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High Pointe Church
A Striking Difference: Refusing to Return Evil For Evil
9:00AM & 11:00AM Service - Pastor Alex Gomez
Locations & Times
High Pointe Church
1208 Thompson Rd, Thompson, CT 06277, USA
Sunday 8:30 AM
1. Refuse Retaliation
Love your enemies. Agape- sacrificial love
Pray for those who persecute you.
Love your enemies. Agape- sacrificial love
Pray for those who persecute you.
2. Release Revenge
Forgivness isn’t declaring them innocent. It’s resigning from the position of JUDGE. You are not saying it doesn’t matter.
You are saying, “Lord, this matters so much I’m turning this
over to you”
You are saying, “Lord, this matters so much I’m turning this
over to you”
Forgiveness isn’t pretending the wound didn’t hurt.
It’s deciding that the wound will not determine the kind of person you will become
It’s deciding that the wound will not determine the kind of person you will become
3. Respond Redemptively
What is the POINT?
Give Them Something They Didn't Give You
They gave you hate - You give them grace
They gave you anger - You give them peace
They gave you cursing - You give them a blessing
They gave you a slap - You turn the other cheek
Give Them Something They Didn't Give You
They gave you hate - You give them grace
They gave you anger - You give them peace
They gave you cursing - You give them a blessing
They gave you a slap - You turn the other cheek