We are using "The super natural Power of Forgiveness" for those individuals whose spiritual ...
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We are using "The super natural Power of Forgiveness" for those individuals whose spiritual gifting is primarily in Pastoral Care.  I highly recommend this as a way to help your ministry team address this difficult but needed process toward forgiveness in difficult circumstances.  The positive influence of this book has helped equip our team for the needs of our church members!  I highly recommend this book.

Joy Marimon
Lead Pastor Spiritual Formation
New Song Church
Bismarck, ND
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I have not thought about the usefulness of an outwardly demonstration of repentance to accompany a remorseful heart until I read this book. I think this teaching from Dr Sproul has useful application in my life.

The model of repentance described in the book is very helpful in distilling the necessary components of repentance. For example, I need not only forgiveness, but also cleansing.
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Seven Silent Witnesses is an awesome testimony of a young woman's journey from unthinkable abuse to wholeness and a life of victory through the power of forgiveness and the renewing of the mind.  It is an encouraging word for anyone who has suffered any kind of abuse.  Restored hope for the hopeless lives within the pages of this book and it is a must read for those who are endeavoring to overcome and break the cycle of abuse in their life.  I see it as a powerful ministry tool to pass on to those I see struggling with unforgiveness and bitterness in their hearts and who are trapped in the cycle of addiction and abuse.  Thank you, Cheryl, for opening up your heart and sharing your story of victory!
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Many of us study the book  A COURSE IN MIRACLES but we might do it for a long time with intelectual approach, as I as a scientist of conciousness research did. I studied many religions and spiritual teaching, was 25 times in India for this pupose and was teaching around the globe in may many counties, as I was believing to be allready awake. But now I opened a door also with this help of Garys books  to deepen my forgiveness practice and a door opened  to such a miracle, that the true joy of GOD came in my awareness. That I AM THE LOVE, THE JOY AND FULFILLMENT and are able to let go all resentments of the past. That I was defamed  by the whole world accusing me that I was an false guru who wants to kill himself with my group in Tenerife. This was quite hard for me,who only wanted to help and heal all. But now with the help of this book I have forgiven the past, and enjoy a new birth in GOD. Thanks GARY, your teachers and Jesus. I AM AM FREE and able to cooperate Gary on his lecture-tours and all in this world and all worlds of this physical UNIVERSE. LOVE ALWAYS Your "brother" DR. Heide Fittkau-Garthe
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"He (God) never asks you or me to serve Him in a way that doesn't fit us personally or perfectly." In You Were Born for This, Bruce Wilkinson reminds us that we all have a purpose and helps identify an action plan of interacting with others to spread the love and Word of God. The book points out that God uses us in a way that fits our personality and lifestyle opening opportunities to be a witness through our every day activities.

The book outlines 4 Keys to a Life of Miracles: The Master Key (God knows the plan he has for us); The People Key (the reason for our existence is to share the Word with others); The Spirit Key (hearing from God through the Holy Spirit as the medium) and The Risk Key (depend on faith in God to direct our path).

Wilkinson writes there are 3 Keys to Special Delivery Miracles: The Money Key (delivering a miracle to someone in need of money); The Dream Key (inspiring someone to pursue a dream); and The Forgiveness Key (the healing process and happiness can often be unobtainable unless forgiveness is granted to someone who has wronged you).

Wilkinson believes there are 5 Signals that Guide Action: nudge (an inner push); cue (communicated by someone's action or body language); bump (asking questions that reveal the need); prompt (gaining insight into the help needed by another); and alert (signal from emotion that prompts a faith action).

Many times we are busy with our "to-do" list that we miss blessings intended for us and blessings intended to be passed through us. God's plan must be executed by his servants here on earth. You Were Born for This encourages ordinary people to do extraordinary things with direction from the Holy Spirit.

The book is a simple, yet complex read. The author assumes that the reader is a mature Believer that can distinguish between a human emotion and a Spirit-led unction.  For example: did you drop money in a panhandler's cup while walking by because you felt sorry for them or did you stop and offer to sow into their life a prayer of salvation, hope and encouragement and money through a nudge? It also assumes that the reader is mature enough to ascertain for whom the "miracle" is intended. For those interested in pursuing a "bless and be blessed" relationship, this book could help put you on the path.
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This book has been a great blessing to my wife and I.  It speaks so clearly to our hearts and the needs of our hearts.  As we went through the daily meetings with our Lord a wonderful thing happened...we started sharing with each other what the day's reading meant to us.  This practice gave us a common language we used to calm each other down and build us up so that we could refocus on the presence of God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

