There is no freedom where there is jealousy; there is no freedom where there is bitterness. Bitterness, jealousy, and regret are all addictions to the past. They all have a similar effect on the soul. The enemy fears your freedom. Chris and Kathy [...]

So far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men. Do everything you can possibly do on your end to stay undefiled by the spirit of bitterness. I realize there are horrific stories represented in this room. The things that some people do to [...]

I want you to imagine that every conversation is like a construction site, and your words are building material and your responsibility as a Christian, your responsibility for, because you're interfacing with people that God loves, is to [...]

Joel Osteen encourages us to live unoffended by developing a habit of continual forgiveness and release, drawing from Paul’s example in Philippians 3:13 of forgetting the past and reaching forward, and Jesus' teaching in Luke 17 that offenses [...]

Well I wanna say good morning to those of you who are in the room with us today, those of you who are watching online or by television, thank you for being a part of our service today. Just to go ahead and get into the message, we're in a [...]

I wanna welcome those who are watching today by television, those watching online, those at our Mill Creek campus, we're really glad that you came here today. From the time that you were born, immediately, you began to interact with other [...]

Bitterness is harbored hurt hidden in the heart. Let me just tell you why I'm kind of passionate about this. Of all the range of human emotions that we can enter into, fear, depression, lust, anger, whatever, the one that I'm absolutely [...]

I want to tell you a story about a lady. Some of you may recognize her name. Her name is Dawn Smith Jordan. Dawn Smith Jordan was Miss South Carolina and was actually the first runner up to Miss America in 1986. But an event took place in [...]

Joel Osteen teaches that physical health and success are deeply connected to the condition of our soul, citing 3 John 1:2, and warns that unchecked negative emotions like stress, bitterness, worry, and guilt poison our inner life, weaken our [...]

Praise the Lord. I want to share with you further on Hebrews 12. And in times past, I've shared from this portion. Every time I meditate on this portion, I get fresh revelations. There are people today telling people who believe in grace, which [...]

Well, welcome to Mission Hills for our fifth and final week of the Potholes Series. If you’re just joining us, we are on a search for wisdom from the Book of Proverbs on how to avoid those potentially destructive potholes that we all encounter on [...]

Hi, I'm Robert Jeffress, and welcome again to "Pathway to Victory". When someone offends us, anger is a natural response, but when we allow that anger to simmer, the real problems begin. Unresolved anger festers into bitterness, and [...]

Hi, I'm Robert Jeffress, and welcome again to "Pathway to Victory". Many people believe that forgiveness depends on whether or not the offender comes asking for it. But in reality, forgiveness is an attitude, a choice, that begins [...]

A couple of quotes on bitterness, resentment, things like that. "The weak can never forgive because forgiveness is an attribute of the strong". It takes a lot of strength to be able to forgive somebody, let it go, and trust God to do what [...]

Well, I know the answer to this is yes but I'll just ask it anyway. Have you ever been hurt by somebody else? Taken advantage of? Used, abused, lied about, lied to? Been cheated or deceived? Have you ever just really done a lot for somebody and [...]

Joel Osteen teaches that bitterness arises from holding onto unfair hurts and offenses, poisoning our lives like a hidden root, but by quickly forgiving, letting go, and trusting God as our vindicator—as seen in Naomi’s story from changing her name [...]