Paul killed believers, then met Jesus. Could he really forget? Pastor Chris shows how Paul faced the memory that haunted him, and how we can turn our regrets into resolve.
Pastor Chris wraps up the Regret series with a question: what do we do when regrets resurface after God has forgiven us? He explains that conviction from the Holy Spirit looks back at unconfessed sin and moves us forward, while condemnation looks back at forgiven sin and pulls us backward. We resist condemnation with Scripture, as Jesus did in the wilderness. Romans 8:1 says there is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, and in Isaiah 43:25 God says he remembers our sins no more. Pastor Chris said that means God chooses not to hold them against us.
He then walks through the story of Saul, who approved of Stephen’s stoning, persecuted the church, and met Jesus on the road to Damascus in Acts 9. Pastor Chris said Saul, who became Paul, could not have forgotten his past, and points to Philippians 3, where Paul writes about forgetting what is behind and pressing on. According to Pastor Chris, Paul did three things: he remembered his best day alongside his worst day, he turned laments into lessons, and he turned regrets into resolve. The message closes with a prayer and an invitation to make today your best day.
Chapters
- 00:00 Wrapping up the Regret series
- 02:22 Conviction versus condemnation
- 03:59 God remembers our sins no more
- 08:27 Saul, Stephen, and the church
- 15:56 Saul meets Jesus on the Damascus road
- 23:18 Paul’s words on forgetting what is behind
- 28:28 Three things Paul did with his past
- 36:31 Prayer and an invitation
Scripture
- Romans 8:1
- Isaiah 43:25
- Acts 9:1-20
- Philippians 3:7-14
Series: Regret
Speaker: Pastor Chris
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