who have been hurt. They were offended, but they forgave. In these accounts of those who have walked the road before you, you will learn their secrets to forgiveness. You will be motivated to forgive, and you will receive the blessings they too received. Each Chapter ends with a Forgiveness Prayer that will help readers to approach God and help them to start on their path to forgiveness. For cell groups, the questions at the end will generate good discussion amongst members. SYNOPSES OF THE FIRST SIX CHAPTERS 1. Joseph – The Man Who Forgave His Brothers Joseph survived the rejection of his brothers by letting go of those who caused him so much suffering. This lesson looks at how Joseph managed to forgive and how he expressed his forgiveness. You will gain insight into Joseph’s mindset and what made him forgive an exceptionally grave offense. 2. David - the Man Who Forgave His Superior David was the object of envy, rage, jealousy and bitterness in the eyes of King Saul after David killed Goliath. This lesson looks at how David interwove forgiveness and wisdom in dealing with his superior. You will learn how to handle opposition in the face of danger without compromising forgiveness. 3. Job - the Man Who Forgave His Friends The life of Job is discussed in this lesson. You will learn how Job must forgive and pray for those who betrayed him during his own personal crisis so that God would bless him. God’s requirement of Job with regards to his friends is examined and applied to contemporary life today. 4. Samuel - the Minister Who Forgave His Congregants We get a glimpse of this prophet’s decision to forgive in spite of the fact that the people he served rejected him. This lesson looks at the secret of his forgiveness and evidence of genuine forgiveness. For example, he displayed one of the greatest signs of forgiveness – he chose to pray for his offenders. This chapter presents and expounds on several other lessons. 5. Sarah – The Woman Who Forgave Her Maid A When Sarah suggested to her husband to make her maid a surrogate mother for their child, it sounded perfect. Little did she understand the pain she would endure from it. In this riveting account, you will learn turns and twists that attended this simple plan. You will learn how Sarah was faced with not just betrayal but the question of to forgive or not to forgive. You will place yourself in Sarah’s shoes and wonder what you would do. 6. Sarah The Woman Who Forgave Her Maid B The life of Sarah should give us inspiration to forgive in those difficult moments. When we are wounded because we have been betrayed, we may find ourselves unwilling to forgive the offender. Sarah was there. In this lesson, you will learn how Sarah handled the betrayal of Hagar. She did not have to forgive but she did and she evidenced it by her action towards the one who offended her so much. The ruling motivation in Sarah was her reverential fear of God. You will also learn how Sarah borrowed from wisdom at the appropriate time. Hers was a happy balance between forgiveness and wisdom.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

ABOUT THE AUTHOR For the past 18 years, Dr. Tai Ikomi has been sharing her testimony of how she forgave the drunk who killed her husband and three children on an interstate highway Platte city, in Missouri. She travels all over the world sharing the grace of God on her shattered emotions over her tremendous loss and the power to forgive the drunk. Three years after her loss, she published her best seller and first book, His Beauty For My Ashes, an account of how the grace of God healed her wounded spirit and gave her a new lease in life. The book has become a classic book to help people who lose their loved ones. After years of sharing her testimony of forgiveness, she released a book on forgiveness titled, Effective Forgiveness. She just released her most comprehensive work on forgiveness, a 12 volume work titled Forgiveness Discipleship. The work takes a practical at forgiveness and how to weave it into daily living with practical insights and suggestions from Scriptures. A great reading. Dr. Ikomi holds a B.A. degree in French from Universite du Benin, Lome Togo in 1976 and M.A. degree in Theology from Oral Roberts University in 1991. She also holds a doctorate degree in Theology. She has written over 40 books covering various issues of victorious Christian living. Dr. Ikomi speaks in conferences, churches, universities on Forgiveness and other practical issues of the Christian life. She presents the God, who is not only about to comfort us in our affliction but who also can turn any situation around.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Triumph Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1609241118
• ISBN 13: 9781609241117
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 114
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