Handelingen 9:18

Forgiveness is a process. It takes time, costly and hard. It is restoring of relationships by releasing a painful past with an attitude of love. Nothing keeps us in bondage to the past as much as our unwillingness to forgive. Refusal to forgive leads to bitterness of the soul. Forgiveness is freedom from bitterness and the propensity to get even. It reopens the future of new beginnings – a restart.

Wist je dat er in Iran jongeren zijn die ondanks alle gevaren van Jezus getuigen? In dit leesplan staan we stil bij wat Jezus volgen voor hen betekent en hoe dat ons kan inspireren en motiveren. Dit leesplan is gebaseerd op het Shockwave-pakket over Iran en is geschreven door Bernardo Beijeman, relatiemanager Jongeren & Kerken bij Open Doors Nederland.

New Year. A New Day. God created these transitions to remind us that He is the God of New Beginnings. If God can speak the world into existence, He can certainly speak into the darkness of your life, creating for you a new beginning. Don’t you just love fresh starts! Just like this reading plan. Enjoy!

Ready to grow as a leader? Craig Groeschel unpacks six biblical steps anyone can take to become a better leader. Discover a discipline to start, courage to stop, a person to empower, a system to create, a relationship to initiate, and the risk you need to take.