  We are disciple-makers and have several people and groups of people we are helping to hear God calling them closer to HIMSELF.  THANK YOU, SARAH, for sharing what God has shared with you.  We are free to have this constant, powerful, intimate relationship you speak of because God has chosen to take away man kinds sin through His Son Jesus Christ and give us His Spirit to live within us.  THANK YOU FOR HELPING GOD TO DRAW US CLOSER TO HIM...HE IS THE GREATEST!!!!!
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My wife bought copies of this and gave them away to others having to forgive someone, even when that someone continued in their unhealthy behavior.  Her (my wifes) attitude and frustration toward this person is noticeably improved after reading this book and understanding why God wants us to forgive others like he has us.  As someone once said, most of us understand that we must forgive one another and the principles behind it, UNTIL we have someone to forgive.  Then it is really hard, especially when there is no acknowledgment of wrong behavior.
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The real stories of real people who have struggled to forgive others and themselves provide hope to those of us who struggle with the same.
The tools provided to help one move through the process are practical and useful to those who want to heal relationships but do not know where to begin.
South Africa's healing story is amazing!
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Have just finished the book Do Greater Things by Robby Dawkins  which I received from it's publisher Creation House. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in building up your confidence and faith in praying effectively for the sick and hurting. It reminds me very much of the books I read early in my faith walk over 45 years ago by Charles and Francis Hunter. They made praying for the sick seem so obvious and natural that everyone should be involved in doing it and expecting that God would indeed answer.

This is less a book about the theology of healing prayer and more about examples from the ministry of Mr. Dawkins that demonstrate the practical applications of how praying for the needs of others can be accomplished. Here are a few things that are talked about which resonate with me. And this is how I interpret them.

The first is that God has given us the authority to pray for the needs of others in Jesus name. That means that because we are a representative of Christ we can speak directly to the condition ourselves. Our prayer then does not say something like - Oh God, please heal this person's leg - but instead goes more like - I command that leg to receive divine healing now (in the name of Jesus). The same stance would be used in dealing with evil spirits. We must use the authority we have been given based on what Jesus has already done for us.

The second is that we should be interested first in the person and second in the condition they have. And if we are interested in the person then we engage them in finding out what hurts where. After they identify their level of pain we pray and then check to see if there has been any improvement and to what level. Then we keep at it until complete healing or until it's obvious there is no more that can be done at that time.

And the third thing that stood out to me is that although everyone does not have the gift of healing every Christian does have the authority of Christ in them to pray for others with some success. Many times we do not ask others if we can pray for them because of the fear of being in some way rejected by that person.

This book brings out two things here. One is that almost all people appreciate it when someone asks if they can pray for them. If nothing happens they really don't get upset or think less of God. Two is that although it is our responsibility to pray it is God's responsibility to effect the authority He has given us. Our faith is in who God is, trusting that He loves both us and the person we are praying for.

Again, this is an easy read which is both faith building and action inducing.
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I had the great fortune to attend the Holy Spirit 101 Retreat Weekend late last summer to learn new methods for increasing my relationship with the Holy Spirit, discover and further develop gifts received from the Holy Spirit, and because of it become so much more aware of and filled with the Holy Spirit on a day-to-day basis. Now, I use my gifts instead of wondering if I really have them. Victoria Harris syllabus, which we followed on the retreat, energizes ones prayer life by demystifying how we can usefully pray with and for others. We all got immediate results! The text of her new Holy Spirit 101: Unlock the Gifts of the Holy Spirit book maps directly to the experience of the retreat weekend. This book is an excellent guide and learning tool for improving your spiritual gifts. I recommend it for individuals, for mothers and fathers, and for Catholics and all Christians to set their inner evangelist free to share the healing love of our Heavenly Father with everyone we encounter.
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During and after reading Future is Forgiveness, I was aware of a powerful truth that had settled in.
It's a truth I had not fully recognized as Zachary Hamilton shares his powerful observations and perspectives that led me to a deep self introspection and self expansion on an individual and  collective level.  The author traveled to Rwanda on his own dime to examine the significance of the actual meaning, act, and impact of forgiveness. The book inspired me to look up the etymology of the word forgiveness, "to give up desire or power to punish".  Further, it got me thinking of the act of forgiveness in my own personal relationships as well as the global relationships (and conflicts) reflected in our communities and society as a whole.

Since reading the book I was compelled to forgive my own self for not really knowing (or caring) much about the genocide that was happening in Rwanda almost 20 years ago.  Also, I was not previously 'in the know' in terms of the magnitude of healing and reconciliation taking place.

The book contains three interwoven themes. The first, a 360 degree view of the political, economic, social and psychological tactics that led to the eradication of an estimated one million Rwandans within a 4 month period.
The second, the author's theory of the practical, yet "supernatural" energy emitted by the physical, emotional, mental, and spirit-filled act of forgiveness, both of one's self and one's neighbor.

The third theme, the author's observation and belief that the world's most ancient religious teachings and texts have been deeply misinterpreted and therefore misunderstood, so much so, that they undervalue and undermine the magnanimous and divine act of forgiveness on a micro (individual) and a macro (collective) level.

