When Tables Turn: Forgive, Trust, and Serve

Child of god, whenever you try to take revenge on somebody who hurts you, you are forcefully pushing god off his throne and trying to sit where you are not qualified to occupy. What Joseph is saying is, I ain't going to play god. See, you and I are a child of god. We gotta get to a point we understand vengeance belongs to the lord. Joseph released them because he trust the judge of the universe and when you trust god completely, you don't have to fight your own battles. [00:25:50] (44 seconds)  #LetGodHandleIt

Imagine being on a commercial airplane. Thirty, zero feet in the sky. You get frustrated with the turbulence. So, you take your seat belt off. You kick in the cockpit door. You push the pilot out of his seat. You grab the controls and you try to fly because he can't get through turbulence. What's going to happen? You going to crash and burn because you're sitting in a seat, you're not qualified to occupy. [00:24:34] (33 seconds)  #TrustThePilot

Imagine standing inside of your house looking out the window. It's beautiful outside. The sun is shining. It's 80 degrees. But if your window is covered in dirt, mud, and grime, the whole world looks different to you on the inside than what it really is on the outside. The problem isn't that the sun isn't shining. The problem isn't that the weather isn't good. The problem is the lens you're looking through. [00:08:58] (35 seconds)  #ChangeYourPerspective

If you'll just stay on the plane, keep your seat belt on, I can get you through any turbulence in life because I knew the destination before you ever got on the plane. Who am I preaching to this morning? God knew they would do what they did. God knew they would say what they said but god says, remain seated. You still going to get to your destination even if I have to get you through a little turbulence. [00:25:17] (32 seconds)  #StaySeatedTrustGod

Overlook their actions and pay attention to god. Sometimes, you gotta overlook what people are doing because god may be fulfilling that word he promised you right in your face but you can't see it because you keep putting your feelings in front of your faith. But if you can put your feelings behind your faith, you'll still be able to say despite what has happened to me, god is still blessing me and there, you know, preach pastor Terry Brown. I'm trying to help somebody this morning. You need to graduate because there's some adults in the sanctuary that probably need to go down to the children's church because you keep letting everybody dictate your attitude, your emotions. [00:14:28] (45 seconds)  #FaithOverFeelings

They handled him rough. He dealt with them kind. One of the small fragments in the human heart when we know we hadn't truly forgiven, just listen to people tone when you mention certain people name. Preach. You can feel good about a person. Mention that person to somebody who hadn't forgiven them and watch how they face look. This text teaches us that you gotta be careful to let go of what's behind you so you can enjoy what's in front of you. [00:39:32] (67 seconds)  #ForgiveToMoveForward

You just barely got in the door but you kept clocking in and kept clocking out and you saw god promote you right in their faces. Is there anybody here that can say, pastor, I ain't even think I was going to get the job and when they called me, I was surprised but through thirty and forty years, god walked me up step by step because sometime promotion doesn't come in a lump sum. Sometime promotion comes step by step. [00:04:06] (35 seconds)  #StepByStepPromotion

You be careful when you done made somebody cry. Tears ain't a sign of weakness. Tears could be a sign that they trying their best not to be who they used to be. Anybody here this morning said, pastor, sometime I have to cry because I'm trying every day not to be who I used to be. All the struggle is real. I don't care who you are. I don't care how much Bible you read. I don't care what church you go to. Life can make you cry. [00:21:27] (49 seconds)  #TearsOfTransformation