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Welcome to the podcast ministry of Our Resolute Hope. Join this weekly conversation with Pastor Frank Friedmann, his sidekick John Russin, and others as we consider God’s great love and matchless grace in Jesus Christ. Walk with us as we learn more about the Way, the Truth, and the Life --- Jesus! Choose Hope! Choose Jesus!
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Monday Dec 25, 2023
Forgiving Others: Prisons of Self-Protection
Monday Dec 25, 2023
Monday Dec 25, 2023
After being wounded, it’s normal to retreat within safe boundaries. But when self-protection becomes a driving motive, boundaries can become emotional prisons.

Monday Dec 18, 2023
Forgiving Others: For Our Emotional Health
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Try as we might, we can’t ignore our wounds or stuff the anger that results. This will drag us down or erupt and wound others – often those we love most.

Monday Dec 11, 2023
Forgiving Others: Roots of Bitterness
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Feeling angry after an offense is healthy, but rage and revenge are sin. These might feel good for a while, but they can become roots of bitterness that defile many.

Monday Dec 04, 2023
Forgiving Others: Be Angry But Don’t Sin
Monday Dec 04, 2023
Monday Dec 04, 2023
Feeling anger is a healthy response when others wound us. It’s a crucial first step on the road to forgiving our offender … so we can experience our freedom.

Monday Nov 27, 2023
Forgiving Others: How God Forgave Us
Monday Nov 27, 2023
Monday Nov 27, 2023
God didn’t wait to forgive us until we apologized. He forgave us while we were His enemies, reconciling Himself to us and inviting us to reconcile ourselves to Him.

Monday Nov 20, 2023
Forgiving Others: As Far as the East is From the West
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Scripture commands us to forgive others just as God has forgiven us. We must understand how He did this if we are to forgive in the very same way.

Monday Nov 13, 2023
Forgiving Others: Confusing Verses
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Some verses seem to show forgiveness as conditional, but the New Covenant teaches us otherwise. In Christ, God forgave us unconditionally, and we are to do the same for others.

Monday Nov 06, 2023
Forgiving Others: An Introduction
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Forgiving those who wound us can feel like the hardest thing ever. But doing so frees us from what others have done to us … and what we’ve done to ourselves.

Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Suffering. Part 19. When There are No Answers
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
God can be silent when we suffer. We pray for understanding, but our words seem to go nowhere. At these times, God offers us Himself, so we can see Him as we never have and receive the blessings we didn’t even know we needed.

Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Suffering. Part 18. Comfort for a Suffering Friend
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Job’s friends teach us to be compassionate when others suffer. They were purposeful in their actions, meeting Job where he was and suffering with him. They gave the gift of silent presence, allowing Job time to recover emotionally.