Unyime Akpan - May 26, 2019 - a podcast by NBC Podium

The Believers’ Riches in Christ -Freedom From the Past
Does God Ever Forget?
Hebrews 10:17
Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more
The Freedom of Forgiveness
How can we be free from the tyranny of the past?
Forgiveness is the key to freedom from the past
Three Steps:
• Accept God’s Forgiveness
• Forgive Others
• Forgive Yourself
John 10: 10
Jesus said:
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I (Jesus) came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
• Why did Jesus come?
• Who is the thief?
We all have a past
We cannot change the past
But we can be changed by the past
We can be in bondage to the past:
We all have past things in our lives, that have the potential to affect how we live
• Regrets
It worries me that I was not kinder to my brother before he died
It worries me that I did not spend more time with my children
It worries me that ……
It worries me that …….
Regrets are the ghost of the past that haunts us, can make it difficult for us to live at peace
Sins
David cried out in Psalm 51, “My sin is ever before me”
How many people have dark pages in their diary? And when these pages flash through their mind they hate themselves?
• Mistakes, wasted, lost and misused opportunities
Multitudes of people are making life miserable for themselves and others by repeating, “if only…”, “if only…”, they dream of life that can never be because of lost opportunities.
• Failures
Years ago, in some culture, a man who failed was expected to commit suicide to atone for his failure.
Today, most people don’t kill themselves, they spend the rest of their life torturing themselves, punishing themselves for mistakes they have made
We live in a world that demands success, according to most people, success is a measure of a man’s worth, if a man fails then he must live with that burden the rest of his life
The past has a way of moving into the present and making the future look very dark.
Hello my name is Regret (Matthew West)


The Past as a Thief
Most people are crucified between Two Thieves: the Regrets of Yesterday and the Fears of Tomorrow; and this keeps them from enjoying the blessings of today
Jesus knows about your regrets, your sins, your wasted opportunities, your failure and He loves you just the same
He wants to liberate you from this bondage that is robbing you of joy and peace
John 8: 31-32
Jesus said:
“If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:36
Jesu said:
If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

When you turn yourself over to Jesus He completely washes away your past
• Every sin
• Every mistake
• Every foolish act
• In fact he promises to forget our past and never hold it against us
Hebrews 10:17
Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more

Woman at the well
Woman caught in adultery
Woman in Simon’s House
Man at the Well at Bethsaida
We forget what God want us to remember
We remember what God wants us to forget.
Christ died for our sins
The blood of Jesus Christ was away our sins
The old record has been destroyed
And we have made a new beginning in Christ
Apostle Peter
Think of Apostle Peter, the man openly denied the Lord Jesus three times

Luke 22:54-61

Apostle Peter
Acts 3:14
Peter knew that his sins were no longer held against him.
Timothy 1
• A proud Pharisee
• A blasphemer
• A persecutor of believers
• Even a murderer

Apostle Paul
• Accept God’s Forgiveness
Freedom From the Past
Timothy 1
12
Apostle Paul
• If you are a Christian, God has completely dealt with all of your sins
Not just part but all of your sins.
• You are justified –God has declared you righteous in Jesus Christ
Romans 5:1
Therefore, having been justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ

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