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Forgiveness: Healing From the Top Down (Bonus Episode)
This listener-requested bonus episode dives deep into one of the most essential Kingdom principles Jesus gives us: the three-part, top-down order of forgiveness. Allen and Stacy Jo unpack why forgiveness begins with receiving God’s forgiveness, moves into forgiving ourselves, and finally empowers us to forgive others authentically and freely.
Through transparent conversation, biblical teaching, and Allen’s powerful testimony of reconciling with his father, this episode reveals how guilt, shame, and resentment keep us stuck — and how the Holy Spirit leads us into emotional healing, spiritual freedom, and restored relationships.
In this Episode You’ll Learn:
• The biblical mandate for forgiveness
• Why self-forgiveness is often the missing step
• How resentment “short circuits” spiritual growth
• How to identify and release emotional debt
• How to partner with Jesus for inner healing
• What authentic forgiveness looks like
• Why forgiveness leads to peace, freedom, and healthy connection
The 3-Part Forgiveness Framework:
- Receive God’s forgiveness
- Forgive yourself
- Forgive others
Self-Forgiveness Questions to Reflect On:
• What is the debt I believe I can’t repay?
• What emotions surface when I face that debt?
• What does Jesus have to say about it?
Key Scriptures:
Matthew 6:12, Matthew 18, Romans 8:1, Psalm 32, Colossians 3:12–17, Isaiah 53, 1 John 1:9, John 14:6, Luke 10:19
Mentioned in This Episode:
• Reviving Recovery: Unbound — our ministry for Holy Spirit–led healing and restoration begins online on February 2, 2026.
Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclrfQGngBMXXVttqK1timLOkJ453tZudafBcd6xgN4oF5C2w/viewform?usp=publish-editor
Purchase your Reviving Recovery: Unbound book: https://a.co/d/fKP6rFA
Purchase your Reviving Recovery: Unbound Journal: https://a.co/d/fKP6rFA
• Navigating Your Storm — Allen’s story on forgiveness (United Men of Honor anthology) https://a.co/d/fKP6rFA
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Tags: forgiveness, Christian emotional healing, Christian inner healing, Holy Spirit healing, faith-based recovery, Christian marriage, Christian leadership, resentment healing, Reviving Recovery Unbound
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