Living the Miracle
Jesus brought something purely divine and radically new into this world – forgiveness! His miraculous gift enables us to:
- Accept ourselves as God accepts us, leaving self-hatred behind.
- Embrace His forgiveness and gladly wear Christ’s righteousness as our own.
- Forgive those whose sins have hurt, harmed, and hindered us.
Through worship, teaching, and prayer, this retreat will help us receive His gift, and equip us to share the miracle with others.
Abiding in the Miracle
“Christ… is present now… Jesus is indeed, if we are born again of His Spirit, the living Fountain within. We practice His presence.” (Leanne Payne, Restoring the Christian Soul Through Healing Prayer, 72)
Presenter: Dr. Sarah Colyn
The Virtue of Self Acceptance
We attain the virtue of self-acceptance on the basis of Christ’s righteousness.
Presenter: Dr. Sarah Colyn
Securing the Gift
The temptation to self-hatred is the Enemy’s attempt to rob a person of their unique possessions: the oneness of the true self with God, and the creative capacity to fruitfully collaborate with God.
Presenter: Dr. Sarah Colyn
Living Forgiven
God has reconciled us to Himself in Christ, and we must really receive the free gift of forgiveness in order to live with the freedom and joy He gives.
Presenter: Sarah Colyn
Forgiving Others
Forgiving those who’ve sinned against us is essential to living in union with Christ. In this session we look at how forgiveness fits in the process of reconciliation, and work through some of the most challenging types of unforgiveness that can burden our hearts and relationships.
Presenter: Cody Crichton
Forgiving the Unforgiveable
Jesus gives us courage to forgive. Through forgiveness, Christ takes into Himself every sin and darkness and by His incorruptible wounds exchanges them for more of His Life. In this miraculous encounter with Christ, the Cross becomes a doorway where heaven begins to work backward in our lives. In this our wounds are united with His wounds, and we are freed to become fruitful members of His Body.
Presenter: Cody Crichton
Walking It Out
“It is an awesome thing to be a man or woman, God’s masterpiece, that human thing that makes up the
creaturely side of Incarnational Reality” (Payne, Healing Presence).
Presenter: Dr. Sarah Colyn
Edmonds Retreat Lecture Notes
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