A Bitter Pill
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10 And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. 11 Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. 12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
NOT EVERY SEASON IS ABOUT CONQUERING
SOME SEASON ARE JUST ABOUT ENDURING
OH COME ON...
WHAT DOES IT PROFIT YOU, IF YOUR TAKING GROUND
BUT YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO STAND YOUR GROUND
TODAY I WANT TO PREACH FROM THIS PASSAGE
MY TITLE TODAY IS...
A BITTER PILL
I WANT TO CONTINUE FROM LAST WEEK
WE STARTED THIS SERIES
I HATE YOU BUT IT’S KILLING ME
ANYONE IN THE ROOM WHO HAS EVER DEALT WITH UNFORGIVENESS
WOULD HAVE DISCOVERED THIS TO BE A TRUE STATEMENT
THAT MY HATRED AND UNFORGIVNESS TOWARD YOU
IT’S ACTUALLY NOT HURTING YOU
IT’S ONLY HURTING ME
IF FACT, I’M SURE YOU’VE HEARD THE ANALOGY THAT SAYS
UNFORGIVENESS IS LIKE DRINKING POISON AND WAITING FOR THE OTHER PERSON TO DIE
A HEART FULL OF HATE AND UNFORGIVENESS
KILLS YOU
THIS WORLD HATE IS A WORD AS CHRISTIANS
WE’RE NOT ALLOWED TO SAY
AT LEAST THATS WHAT MOM TOLD ME
AND IT’S ALSO WHAT I TELL MY KIDS
BUT LAST WEEK WE DEFINED HATE AS THIS...
AN INTENSE DISLIKE
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT I HATE
LIKE THIS... WHEN SOMEONE TALKS IN MOVIES
OR THIS....WHEN YOU SIT DOWN TO WATCH A MOVIE
AND THERE IS ALWAYS THAT ONE PERSON WHO HAS ALREADY SEEN IT
AND WHEN A GOOD PART IS COMING UP
THEY LOOK AT YOU AND JUST SAY.....WAIT WATCH THIS
LIKE, COME ON…REALLY
I DON’T ACTUALLY HATE THINGS
YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS...
I’M JUST REALLY ANNOYED BY IT
I THINK THAT IT’S IMPORTANT EARLY ON IN THIS SERIES
THAT WE DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN TWO TYPES OF PEOPLE
BEING SELF-AWARE IS DIFFERENT THAN
BEING SELF-ABSORBED
SELF AWARENESS IS THE IDEA THAT..
YOU CAN LOOK AT YOURSELF
LOOK AT YOUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
THEN AFTER YOU EXAMINE YOURSELF
YOU CAN LOOK TO OTHERS TO SEE HOW YOU CAN BE HELPFUL TO THOSE AROUND YOU
SELF ABSORBED IS VERY DIFFERENT
IT MEANS YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF EVERY STORY
YOUR AT THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR LIFE
YOU PUT YOURSELF AS THE MAIN CHARACTER OF EVERY NARRATIVE
AND THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
I MEET PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY ARE SELF AWARE
BUT THEY ARE ACTUALLY SELF ABSORBED
AND WHEN YOUR SELF-ABSORBED
IT’S AMAZING HOW SOMETHING THAT CAN JUST BE ANNOYING
CAN ACTUALLY BECOME OFFENSIVE
OH COME ON....
IT’S GOOD FOR YOU TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE PET PEEVES AND STRUGGLES THAT WE NEED TO WORK ON
BUT THE MOMENT THAT I MAKE MYSELF THE CENTER OF THE STORY
I CAN QUICKLY JUMP FROM
THAT IS ANNOYING TO…THAT IS OFFENSIVE
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
ANYONE EVER NOTICE THAT
2023....PEOPLE ARE OVERLY OFFENDED?
YOU GOTTA BE CAREFUL ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU SAY
I MEAN MY JOB AS A PASTOR CAN BE SCARY SOMETIMES
BECAUSE I’M TRYING TO TEACH THE WORD OF GOD
IN A WAY THAT RELATES TO OUR LIVES…TODAY
AND SOMETIMES SOME OF THE EXAMPLES MIGHT JUST HIT HOME FOR YOU
AND YOU HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE...
