Each day , & each prayer I pray, I ask God--"Create in me a clean heart, oh God, and renew a right spirit within me" I feel I need Him to do that for me every day . Praise God !
I live your personality but more than that I love how you teach! You would of been excellent history teacher. Teaching kids through the Bible.I will recommend listening to your teaching of the Word.Amen! you are very anointed!
I've had people hurt me over the years and I think about it sometimes, but I can truly say that I have completely learned to forgive them. I've prayed for them as well as myself. I feel free from that hurt. I'm growing in all areas. Amen 👊
Hi Karen, I'm completely with you on this question, and we have gone through this same challenge for many many years with a family member. We lost my father last year and no matter how many times my brother hurt l, and hurt, and hurt him, my father let him back in and forgave him every single time. This is the right way no matter how difficult it may be, sadly our family are struggling with that position now that Dad is gone 😢 😞 💔
@@watchmaam my sister and I haven't spoken in many years...she's a fortune teller and I broke away from that 25 years ago. It's better I stay away weird things happen around her.
The concern is not knowing how I seem to be trespassing against this person and I’ve tried many times to talk to them and even apologize for anything I’ve done to make them dislike me. I go into interactions with them with a clean slate as it were and keep forgiving them even though they try to hurt me every time I’m around them. I’ve tried staying away as well. I just don’t know why they can’t be around me without purposely saying something to hurt my feelings. I don’t want resentment on either side of the relationship. Unforgiveness keeps you from fellowship with God. I know my salvation is secure but I don’t want to be without fellowship with my savior. How can someone who claims to be a believer stay in a place of constant rivalry and bitterness (speaking of this family member)? I think they are doing and saying things to other people about me , my marriage and my kids too. I do spiritual warfare against anything spoken but there’s also the concern that when someone just wants to hurt you they don’t stop and it causes real consequences in our lives
@@karenwallace1233 Forgive them in your heart and mind even if you don’t understand any of it. I would not engage in conversation with them as much as possible. 🙏
Wow!!! This is he BEST sermon on forgiveness I’ve ever heard! By the way I also use the word “unforgiveness”. I came across an exercise, years ago, which allows me to forgive people from my heart. I could relate to when pastor Brett talked about people telling themselves they’d forgiven someone but then seeing that person and knowing deep down inside that they still harbored unforgiveness toward them. That used to be me. I could tell myself I forgave someone, until I was blue in the face, but whenever I pictured that person’s face in my mind my stomach would clench with anger and bitterness. The exercise I now do, every time I need to forgive someone is this: I find a quiet place to relax where I can be alone, I picture the face of the person who hurt me/offended me/made me angry, I allow myself to feel the full force of the feelings that boil up. The intense feelings usually cause me to shed some tears, but by not resisting them they soon disappear. It’s similar to an ocean wave slamming into me but then quickly ebbing away. Afterward I am able to picture that person’s face without feeling my stomach clench in anger and unforgiveness.
My pleasure, @@someguy9519! When I first found out about it, in a book I read, the author said you might have to do it more than once to totally release feelings of unforgiveness towards someone, but for the most part I usually just have to do it once. I only needed to do it twice for a family member who, it seemed to me, was constantly saying things on purpose to infuriate me. God had to remind me of that “70 times 7” verse when I wanted to throw in the towel LOL. God has miraculously healed the relationship between me and my formerly vexing relative.
God bless you Pst. Brett for the wonderful teaching especially the point on letting God change my heart! Lord, come into my heart and change me from within 🙏
Excellent teaching! Unfortunately unforgiving equals a bitter spirit. Witnessed this in my family & to see the mean spirit exposed as result is really very sad. This sermon hit home. TY!
I love his talks- but Christmas is not something Jesus asked for- he asked that we stay away from man made customs- Bible study/history can prove where this holiday came from. Jesus is the son of God- he states multiple times he was sent by his Father. The only One who is good. I love his prophecy- but this tradition is not from God. And you can see it in the high rate of suicide during the holidays and the selfish gimme attitudes. Christmas is not for our Heavenly Father- or Christ Jesus- our savior -it was made for us- to slowly turn the pagans into Christians w/ old habits.
With a husband whose words and actions often leave me questioning his salvation, I needed to hear this message again as I search my heart more than my head, I need to practice what I preach! I forgive but when his behavior repeats over and over, and I'm always having to forgive and I can't cut him out of my life- I find myself remembering everything he has ever said or done and think maybe I've never truly forgiven because I don't forget. So I need to really search my heart to truly forgive. And I need prayer to continue forgiving with the hope that one day this pattern of behavior might stop. Unfortunately I have come to realize over the years that we are not equally yoked. 😔
Each day , & each prayer I pray, I ask God--"Create in me a clean heart, oh God, and renew a right spirit within me" I feel I need Him to do that for me every day . Praise God !
Lovely prayer to Him
I live your personality but more than that I love how you teach! You would of been excellent history teacher. Teaching kids through the Bible.I will recommend listening to your teaching of the Word.Amen! you are very anointed!
Thanks once again Pastor Brett and all of Athey Creek! Happy & safe Holy Days to you all and God Bless You 🙏🙏
Pastor B is the best!
Thank you God for Athey and its Creekers'!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holy days! ❤🎄✝️
Merry Christmas Colleen 😊
Your church brightens up my day, so thank you!
Simple & SWEET today!!!Thank you my pastor.....my shepherd. Praise GOD for giving you HIS enduring faithfulness!!!!!
