Embracing Grace: Moving Beyond Guilt and Judgment
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"Sometimes we feel like that in church don't we feel like we're being judged like everybody knows what we did whether it was last year or last night especially when it comes to our past it can even feel uncomfortable sometimes like we just don't belong like everyone's looking down on us and I think there are times when we even see God that way, you know like God is judging us in the sense that he's angry or he's upset and there's no way that we can satisfy sometimes we just have a sense of guilt about our failures the people that we've hurt the thoughts that we've had the places that we've gone even the things that we've said." [00:58:28]
"Jesus' words to the woman, 'Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more,' highlight His desire to focus on our future rather than our past. This narrative challenges us to see God as a loving Father who desires to lead us into a future filled with hope and purpose. The religious leaders missed an opportunity for repentance and transformation, choosing instead to walk away. In contrast, the woman was given a chance to move beyond her past and embrace a new identity in Christ. This story reminds us that no matter our past, God offers us grace and a future filled with promise." [05:05:04]
"See God is not the author of guilt and for all these years maybe you have thought and so when you walk into a church or you open up a Bible or you dare go to a connect group you're carrying around all of this guilt thinking that somehow God wants to use that in your life and in reality he is not the author of guilt and he is not the voice of the one who continues to accuse you you know that voice don't you maybe you've even heard it today as you sat down or you sang that song and you are reminded of somewhere you went or something you've done or who you used to be." [18:21:40]
"Jesus is actually the advocate for you, he's your attorney look what it says in 1 John Chapter 2 it says but if anyone does sin and we all do we miss the mark that Bullseye of perfection it says we have an advocate who pleads our case before the father he is Jesus Christ the one who is truly righteous he himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins and not only our sins but the sins of the world he's not the accuser he's the one who stands up on our behalf every time the enemy starts to declare God did you see what they said God did you see what they did God did you see their evil every time he begins to accuse you Jesus stands to his feet and says you need to sit down and shut up." [19:29:12]
"God is a just God and that means for every credit there must be a debit in other words payment must be made for sin the scripture says itself the wages of sin is death and so for God to be a God of Justice payment must be made and yet the scripture also tells us that he's a God full of grace and mercy and those two meet in Christ himself because he took our sin and he gives you Grace rather than you and I pay the penalty for our sin Jesus Paid it so that we could receive the gift of mercy and Grace he's the one in which those two come together God stands on our behalf." [20:35:12]
"Jesus stands up again what the narrative tells us and you can imagine that if you're that woman you're like what's going to happen now I mean you're thankful that you watched those gentlemen walk away but now you're facing the Son of God the rabbi who has done all of these miraculous things he stands and he looks at her and what's interesting about the narrative is what he ask her as she's wondering what in the world is going to happen rather than asking the question that maybe you would ask I know I would ask why why'd you do this why'd you throw away your marriage why' you allow yourself to get into this situation right rather than saying anything about her past what does he do he talks to her about her future." [22:29:12]
"On the worst day of her life when she is guilty and embarrassed in front of the world World Jesus is not talking about who she used to be but who he created her to be and it is important for you to know on this Super Bowl weekend that no matter where you have been in the past and no matter what things you have done in the past God doesn't want to talk about your past he wants to talk about who he created you to be and the future that he has promised you that's who God is." [23:21:40]
"Maybe the whole reason that God brought you here today is because you've been carrying around who you used to be and every time you try to step out and do something of greatness the accuser whether it's the one that speaks in your ear or maybe even someone in your family begins to speak up and you step back remember what Jesus said and he didn't just say it to her he said it to you Romans says that there's no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus he said to her and he says to me and he says to you don't go back to your old way of living go into your destiny as long as your heart beats and your lungs are taking in air you have a future." [28:00:44]
"For too long too many of us have been carrying around a bunch of guilt and maybe you even tried to convince yourself that you're not guilty so it's not to have to deal with it this reminds us Jesus is bigger than your screw up he's bigger than our sin and he wants to move you into your future he paid the price and he wants to give you Mercy will you receive it will you stop trying to make up for it stop trying to be good enough and trust him receive his grace and his mercy and whether you're here in the house or you're watching online somewhere God Taps you on the shoulder and he says I love you I died for you and I have a future for you and there's nothing the enemy can do and every time he accuses you just remember God stands on your behalf." [29:11:08]
"Even in our guilt on our worst day when we've done or said or been things that many of you we even thought we would never do you don't walk away from us you stand on our behalf you pay our price so we can receive your grace if you've never experienced that I invite you to do it right now Jesus forgive me transform me change me thank you God in Jesus name amen." [30:59:48]
"Jesus' interaction with the woman reveals that God is not the author of guilt. Instead, He is our advocate, standing on our behalf against the accusations of the enemy. Jesus' words to the woman, 'Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more,' highlight His desire to focus on our future rather than our past. This narrative challenges us to see God as a loving Father who desires to lead us into a future filled with hope and purpose." [05:05:04]