DO I TAKE NOTES AND MAKE CHANGES THAT ARE NECESSARY
OR WAS THAT JUST......OFFENSIVE
“HOW DARE HIM SAY THAT”
“HE DON’T KNOW ME”
OH COME ON SOMEBODY....
EVERYBODY HAS AN OPINION NOW DAYS
EVERY CELL PHONE HAT A MICROPHONE AND PLATFORM
THERE IS A SPIRIT OF OFFENSE ALL OVER THE WORLD
YOU CAN’T SAY NOTHING WITHOUT OFFENDING SOMEONE
SOME OF YOU ARE LIKE...
I’M NOT SURE
YOUR KIND OF OFFENDING ME NOW…LOL
WHAT I’VE LEARNED IS THAT THE ENEMY HAS A PLAN IN OUR LIFE
HE WANTS TO STEAL, KILL AND DESTROY US
ONE OF THE MOST SIMPLE AND BASIC THINGS THAT HE DOES
I THINK IT’S HIS PRIMARY TACTIC
HE DIVIDES US IN ORDER TO DESTROY US
HE WANTS TO DESTROY US AND HIS PRIMARY TACTIC IS TO DIVIDE US
LETS LOOK AT THE CHURCH AT LARGE
HOW MANY DENOMINATIONS ARE THERE???
IT’S ALL ABOUT DIVIDING....
IF HE CANT DESTROY YOU INDIVIDUALLY
HE WILL DIVIDE THE BODY
BECAUSE IN OUR DIVISION...
WILL COME SEPARATION AND DESTRUCTION
LETS THINK ABOUT THIS IDEA OF…OFFENSE
IF I’M SELF ABSORBED
AND THE WHOLE WORLD IS ALL ABOUT....ME
I’M GONNA END UP JUMPING FROM SOMETHING THAT IS JUST ANNOYING
TO SOMETHING THAT IS OFFENSIVE
I WAS THINKING TODAY....
I WONDER HOW MANY OF US ARE CARRYING....OFFENSE (A FENCE)
OFFENSE IS....A FENCE
WHEN I LIVE OFFENDED
IT CREATES DIVISION AND SEPARATION IN MY RELATIONSHIPS
19 A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a castle.
SOLOMON KNEW THIS THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO
THAT WHEN YOU HOLD ON TO OFFENSE
YOUR OFFENSE BECOMES A LIKE A FORTIFIED CITY
IT LOCKS YOU IN
WHATS AMAZING TO ME IS...
MATTHEW 24 IS JESUS DESCRIBING
WHAT THE EARTH WILL LOOK LIKE BEFORE HE COMES BACK
HE IS DESCRIBING WHAT THE END TIMES WILL LOOK LIKE
AND I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE LIVING IN THE END TIMES NOW
OH COME SOMEBODY...
IS ANYBODY READY AND WAITING FOR JESUS TO COME BACK
HE’S COMING BACK FOR HIS BRIDE
AND I’M READY FOR IT
JESUS AS HE SPEAKS, GIVES LOTS OF THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN CHAPTER 24 AND 25
BUT HERE IN VERSE 10 HE SAYS....
IN THOSE LAST DAYS..THERE WILL BE MANY OFFENDED PEOPLE
THE WORD OFFENSE IN THE GREEK IS....
SKANDALON
SKANDALON MEAN...
A SNARE OR TRAP
JOHN BEVERE
HE TALKS ABOUT OFFENSE IN THE CHURCH
AS BEING THE BAIT OF SATAN
THAT SATAN USES OFFENSE TO TRAP YOU
SO WE GO THROUGH LIFE AND DON’T EVEN REALIZE IT...
BECAUSE WE ARE SELF ABSORBED MANY TIMES
WE JUST KEEP GOING THROUGH LIFE.....PICKING UP OFFENSES
WE ARE TRAPPED IN OFFENSE
WE DON’T EVEN KNOW IT
BUT LITTLE BY LITTLE
WE ARE BECOMING SEPERATED
YOUR NOT LIVING IN A BIG WORLD
YOUR NOT THINKING ABOUT OTHERS
AND YOUR LIFE IS BECOMING IMPRISONED AND IT’S GETTING SMALLER AND SMALLER
AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT...
YOU FIND YOURSELF TRAPPED IN OFFENSE
WHAT YOU NEED TO REALIZE IS THIS...