I've had people hurt me over the years and I think about it sometimes, but I can truly say that I have completely learned to forgive them. I've prayed for them as well as myself. I feel free from that hurt. I'm growing in all areas. Amen 👊
Hi Bridgett, thank you for sharing. Forgiveness is so very important. Amen!
What do you when you keep forgiving people who continually hurt you? And they can’t be kept completely out of your life because they are family.
I’m praying God will help you find that answer 🙏
Hi Karen, I'm completely with you on this question, and we have gone through this same challenge for many many years with a family member. We lost my father last year and no matter how many times my brother hurt l, and hurt, and hurt him, my father let him back in and forgave him every single time. This is the right way no matter how difficult it may be, sadly our family are struggling with that position now that Dad is gone 😢 😞 💔
@@watchmaam my sister and I haven't spoken in many years...she's a fortune teller and I broke away from that 25 years ago. It's better I stay away weird things happen around her.
The concern is not knowing how I seem to be trespassing against this person and I’ve tried many times to talk to them and even apologize for anything I’ve done to make them dislike me. I go into interactions with them with a clean slate as it were and keep forgiving them even though they try to hurt me every time I’m around them. I’ve tried staying away as well. I just don’t know why they can’t be around me without purposely saying something to hurt my feelings. I don’t want resentment on either side of the relationship. Unforgiveness keeps you from fellowship with God. I know my salvation is secure but I don’t want to be without fellowship with my savior.
How can someone who claims to be a believer stay in a place of constant rivalry and bitterness (speaking of this family member)?
I think they are doing and saying things to other people about me , my marriage and my kids too. I do spiritual warfare against anything spoken but there’s also the concern that when someone just wants to hurt you they don’t stop and it causes real consequences in our lives
@@karenwallace1233 Forgive them in your heart and mind even if you don’t understand any of it. I would not engage in conversation with them as much as possible. 🙏
Wow!!! This is he BEST sermon on forgiveness I’ve ever heard! By the way I also use the word “unforgiveness”. I came across an exercise, years ago, which allows me to forgive people from my heart. I could relate to when pastor Brett talked about people telling themselves they’d forgiven someone but then seeing that person and knowing deep down inside that they still harbored unforgiveness toward them. That used to be me. I could tell myself I forgave someone, until I was blue in the face, but whenever I pictured that person’s face in my mind my stomach would clench with anger and bitterness.
The exercise I now do, every time I need to forgive someone is this: I find a quiet place to relax where I can be alone, I picture the face of the person who hurt me/offended me/made me angry, I allow myself to feel the full force of the feelings that boil up. The intense feelings usually cause me to shed some tears, but by not resisting them they soon disappear. It’s similar to an ocean wave slamming into me but then quickly ebbing away. Afterward I am able to picture that person’s face without feeling my stomach clench in anger and unforgiveness.
I'll try it. Thank you
My pleasure, @@someguy9519! When I first found out about it, in a book I read, the author said you might have to do it more than once to totally release feelings of unforgiveness towards someone, but for the most part I usually just have to do it once.
I only needed to do it twice for a family member who, it seemed to me, was constantly saying things on purpose to infuriate me. God had to remind me of that “70 times 7” verse when I wanted to throw in the towel LOL. God has miraculously healed the relationship between me and my formerly vexing relative.
Forgiveness forfeits punishment; not consequences!
God bless you Pst. Brett for the wonderful teaching especially the point on letting God change my heart! Lord, come into my heart and change me from within 🙏
Excellent teaching! Unfortunately unforgiving equals a bitter spirit. Witnessed this in my family & to see the mean spirit exposed as result is really very sad. This sermon hit home. TY!
Maranatha, Greetings from Tampa Florida 😎 🧑🎄
Hi Bruce, thanks for tuning in from Florida! Glad you are here 😊
From Australia - I love you to bits. Your teaching never condemns but is always challenging and uplifting. God bless you and your family.
U R a good Shepard.
Nothin like getting ads in the middle of prayer/worship. Please demonetize
I love his talks- but Christmas is not something Jesus asked for- he asked that we stay away from man made customs-
Bible study/history can prove where this holiday came from. Jesus is the son of God- he states multiple times he was sent by his Father. The only One who is good. I love his prophecy- but this tradition is not from God. And you can see it in the high rate of suicide during the holidays and the selfish gimme attitudes. Christmas is not for our Heavenly Father- or Christ Jesus- our savior -it was made for us- to slowly turn the pagans into Christians w/ old habits.
Again I do love his breakdown of biblical truth- Christmas is for man and money and I wish he would shed the true light.
Why change a good song ?
See? They ripped out His beard! The shroud of Turin is the devil's lie.
If you'd been my brother I'm not sure you would have reached adulthood.
What do you mean by "Repent of your sins??"
Hi, there! This would be a great question for one of our pastors. Feel free to give our pastoral care line a call at 971.250.1113!
With a husband whose words and actions often leave me questioning his salvation, I needed to hear this message again as I search my heart more than my head, I need to practice what I preach! I forgive but when his behavior repeats over and over, and I'm always having to forgive and I can't cut him out of my life- I find myself remembering everything he has ever said or done and think maybe I've never truly forgiven because I don't forget. So I need to really search my heart to truly forgive. And I need prayer to continue forgiving with the hope that one day this pattern of behavior might stop. Unfortunately I have come to realize over the years that we are not equally yoked. 😔