"The religious leaders missed an opportunity for repentance and transformation, choosing instead to walk away. In contrast, the woman was given a chance to move beyond her past and embrace a new identity in Christ. This story reminds us that no matter our past, God offers us grace and a future filled with promise. We are called to let go of our guilt and step into the destiny God has prepared for us." [05:05:04]
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"Jesus' words to the woman, 'Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more,' highlight His desire to focus on our future rather than our past. This narrative challenges us to see God as a loving Father who desires to lead us into a future filled with hope and purpose. The religious leaders missed an opportunity for repentance and transformation, choosing instead to walk away. In contrast, the woman was given a chance to move beyond her past and embrace a new identity in Christ. This story reminds us that no matter our past, God offers us grace and a future filled with promise." [05:05:04]
"See God is not the author of guilt and for all these years maybe you have thought and so when you walk into a church or you open up a Bible or you dare go to a connect group you're carrying around all of this guilt thinking that somehow God wants to use that in your life and in reality he is not the author of guilt and he is not the voice of the one who continues to accuse you you know that voice don't you maybe you've even heard it today as you sat down or you sang that song and you are reminded of somewhere you went or something you've done or who you used to be." [18:21:40]
"Jesus is actually the advocate for you, he's your attorney look what it says in 1 John Chapter 2 it says but if anyone does sin and we all do we miss the mark that Bullseye of perfection it says we have an advocate who pleads our case before the father he is Jesus Christ the one who is truly righteous he himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins and not only our sins but the sins of the world he's not the accuser he's the one who stands up on our behalf every time the enemy starts to declare God did you see what they said God did you see what they did God did you see their evil every time he begins to accuse you Jesus stands to his feet and says you need to sit down and shut up." [19:29:12]
"God is a just God and that means for every credit there must be a debit in other words payment must be made for sin the scripture says itself the wages of sin is death and so for God to be a God of Justice payment must be made and yet the scripture also tells us that he's a God full of grace and mercy and those two meet in Christ himself because he took our sin and he gives you Grace rather than you and I pay the penalty for our sin Jesus Paid it so that we could receive the gift of mercy and Grace he's the one in which those two come together God stands on our behalf." [20:35:12]
"Jesus stands up again what the narrative tells us and you can imagine that if you're that woman you're like what's going to happen now I mean you're thankful that you watched those gentlemen walk away but now you're facing the Son of God the rabbi who has done all of these miraculous things he stands and he looks at her and what's interesting about the narrative is what he ask her as she's wondering what in the world is going to happen rather than asking the question that maybe you would ask I know I would ask why why'd you do this why'd you throw away your marriage why' you allow yourself to get into this situation right rather than saying anything about her past what does he do he talks to her about her future." [22:29:12]
"On the worst day of her life when she is guilty and embarrassed in front of the world World Jesus is not talking about who she used to be but who he created her to be and it is important for you to know on this Super Bowl weekend that no matter where you have been in the past and no matter what things you have done in the past God doesn't want to talk about your past he wants to talk about who he created you to be and the future that he has promised you that's who God is." [23:21:40]
"Maybe the whole reason that God brought you here today is because you've been carrying around who you used to be and every time you try to step out and do something of greatness the accuser whether it's the one that speaks in your ear or maybe even someone in your family begins to speak up and you step back remember what Jesus said and he didn't just say it to her he said it to you Romans says that there's no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus he said to her and he says to me and he says to you don't go back to your old way of living go into your destiny as long as your heart beats and your lungs are taking in air you have a future." [28:00:44]
"For too long too many of us have been carrying around a bunch of guilt and maybe you even tried to convince yourself that you're not guilty so it's not to have to deal with it this reminds us Jesus is bigger than your screw up he's bigger than our sin and he wants to move you into your future he paid the price and he wants to give you Mercy will you receive it will you stop trying to make up for it stop trying to be good enough and trust him receive his grace and his mercy and whether you're here in the house or you're watching online somewhere God Taps you on the shoulder and he says I love you I died for you and I have a future for you and there's nothing the enemy can do and every time he accuses you just remember God stands on your behalf." [29:11:08]
"Even in our guilt on our worst day when we've done or said or been things that many of you we even thought we would never do you don't walk away from us you stand on our behalf you pay our price so we can receive your grace if you've never experienced that I invite you to do it right now Jesus forgive me transform me change me thank you God in Jesus name amen." [30:59:48]
"Jesus' interaction with the woman reveals that God is not the author of guilt. Instead, He is our advocate, standing on our behalf against the accusations of the enemy. Jesus' words to the woman, 'Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more,' highlight His desire to focus on our future rather than our past. This narrative challenges us to see God as a loving Father who desires to lead us into a future filled with hope and purpose." [05:05:04]
"The religious leaders missed an opportunity for repentance and transformation, choosing instead to walk away. In contrast, the woman was given a chance to move beyond her past and embrace a new identity in Christ. This story reminds us that no matter our past, God offers us grace and a future filled with promise. We are called to let go of our guilt and step into the destiny God has prepared for us." [05:05:04]
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