AN OFFENDED HEART BIRTHS BITTERNESS
I WANT TO MINISTER TO YOU THIS MORNING CHURCH FAMILY
LISTEN TO ME…PLEASE
BITTERNESS IS SUCH A SERIOUS THING
A LOT OF BELIEVERS TODAY
ARE NURSING HURTS
INSTEAD OF TRYING TO HEAL FROM HURTS
LOOK AT WHAT HEBREWS 12 SAYS....
THIS VERSE CHANGED MY LIFE
THE WORD OF GOD DOES THIS...
AS YOU READ IT, IT’S GONNA READS YOU
14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
WE CAN STOP THERE
AND TEACH ON THIS FOR AWHILE
ARE YOU MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO LIVE IN PEACE???
THIS IS TO CHRISTIANS
FOLLOWERS OF JESUS
HUSBANDS....MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO LIVE IN PEACE WITH YOUR WIFE
WIVES.....MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO LIVE IN PEACE WITH YOU HUSBAND
PARENTS MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO LIVE IN PEACE WITH YOUR KIDS
KIDS....MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO LIVE IN PEACE WITH YOUR PARENTS
IT SAID MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO LIVE IN PEACE WITH EVERYONE AND TO BE HOLY
14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. 15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.
YOU SEE…
OFFENSE BIRTHS BITTERNESS
BUT PEOPLE DON’T PAY NEAR ENOUGH ATTENTION TO BITTERNESS
BITTERNESS IS NOT JUST A MOMENT
OR A THING OR A SINGULAR EVENT
BITTERNESS IS A ROOT SYSTEM
BITTERNESS IS A GROWTH MECHANISM
AND WHEN YOU ALLOW BITTERNESS INTO YOU HEART
WHAT BEGINS TO SPRING UP FROM YOUR LIFE IS...
NEVER THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
BUT INSTEAD IT ALL BECOMES ABOUT
ACTS OF THE FLESH
WHAT WE DON’T REALIZE IS...
BITTERNESS CONTAMINATES THINGS
IT KEEPS US TRAPPED
AND IT POLLUTES THINGS
BITTERNESS WALLS US IN
IT STOPS US FROM STEPPING INTO A FUTURE
BITTERNESS HOLDS US BACK FROM BECOMING WHO GOD CALLED US TO BECOME
BITTERNESS, LITTLE BY LITTLE STARTS CHALLENGING OUR LIFE
AND IT MAKES MY LIFE SMALL AND CONTAINED AND TRAPS ME IN IT
OH COME ON....
I WANT TO MOVE FORWARD
I WANTING TO MAKE AN IMPACT
AND I WANT TO FULFILL THE THINGS THAT GOD HAS PUT ON MY HEART
BUT I DON’T REALIZE THAT I’M STARTING TO BE CAGED IN
AND NOW I’VE BEEN TRAPPED AND THE TRAP HAS TURNED INTO BITTERNESS
AND NOW THE ROOT SYSTEM OF BITTERNESS
IS BLEEDING ALL OVER MY LIFE
LAST WEEK I SAID
I UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE HAVE GONE THROUGH HURTFUL THINGS
BUT LISTEN TO ME....
JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH HURTFUL THINGS
DOESN’T MEAN YOU ARE EXCUSED FROM DOING THE WORK
THAT’S REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE HURT
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT????
BECAUSE HURT UN-DEALT WITH, TURNS TO HATE
WRITE THIS DOWN...
“IT’S NOT WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH, BUT HOW YOU INTERPRET WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH THAT MOST OFTEN LEADS TO BITTERNESS”
LISTEN TO ME...
I’M NOT DOWN PLAYING WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH
I’M SURE IT WAS PAINFUL AND UNJUSTIFIED AND WRONG
BUT THE WAY YOU INTERPRET IS WHERE....
YOU GIVE THE ENEMY A FOOTHOLD IN YOUR LIFE
A FOOTHOLD???
WE GIVE THE ENEMY AN INCH
HE TAKES A MILE
IT’S AN OPEN DOOR TO HIM HAVING CONTROL OVER THOSE AREAS IN YOUR LIFE
WELL PASTOR, I DON’T KNOW IF I’M BITTER...