I could have read it in a day but I spaced it out to absorb, reflect, digest. If you are interested in the dynamics of conflict resolution on an internal and external level or seek to know how to create more peace in your community, a.k.a the world, it is a really good reading experience with lasting impact. I myself, tend to appreciate authors with the courage to uncover and explore a more practical application of an ancient secret although in plain site, broad daylight and open for all to reveal.
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This is the best book I've ever read on forgiveness. The power to forgive has to come from God. If you are having trouble forgiving people that have hurt you, this is the book for you!
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We sing about it.  We recite it.  We are saved by it alone.  We know it.  But how often do we take it for granted?  I'm speaking of course about God's Grace.  A foundational and wonderful truth about the One True God of this world is that He has elected to make known His grace to us... us... unworthy sinful fallen people.  God owes us no mercy, no grace... no salvation; nothing but wrath and justice.  Yet by His grace we are saved through faith in Jesus Christ, God's Son.

Sinclair Ferguson takes you to the Bible to bring out what Scripture reveals about God's grace.  How amazing God's grace is in salvation and every day life.  How God's grace upholds the salvation of all believers and how God's grace is truly all sufficient.

From beginning to end I loved this book.  It seemed to begin a bit slow, but by chapter two I was enthralled.  I know personally that I tend to take God's Grace for granted in my life.  Lord forgive me for ever presuming upon or forgetting the power of your grace extended to me through your Son, Jesus Christ.  If you don't own this, order it now.

Two of my favorite quotes from the book:  "No therapist, no psychiatrist can relieve you of guilt.  He or she may help you to resolve feelings of false guilt that can arise for a variety of reasons.  Prescription drugs may provide certain kinds of ease.  But no therapy, no course of drugs, can deliver you from real guilt.  Why?  Because being guilty is not a medical condition or a chemical disorder.  It is a spiritual reality.  It concerns your standing before God.  The psychiatrist cannot forgive you; the therapist cannot absolve you; the counselor cannot pardon you.  But the message of the Gospel is this: God can forgive you, and He is willing to do so." (pg. 57)

" Until we acknowledge our sin and guilt, we will never come to discover that it can be forgiven.  But when we do, actual forgiveness begins to give rise to an awareness of forgiveness psychologically, spiritually, mentally, inwardly.  With that comes an increasing sense that the bondage of guilt has been broken.  At last, we are set free.  Wonder of wonders, we discover that at the very heart of the Gospel is this fact:  God has taken our guilt upon Himself in His Son Jesus Christ." (pg. 58)
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I loved the message in this book. It was recommended by my therapist and felt as if it were written just for me. I feel empowered to work towards forgiveness. I highly recommend this book.
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Such a gift! Thank you, Nanette, from the hearts of all of us who are faced with this spiritual challenge - Caregiving!  I loved your use of your personal story that includes you, Jim and your family to bring home the pain and the beauty.  And, the strategies are indeed life-changing, both for me and for my dear husband.  Thank you again and again.  - Judith and Dennis
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WISDOM IN GREAT MERCY & LOVE IS ALL IN FORGIVENESS ...

 I WAS MOVED ... BEING A CHILD OF SEXUAL ABUSE BY AN ALCOHOLIC UNCLE , FORGIVING MYSELF FOR THE WAY I
WAS LOST & MAKING BAD CHOICES ... MARRYING TWICE UNFAITHFUL ALCOHOLICS ... LIVING IN THE WORLD THE WORLD'S WAY ... LOST & AFRAID ... REACTING .  THIS BOOK HAS HELPED ME TO SEE THE POWER IN FORGIVENESS & REAL  FREEDOM & TRUE COURAGE !  IT HELPS US TO FIND A BETTER PATH TO BECOMING WHO GOD MADE US TO BE .
WE CAN LEARN THIS AT ANY AGE !  OUR KING & SAVIOR  IS THE BEST EXAMPLE  OF ALL AS HANGING FROM THE CROSS !
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When I was a junior in college at a major state university, Rick Richardson led a weekend retreat for the healing of past family wounds (see chapters 11 & 12 of this book).  At this retreat, I heard the quiet voice of God for the first time tell me, "You are not a hypocrite." (Chapters 5 & 6) I then saw an image of my father embracing me and my whole family: and I wept.  From that day God has continued to bring restoration and wholeness into my life through many experiences of healing prayer minsistry, and I have had the privilege of leading others in healing prayer as well.  The stories and teaching found in this book are REAL.  Chapters 13 & 14, focusing on Forgiveness/Healing of Memories and Battling Sexual Addiction, deal with two of the most important challenges our churches and culture face today.  This book is filled with profound yet accessible understanding and practical help for those needing healing themselves, and those who are called to be ministers of Jesus' healing to others as pastors, prayer leaders, and friends of God.  I highly recommend it!