Excellent, I wish I had heard this many years before now. I'm 72 yrs old and am divorced because of multiple adulteries on my part because I became bitter over a lack of intimacy. God bless you Patrick, I hope this message spares others the deep regret I feel. My family is in ruins. I have 5 children 1 loves me, one has died who loved me and 3 hate me. It's led to a very sad life. I wish I could go back and change it all. Please pray for my family.
@reformedpresbyterianpulpit6745 yes, please don't give my name I'm ashamed as it is. My life has been mostly downhill from 83' on. Your preaching and teaching has been a real Blessing.
This is so timely for me to hear it because i really want to cut off the root of my bitterness thats is growing against my mother and i keep praying to our Lord Jeaus the restorer and overconer of this world.i pray that to Jesus that i may find someone like you here inmy country manila philippines finding a fellowship to belong to pastor hines who teaches so truthfully about jesus teachings in the scripture not teaching to an itchy ears that most people only want to hear.
Lord my prayer is that I never have any of these feelings in my heart I lay it all at your feet and I pray that you protect me from all bitterness I sincerely ask you to remove all from me and replace it with full trust in you Lord Amen
God just caused me to recognize bitterness ive had over something very bad that happened to me 2 years ago. God has had to pull me out of the pit of bitterness twice now. Didnt realize the first time when he did, and i slipped back into sin and being angry. What happened to me deserved prison time for the other person. I didn't realize bitterness it has been a problem since i was a child. God caused me to recognize its why I've slipped back into sin. Only on Christmas Eve did i see this. Bitterness blocks me from God. Identity in Him is precisely the direction He is taking me. I am trusting the Lord to heal me. The repeated hurt this is a lifelong ailment ive suffered. In this instance, i went to the person. They were sorry but didn't see the level of destruction it caused my life. The person didnt care they destroyed everything i knew. Its taking the hand of God to let go and He is faithful. Bitterness is a darkness that i never want to visit again. Thank God for his discipline. This video couldn't be more on the nose if you tried. Thank you!
Hi Pastor, thank you so much for this message. i really appreciate it and it was so helpful! Maybe not here, but a future message, could you maybe talk about the line between avoiding/rejecting/having nothing to do with the people you mentioned, & loving your enemies, blessing & doing good to them? Also, is the topic of narcissism ever something you would talk about? i know it's a psychological term. Thank you!
Patrick, the kudzu vine analogy you give here is brilliant, and I found the commentary on prevention of the growth of bitterness very useful. If you are going to turn this into a fully-fledged sermon, I have a couple of suggestions: It is important to remember that there are many of us, sitting in the pews and even called on by God to do great things, who are wicked, unrighteous men - made to sit in bitter kudzu vines as living satire of unrighteousness unto death. Enter Jonah, a parody of unrighteousness who thinks his wrong anger right and is willing to cherish it in the desert until he is dead. He repents only in affliction (like many of us, Amen) but something makes the whole of his unrighteousness invisible to him. Because He is so kind, God prepares for Jonah an illustration of his unrighteousness, but we don’t get to find out how it went. Cliffhanger endings in the Bible are meant to bring disciples to a specific place. All of us are given of this “wrongness”. We ignore our calling wrongly for some portion of the day. When things are going ok, we are unrepentant wrongly. Many of us have our own private Ninevehs we wish destruction on without considering that they are inhabited by people who don’t know what they are doing. Amen? If you are going to talk to your people about bitterness, please don’t leave out us poor Jonahs and teach us how to see our unrighteous tendency - lest we sit in unrecognized, wrong anger that has always been there, never seeing Heaven.
You don’t forgive them unless they ask for forgiveness. But you have to give it to the Lord. Pray… cast that anxiety upon the Lord Jesus and leave it there. Pray.
Excellent, I wish I had heard this many years before now. I'm 72 yrs old and am divorced because of multiple adulteries on my part because I became bitter over a lack of intimacy. God bless you Patrick, I hope this message spares others the deep regret I feel. My family is in ruins. I have 5 children 1 loves me, one has died who loved me and 3 hate me. It's led to a very sad life. I wish I could go back and change it all. Please pray for my family.
I am praying for you, sir. Thank you for sharing...
