Three Strikes, You're Forgiven: Encounter a God Who Wants to Redeem Your Past, Restore Your Present, and Transform Your Future

by Micah E. Davis, Ian Simkins (Foreword by)

Overview

When the going gets tough . . . When you’ve been let down repeatedly . . . When you’ve failed over and over again . . .

In those moments, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and lost. Failure can leave us feeling defeated and ashamed, and we often try to avoid it by striving for perfection. But the truth is, failure is a part of being human. We can’t earn our way into love, acceptance, or heaven, and life isn’t about success versus failure.

But there is hope! The gospel shows us that failure doesn’t have to define us, that failure isn’t final. Through his death and resurrection, Jesus took on all our mistakes and forgave them. In Three Strikes, You’re Forgiven, Pastor Micah E. Davis invites us to let go of our restless pursuit of perfection and to find rest in Christ.

Micah shares powerful spiritual truths about forgiveness and grace, guiding us through four necessary acts: forgiving others, asking for forgiveness, forgiving ourselves, and forgiving God. He explores:

• what forgiveness is, what it isn’t, and how to practice it
• how to understand biblical forgiveness and offer it to others
• the beauty of forgiveness and why it’s essential to healing relationships with others, ourselves, and God

Three Strikes, You’re Forgiven shows us that on the other side of failure is forgiveness. We’ll learn how forgiveness, mercy, reconciliation, and redemption can free us from bitterness and anger, releasing us into a life of peace, joy, and love.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798400501401
Publisher:	Tyndale House Publishers
Publication date:	09/16/2025
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

What People are Saying About This

Brandon Shields

It’s hard to imagine a more important task for disciples of Jesus in this cultural moment than learning how to forgive those who’ve deeply wounded us. While many people ache to experience the freedom of forgiveness, few of us have trusted guides who can share the practices and process that lead us down that path. In reading Three Strikes, You’re Forgiven, I felt profoundly grateful to companion my friend and fellow pastor Micah as he courageously opened up about his own healing journey of learning that forgiveness, not failure, has the final word for those who follow the way of Jesus. I pray this book blesses you and fills you with the same hope for abundance as it did for me!

Davey Blackburn

Bitterness and unforgiveness are the two areas I see people get stuck the most in their life and walk with Jesus. It can ooze out like a toxic sludge that taints everything we touch. That’s why Micah’s new book is a must-read for everyone. His fresh take on the power of forgiveness will unlock paradigm-shifting and life-transforming freedom for your soul.

Jenni Wong Clayville

In our devastatingly grace-less cancel culture obsessed with the failure of others, Micah helps us see an overwhelmingly grace-full God who transcends time and culture. He shares personal stories of redemption and new opportunities to see others the way God does—with hope and a chance for permanent forgiveness. I am so proud of Micah’s willingness to live authentically maskless in a world that encourages facades.

Jay Y. Kim

In a culture overrun by personal slights, reckless blame shifting, and partisan divides, we may find ourselves growing increasingly hostile toward one another, leading to destructive depths of isolation and loneliness. But the way of Jesus offers us a path forward, down the long and winding road of forgiveness. In Three Strikes, You’re Forgiven, Micah offers us a profound and pastoral road map toward the liberation and freedom we all long for, helping us to, in his words, “discover the scandal of grace to its fullest.” This is truly a book for our time.

Amy Seiffert

Micah offers such an accessible guide to forgiveness, bringing us on a personal journey as well as handing us practical and transformative practices to live freely. Forgiveness can feel so complex, but Micah brings a refreshing simplicity to it. His insightful approach is about finding real freedom that comes with real forgiveness.

Dominic Done

Micah transforms life’s most painful moments into a testimony of God’s redeeming grace. His words carry both the weight of truth and the balm of hope, offering us a path to healing through the power of forgiveness. This is a book that will leave a lasting imprint on your soul.

Ike Miller

Despite an abundance of teaching on God’s forgiveness in the church, forgiving one another and ourselves is often misunderstood and even more poorly practiced. That’s why Three Strikes, You’re Forgiven is a must-read for all followers of Jesus. With both personal vulnerability and pastoral gentleness, Micah charts a well-informed path to follow on our journey to forgive ourselves and those who’ve harmed us, and ultimately find peace with God. Our life with God has its most poignant moments when we experience His redemption of our wounds. To this end, Micah has given us a gift in showing how God can repurpose our pain, if we let him.