It is impossible to go through this life without being wounded or wronged. But how do you move on when someone has hurt you deeply? How do you escape the prison of unforgiveness?
In The Power of Forgiveness, author Harold Vaughan unpacks the dynamics of forgiveness, revealing practical strategies for overcoming offense and the wonderful qualities we cultivate when we choose to bless those who hurt us.
The Power of Forgiveness will teach you:
- What forgiveness is and what it is not.
- How to change your thoughts and emotions when you’ve been hurt.
- The relationship between justice and forgiveness.
- Practical steps for dealing with bitterness in your own heart.
- How to cleanse your conscience and ask for forgiveness.
- How pride and forgiveness are related.
- Workable guidelines for reconciliation.
Don’t spend another day in bondage to offense or bitterness. Today is the day to embrace the glorious freedom that comes with real forgiveness!
Table of Contents:
Preface
Section 1: Granting Forgiveness
Chapter 1: Why Should I Forgive?
Chapter 2: What Is Forgiveness?
Chapter 3: What If I Don’t Want to Forgive?
Chapter 4: How Does Unforgiveness Give Ground to Satan?
Chapter 5: You’ve Convinced Me – but Where Do I Start?
Chapter 6: Why Is It So Hard to Forgive?
Chapter 7: What Should I Do When I’m Tempted to Unforgive?
Summary of Section 1: Practical Steps to Forgiving Others
Section 2: Seeking Forgiveness
Chapter 8: Is It Really Necessary to Ask for Forgiveness?
Chapter 9: But What If . . . ?
Chapter 10: How Can I Tell If My Conscience Is Violated?
Chapter 11: How Do I Clear My Conscience?
Chapter 12: How Do I Ask for Forgiveness?
Summary of Section 2: Practical Steps When Seeking Forgiveness
Section 3: Scrutinizing Forgiveness
Chapter 13: Are Forgiveness and Reconciliation the Same Thing?
Chapter 14: What About Brawlers?
Chapter 15: How to Get Beyond Your Hurts
Chapter 16: Cut or Untangle?
Chapter 17: What Is Jesus’ Strategy for Restoration?
Summary of Section 3: Summarizing the Difference between Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Section 4: Enjoying Forgiveness
Chapter 18: What Are the Fruits of Forgiveness?
Chapter 19: Has God Forgiven You?
Chapter 20: How Do I Know I Have Forgiven?
Summary of Section 4: Closing Summary
References
About the Author:
Harold Vaughan is the founder of Christ Life Ministries. The ministry has three main emphases: Prayer Advance conferences, publications, and preaching. His itinerant ministry has allowed him to preach in forty-eight states and many international countries. Local church events include revival summits, prayer summits, home improvement conferences and the iron man conference. He carries a burden for revival and prayer.