LET ME JUST GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF SIGNS OF BITTERNESS
BECAUSE BITTERNESS HAS A SOUND
DO NOT POINT AT YOUR SPOUSE RIGHT NOW
THIS IS FOR YOU
BITTERNESS ALWAYS SOUNDS...
JUDGMENTAL
YOU KNOW THOSE JUDGMENTAL PEOPLE
THEY WALK INTO CHURCH
(SIGH) IT’S TOO DARK
TOO BRIGHT
WHY DO THEY ALWAYS SING THIS SONG
THEY NEED TO SING GOOD SONGS
WHAT SEEPS OUT OF A BITTER PERSONS LIFE IS...
CRITICISM
THEIR CYNICAL
THEY ALWAYS FOCUS ON WHATS WRONG RATHER THAN SEEING WHATS RIGHT
BITTER PEOPLE SOUND...
DEFENSIVE
THEY ARE NEVER WRONG
IF YOUR NEVER WRONG...
YOUR WRONG
BUT BITTER PEOPLE CAN’T ADMIT WHEN THEY'RE WRONG
THEY DON’T NOTICE WHEN THEY'RE WRONG
THEY JUST LIVE LIFE ON THE DEFENSE
NO, NO, NO PASTOR
YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED TO ME
I WOULD FORGIVE BUT
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT I WENT THROUGH
YOU DON’T KNOW THEM LIKE I KNOW THEM
IT’S ALL DEFENSIVE
BITTER PEOPLE SOUND LIKE...
A BROKEN RECORD
MEANING THEY JUST REPLAY THE HURT
THEY ARE STILL LIVING AND TALKING ABOUT
WHAT HAPPEN TO THEM IN 1999
LIKE…IT’S 2023
TIME TO MOVE ON
YOU CAN’T STILL TALK ABOUT THIS
BITTER PEOPLE
WILL FIND AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE
TO TELL THEIR STORY TO
UNDERSTAND THIS...
WHEN YOU ARE HURT
YOU NEED AN OUTLET
YOU NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT IT
BUT NOT EVERYBODY
DON’T TAKE YOU HURTS TO FACEBOOK OR YOUTUBE
EVERY OUTING,
IT COMES UP
DINNER TIME
IT COMES UP
A BITTER PERSON IS A BROKEN RECORD
A BITTER PERSON SOUNDS...
MANIPULATIVE
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
IT MEANS THEY ARE OFFENDED
AND THEY WANT YOU TO BE JUST AS OFFENDED AS THEY ARE
SO THEY WILL DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO PERSUADE YOU OR GUILT YOU
INTO BEING OFFENDED WITH THEM
AND THEY WON’T BE HAPPY WITH YOU
UNTIL YOUR OFFENDED WITH THEM
WOW.....CHURCH
THIS IS SO DESTRUCTIVE IN THE BODY OF CHRIST
YOU ARE BLINDED BY BITTERNESS
AND NOW YOU ARE MANIPULATIVE
TRYING TO CONTROL THE NARRATIVE OF THAT PERSON
BITTER PEOPLE SOUND...
VENGEFUL
THEY DON’T JUST WANT JUSTIFICATION
THEY ALSO WANT TO MAKE THAT PERSON PAY
OH COME ON SOMEBODY....
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THERE???
I HAVE
I MEAN TO THERE FACE YOU MAY SEEM FORGIVING
BUT SECRETLY....
YOUR LIKE....KEEPING AN EYE ON THEM TO SEE HOW THEIR DOING
WAITING FOR “GOD TO GET HIS REVENGE”
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS...
THAT’S A ROOT OF BITTERNESS
I WONDER IF THEY ARE SUCCEEDING WITHOUT ME??? (HAHA)
THAT’S VENGEFUL
WHAT I KNOW ABOUT BITTERNESS IS...
ANGER IS IT’S PARTNER
SOME OF YOU IN LIFE MAY STRUGGLE WITH
THESE OUTBURSTS OF ANGER
MAYBE SOME OF YOU HAVE THIS INNER QUIET ANGER
MANY TIMES WE CALL THAT DEPRESSION
MANY PEOPLE IN THE BODY OF CHRIST ARE STRUGGLING WITH DEPRESSION
BECAUSE THEY HAVEN’T ADDRESSED THE ROOT OF BITTERNESS
THEY ARE TRYING TO FIGHT BACK PSYCHOLOGICALLY
NOT REALIZING THAT THIS IS A SPIRITUAL MATTER
LISTEN TO ME...