Thank you for sharing that. 🙏
May I share this comment in a sermon?
@@reformedpresbyterianpulpit6745 would definitely be a blessing for many to hear how bad such a sin can really ruin you and your family 🙏
@reformedpresbyterianpulpit6745 yes, please don't give my name I'm ashamed as it is. My life has been mostly downhill from 83' on.
Your preaching and teaching has been a real Blessing.
This was so timely for me. Thank you.
This is so timely for me to hear it because i really want to cut off the root of my bitterness thats is growing against my mother and i keep praying to our Lord Jeaus the restorer and overconer of this world.i pray that to Jesus that i may find someone like you here inmy country manila philippines finding a fellowship to belong to pastor hines who teaches so truthfully about jesus teachings in the scripture not teaching to an itchy ears that most people only want to hear.
Lord my prayer is that I never have any of these feelings in my heart I lay it all at your feet and I pray that you protect me from all bitterness I sincerely ask you to remove all from me and replace it with full trust in you Lord Amen
A root of bitterness is deadly.
Great teaching, Pastor Hines! Thank you for sharing! God is great!
I needed to hear this.
Same here brother stay strong in Jesus Christ
Me too!
God just caused me to recognize bitterness ive had over something very bad that happened to me 2 years ago. God has had to pull me out of the pit of bitterness twice now. Didnt realize the first time when he did, and i slipped back into sin and being angry. What happened to me deserved prison time for the other person. I didn't realize bitterness it has been a problem since i was a child. God caused me to recognize its why I've slipped back into sin. Only on Christmas Eve did i see this. Bitterness blocks me from God. Identity in Him is precisely the direction He is taking me. I am trusting the Lord to heal me. The repeated hurt this is a lifelong ailment ive suffered. In this instance, i went to the person. They were sorry but didn't see the level of destruction it caused my life. The person didnt care they destroyed everything i knew. Its taking the hand of God to let go and He is faithful. Bitterness is a darkness that i never want to visit again. Thank God for his discipline. This video couldn't be more on the nose if you tried. Thank you!
Thank you. This message has been a blessing to me today.
I need this now and thanks. Salute and warm regards from Australia
Thank you
Hi Pastor, thank you so much for this message. i really appreciate it and it was so helpful! Maybe not here, but a future message, could you maybe talk about the line between avoiding/rejecting/having nothing to do with the people you mentioned, & loving your enemies, blessing & doing good to them? Also, is the topic of narcissism ever something you would talk about? i know it's a psychological term. Thank you!
Great suggestion!
Patrick, the kudzu vine analogy you give here is brilliant, and I found the commentary on prevention of the growth of bitterness very useful. If you are going to turn this into a fully-fledged sermon, I have a couple of suggestions:
It is important to remember that there are many of us, sitting in the pews and even called on by God to do great things, who are wicked, unrighteous men - made to sit in bitter kudzu vines as living satire of unrighteousness unto death.
Enter Jonah, a parody of unrighteousness who thinks his wrong anger right and is willing to cherish it in the desert until he is dead. He repents only in affliction (like many of us, Amen) but something makes the whole of his unrighteousness invisible to him. Because He is so kind, God prepares for Jonah an illustration of his unrighteousness, but we don’t get to find out how it went.
Cliffhanger endings in the Bible are meant to bring disciples to a specific place. All of us are given of this “wrongness”. We ignore our calling wrongly for some portion of the day. When things are going ok, we are unrepentant wrongly. Many of us have our own private Ninevehs we wish destruction on without considering that they are inhabited by people who don’t know what they are doing. Amen?
If you are going to talk to your people about bitterness, please don’t leave out us poor Jonahs and teach us how to see our unrighteous tendency - lest we sit in unrecognized, wrong anger that has always been there, never seeing Heaven.
How do i forgive someone who ripped my daughter from our home and is leading her astray?
You don’t forgive them unless they ask for forgiveness. But you have to give it to the Lord. Pray… cast that anxiety upon the Lord Jesus and leave it there. Pray.
HI, What is the name of the book Pastor Hines recommended for us to read
The Complete Husband: Lou Priolo
what is the name of the book about the christian man
The Complete Husband: Lou Priolo
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