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Podcast: Taking The Land - CFM Sermon Podcast
Episode: Living Life Forward: How God Redeems Your Wasted Years by Pastor Wayman Mitchell (2008) | WAYMAN WEDNESDAY
Description: https://takingthelandpodcast.comThere are people who cannot live life forward because they keep replaying one moment from the past. A failure. A betrayal. A stupid decision. A sin.SUBSCRIBE TO PREMIUM FOR MORE:• Subscribe for only $3/month on Supercast: https://taking-the-land.supercast.com/• Subscribe for only $3.99/month on Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taking-the-land/subscribe• Subscribe for only $4.99/month on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3vy1s5bIn this powerful sermon, Pastor Wayman Mitchell preaches from Luke 22 about Peter, a “colossal failure” who denied Jesus three times and then had to face the look of the Lord and the sound of the rooster. From Peter’s story, and from the lives of Jacob, Joseph, Naomi and David, he shows how God helps us stop reliving “if only” and start living life forward.You will hear:• Why every believer will eventually make a wrong turn• How regret, self pity and bitterness trap the mind• The truth that God is sovereign and never wastes an experience• What it means when God says “I will restore the years the locust has eaten” (Joel 2:25)• How Peter’s failure did not disqualify him from feeding the Lord’s sheepKey Scriptures:• Luke 22:54–62• 2 Samuel 18:33• Ruth 1:20–21• Joel 2:25• Romans 8:28• Jeremiah 29:11If you feel like you have ruined your future, this message will show you the Redeemer who buys you out of the slave market, heals a diseased mind, and sends you back into His will.Chapters• 00:00 Trapped in the past and replaying your worst moments• 01:38 Peter’s colossal failure and the rooster’s reminder• 03:37 The GPS fantasy: expecting a mistake-free Christian life• 05:44 When good people make bad decisions• 07:22 Relationships, marriage, money and “the worst mistake I ever made”• 10:55 Naomi, Mara and the poison of bitterness• 13:22 Mind battles, memory and the prison of regret• 18:13 Jacob’s 21 lost years and running from his past• 20:34 A sovereign God who never wastes an experience• 24:19 The slave market and the true meaning of redemption• 30:08 Jacob wrestles with God and walks into destiny• 34:39 Joseph and Peter: “You meant evil, God meant it for good”• 40:11 Can you minister to a mind diseased? Living life forwardShow NotesALL PROCEEDS GO TO WORLD EVANGELISMLocate a CFM Church near you: https://cfmmap.orgWe need five-star reviews! Tell the world what you think about this podcast a