YOU HAVE TO UPROOT SOMETHINGS
AND ADDRESS THEM
OTHERWISE IT’S GOING TO CONTINUE
TO TAKE YOU DOWN A PATH OF BEING TRAPPED
11 Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. 12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.
WRITE THIS DOWN...
BITTERNESS IS FERTILE GROUND FOR DECEPTION
WHAT HE’S SAYING IS THAT IN THE LAST DAYS
THERE WILL BE MANY PREACHERS AND TEACHERS
THAT WILL RISE UP
WHO WILL COTTLE YOU IN YOUR OFFENSE
THAT WILL ENABLE YOU TO REMAIN A VICTIM
THAT WILL ENABLE YOU TO BE JUSTIFIED IN YOUR HURTS AND PAIN
WHAT THEY ARE LEADING YOU TO....
IS A SPIRIT OF LAWLESSNESS
BECAUSE BITTERNESS POLLUTES EVERYTHING
AND IT’S THE DECEPTION OF THE ENEMY
THE ENEMY’S MAIN TACTIC IS
DECEPTION
HE IS THE FATHER OF LIES
DECEIVED PEOPLE ARE EXTREMELY DEFENSIVE PEOPLE
PASTOR CHRIS
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT I WENT THROUGH
YOU DON’T KNOW HOW I GREW UP
IT’S EASY FOR YOU TO BE UP THERE AND PREACH
WITH YOUR PERFECT LIFE
DECEPTION
THE SCARY THING ABOUT DECEPTION
IS PROVERBS 14:12.
12 There is a way that appears to be right,
but in the end it leads to death.
HE’S TALKING ABOUT DECEPTION
I BELIEVE THIS TO BE SO TRUE
THAT I DON’T KNOW THAT THE WAY THAT I’M GOING
IS ACTUALLY IMPRISONING ME RIGHT NOW
THE OFFENSE AND BITTERNESS IS
GIVING A FOOTHOLD TO THE ENEMY IN YOUR LIFE
HERE IS WHATS FASCINATING THAT YOU HAVE TO SEE
ABOUT THE ENEMY GETTING A FOOTHOLD IN YOUR LIFE
WHEN IT COMES TO THIS IDEA OF BITTERNESS AND DECEPTION
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT
YOU START LOOKING A WHOLE LOT MORE LIKE SATAN
THAN YOU DO LIKE JESUS
OH COME ON...
SATAN BY DEFINITION IS...
THE ACCUSER OF THE BRETHREN
JESUS IS THE GREAT ADVOCATE
THE ACCUSER...
WANTS TO HURT YOU
HE WANTS TO POINT FINGERS AT YOU
AND SHAME YOU
AND GET REVENGE ON YOU
THAT IS NOT JESUS
JESUS IS THE GREAT ADVOCATE
HE’S A FRIEND THAT STICKS CLOSER THAN A BROTHER
HE HEALS
HE FORGIVES
HE HELPS
HE SHOWS UP
HE’S KIND
HE’S GOOD
HE’S MERCIFUL
HE SETS YOU FREE
A ROOT OF BITTERNESS IS GIVING A FOOTHOLD TO THE ENEMY
I THINK BITTERNESS IS
THE MOST COMMON STRONGHOLD IN THE CHURCH TODAY
A STRONGHOLD IS THIS...
ANY AREA OF YOUR LIFE WHERE A WALL HAS BEEN PUT UP
AND IT WILL NOT ALLOW THE TRUTH TO GET IN
UNFORGIVENESS MIGHT BE THE GREATEST STRONGHOLD
IN THE CHURCH TODAY
CHURCH...
WE HAVE TO STOP TRYING TO JUSTIFY WHY WE ARE HANGING ON TO OUR BITTERNESS
IT MAY SEEM RIGHT AND JUSTIFIED
BUT THERE IS A ROOT GROWING INSIDE OF YOU
AND IT’S KILLING YOU
LET IT GO
PRAY FOR YOUR ENEMY
THE ONLY PEOPLE GOD TELLS US TO PRAY FOR IN HIS WORD...
OUR ENEMY
THOSE PERSECUTE US
YES, WE SHOULD PRAY FOR OUR LOVED ONES TOO, BUT.....
