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Rock Point Church · all sermons
Pastor Daniel Goulding · May 6, 2024
In Matthew 5:21-24, Jesus moves beyond the Old Testament prohibition on murder to expose the deeper problem of unchecked anger in the human heart. Pastor Daniel argues that our explosive or withdrawn anger is not random — it is the overflow of unprocessed trauma, unresolved conflict, and unforgiven hurt. Drawing on Paul's letters and Jesus' own invitation in Matthew 11, the sermon calls followers of Christ to acknowledge their wounds, believe that grace is stronger than anger, extend and receive forgiveness, and embrace reconciliation as their God-given mission — because real soul-rest is found only on the other side of letting go.
Pastor Bill Bush · May 22, 2022
Every person carries the weight of their past — resentments rehearsed, pain that paralyzes, and guilt reinforced — and those things become a false identity. Pastor Bill argues that the Bible calls us not to discover who we are but to recover the identity God originally gave us. That recovery happens only at the cross of Jesus Christ, where resentment is released through forgiveness, pain is repurposed for God's glory, and remorse is resolved by surrendering to the One who already died for it.