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Talking About Forgiveness

Talking About Forgiveness is a collection of 21 short films that are ideal as talk starters for churches and small groups.

Each short film contains the wisdom and insight of leading Christian speakers and writers. They are designed to help the viewer to think (and talk!) about the issue for themselves. Contributors include Timothy Dudley-Smith, Rachel Gardner, Greg Haslam, Tim Keller, Norman Kember, J. Rees Larcombe, Alister E. McGrath, Jayne Newton, Robin Oake, Rob Parsons, Nick Pollard and Jill Saward.

Each of the 21 videos are available below for free download, but they are also available as a complete DVD package which is accompanied by a Leader's Guide, making it ideal for use in a small-group or as a gift for someone in Christian ministry.

Although these videos are free to download, they do cost money to produce, so please consider making a donation to the Damaris Trust.

Get even more out of the videos by downloading the accompanying Devotional Guide, Journey into Forgiveness, which helps you go even deeper into the issues raised in the videos.



Talking About Forgiveness is split into three sections, based around the following questions:

  1. What is forgiveness?
  2. Why should I forgive?
  3. How do I forgive?

 


N.B. Talking About Forgiveness includes a voucher for 50% off an individual subscription to Tools for Talks.




What is forgiveness? - God's model

Contributors: Rob Parsons, Rachel Gardner, Nick Pollard, Greg Haslam, Norman Kember, Alister McGrath, Faith Forster.

Bible Passages:
Matthew 18:23-27
Isaiah 43:25
Psalm 103:11-12

Talking About Forgiveness 1.1

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What is forgiveness? - God's power

Contributors: Rob Parsons, Rachel Gardner, Tricia Kenyon, Robin Oake, Greg Haslam.

Bible passages:
Colossians 3:13
Romans 12:19
Philippians 2:3-5

Talking About Forgiveness 1.2

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What is forgiveness? - Robin Oake's story

Robin Oake (author of Father Forgive) speaks of the death of his son, the way in which he forgave his killer, and how this has freed him from much anger and resentment.

Talking About Forgiveness 1.3

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What is forgiveness? - Releasing forgiveness

Contributors: Rachel Gardner, Tricia Kenyon, Faith Forster, Rob Parsons, Robin Oake, Nick Pollard.

Bible passages:
2 Corinthians 5:17-18
Galatians 5:14-15
2 Thessalonians 1:6-7

Talking About Forgiveness 1.4

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What is forgiveness? - Costly forgiveness

Contributors: Rachel Gardner, Alister McGrath, Faith Forster, Rob Parsons, Norman Kember, Timothy Dudley-Smith.

Bible passages:
Proverbs 25:21-22
Luke 6:32-36

Talking About Forgiveness 1.5

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What is forgiveness? - Stories of forgiveness 1

Greg Haslam and Timothy Dudley-Smith give personal stories about the power of forgiveness in their own lives.

Talking About Forgiveness 1.6

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Why should I forgive? - To err is human

Contributors: Faith Forster, Greg Haslam, Rachel Gardner, Sarah Corbett, Tim Keller, Jayne Newton.

Bible passages:
Isaiah 59:9
Luke 17:1
Isaiah 53:6

Talking About Forgiveness 2.1

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Why should I forgive? - To forgive is divine

Contributors: Alister McGrath, Rachel Gardner, Tim Keller, Nick Pollard, Norman Kember, Timothy Dudley-Smith.

Bible passages:
1 John 1:8-9
Luke 15:11-20

Talking About Forgiveness 2.2

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Why should I forgive? - Norman Kember's story

Norman Kember (former Iraq hostage) describes how, whilst visiting Iraq with a Christian peacemaking team, he was kidnapped by terrorists. He and his team forgave those who had kidnapped them, but he describes his forgiveness as "cheap" forgiveness, as he was kept from ever giving that forgiveness face-to-face.

Talking About Forgiveness 2.3

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Why should I forgive? - Winning forgiveness

Contributors: Greg Haslam, Tim Keller, Rachel Gardner.

Bible passages:
Matthew 18:23-35
Luke 7:41-47

Talking About Forgiveness 2.4

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Why should I forgive? - Compelling forgiveness

Contributors: Tim Keller, Greg Haslam, Norman Kember.

Bible passages:
Matthew 6:9-15
Matthew 6:14-15
Luke 17:7-10

Talking About Forgiveness 2.5

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Why should I forgive? - Stories of forgiveness 2

Rob Parsons, Tim Keller, Jayne Newton and Greg Haslam tell stories and give personal examples of forgiveness, and the power that this has to heal individuals and nations.

Talking About Forgiveness 2.6

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How do I forgive? - Step by step

Contributors: Jill Saward, Tricia Kenyon, Rachel Gardner, Timothy Dudley-Smith, Norman Kember, Jayne Newton, Nick Pollard.

Bible passages
Hebrews 13:20-21
1 Timothy 1:13-16

Talking About Forgiveness 3.1

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How do I forgive? - Recognising the hurt

Contributors: Faith Forster, Jill Saward, Jayne Newton, Tricia Kenyon.

Bible passages:
Jeremiah 2:22
Isaiah 53:4-5

Talking About Forgiveness 3.2

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How do I forgive? - Jill Saward's story

Jill Saward talks about forgiving those who had sexually assaulted her, and the attitudes that others had towards her as a Christian wanting to forgive. She speaks of the fundamental importance of God's strength in helping her to forgive, and how she wouldn't have been able to forgive by her own strength alone.

Talking About Forgiveness 3.3

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How do I forgive? - Behind closed doors

Contributors: Jill Saward, Greg Haslam, Jayne Newton, Robin Oake, Rachel Gardner.

Bible passages:
Mark 11:25-26
Luke 17:3-6
Ephesians 4:26-27

Talking About Forgiveness 3.4

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How do I forgive? - Face to face

Contributors: Rachel Gardner, Nick Pollard, Alister McGrath, Rob Parsons, Greg Haslam.

Bible passages:
Proverbs 28:13
Zechariah 7:9
Genesis 33:1-4

Talking About Forgiveness 3.5

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How do I forgive? - Stories of forgiveness 3

Greg Haslam, Jennifer Rees Larcombe and Robin Oake give personal examples of deep-down hurts that sometimes take many years to surface. Sometimes we need to ask God what the cause of our pain is and for God to show us who we need to forgive.

Talking About Forgiveness 3.6

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How do I forgive? - Past forgiveness?

Contributors: Faith Forster, Norman Kember, Jayne Newton, Robin Oake, Rob Parsons.

Bible passages:
Matthew 5:7-9
Ephesians 2:13-14

Talking About Forgiveness 3.7

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How do I forgive? - Forgetting the past?

Contributors: Robin Oake, Jill Saward, Norman Kember, Greg Haslam, Timothy Dudley-Smith.

Bible passages:
Hebrews 8:12
Isaiah 38:16b-17
Luke 17:3-4
Micah 7:18

Talking About Forgiveness 3.8

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How do I forgive? - Stories of forgiveness 4

Rob Parsons, Robin Oake and Greg Haslam give personal examples of the journey that needs to be taken even after a person has been forgiven.

Talking About Forgiveness 3.9

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