PRAYING FOR THOSE YOU LOVE IS SINCERITY, PRAYING FOR THOSE WHO HURT YOU IS MATURITY
IT’S HARD…IT’S NOT EASY
THERE IS A WAY THAT SEEMS RIGHT TO A MAN, BUT IN THE END IT LEADS TO DESTRUCTION
.....WORSHIP TEAM COME......
CHURCH,
THE BITTER PILL IS THE TRUTH OF GOD’S WORD
YOU SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH
AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE
SO....
HERE IS THE TRUTH...
IF YOUR A FOLLOWER OF JESUS
YOU DON’T HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE OFFENDED
BECAUSE JESUS DIED FOR YOU AND FORGAVE YOU
AND SCRIPTURE SAYS....
20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
IF YOUR A CHRISTIAN.
13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!
16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
CHURCH....
WE DON’T HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE OFFENDED
CHRIST FORGAVE YOU
AND THROUGH CHRISTS TRANSFORMING POWER
WE SHOULD BE BECOMING LIKE CHRIST
AND AS WE BECOME LIKE HIM
OUR FLESH AND OUR FEELINGS MAY WANT TO BE OFFENDED
BUT THE SPIRIT WITHIN ME SHOULD RISE UP AND SAY.....NO
I WILL NOT ALLOW MYSELF TO BE HELD CAPTIVE ANYMORE
I WILL NOT GIVE THE ENEMY A STRONG HOLD IN MY LIFE
AND I WILL LIVE ACCORDING TO WHAT CHRIST IS CALLING ME TO........FREEDOM
OH COME ON SOMEBODY....
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING THAT WILL CHANGE THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
IF YOU CAN GET IT
EVERY RELATIONSHIP IN YOUR LIFE THAT IS WORTH KEEPING
WILL ONLY LAST WHEN PEOPLE LAY DOWN THEIR OFFENSE
I WANT TO SAY IT THIS WAY..
THERE IS NO ONE CLOSER TO ME ON THIS EARTH
THAN MY WIFE
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE BRIDGE BETWEEN MY WIFE AND I IS.......
IT’S RIDDLES WITH A PATH OF LAID DOWN OFFENSES
YOU SEE...
OFFENSE CREATES SEPERATION
THE ONLY WAY TO BRIDGE THAT GAP
IS TO LAY DOWN OFFENSES
IT’S THE ONLY WAY, WE STAY MARRIED FOR 20 YEARS
IT’S THE ONLY WAY I KEEP RELATIONSHIPS WITH MY CHILDREN
IT’S NOT BECAUSE WE HAVEN’T HURT EACH OTHER
IT’S NOT BECAUSE WE HAVEN’T BEEN BITTER TOWARD EACH OTHER
IT’S BECAUSE WE HAVE CHOSEN TIME AFTER TIME
TO UPROOT OUR BITTERNESS AND LAY DOWN THE OFFENSE
ONLY THEN CAN A BRIDGE BE CREATED THAT BRIDGES THAT GAP
......STAND TO YOUR FEET.,.....
THIS IS TRUE WITH YOUR CHILDREN
THIS IS TRUE WITH YOUR PARENTS
THIS IS TRUE WITH THE CHURCH
OH COME ON...
IT’S NOT BECAUSE I WON’T
SAY ANYTHING TO OFFEND YOU FROM THIS PLATFORM
IT’S NOT THAT WE WON’T OFFEND EACH OTHER FORM TIME TO TIME
IT’S THAT WHEN OFFENSE COMES
WHEN NOT IF
YOU CHOOSE TO UPROOT IT AND LAY IT DOWN
GALGOTHA WAS PAVED WITH OFFENSES TOWARD JESUS
IMAGINE THE OFFENSES HE HAD TO LAY DOWN
EVEN HIS OWN FRIENDS TURNED THEIR BACK ON HIM
(EXPOUND)
ALTARS ARE OPEN......COME THIS MORNING
DON’T LEAVE HERE WITHOUT DECIDING TO LAY DOWN YOUR OFFENSES
DON’T LEAVE HERE WITHOUT UPROOTING SOME THINGS
MAKE IT RIGHT HERE FIRST....
THEN MAKE IT RIGHT OUT THERE
WOULD YOU COME THIS MORNING?????