You Didn't Move On. You Buried It. | Forgiving What You Can't Forget

You told yourself you moved on. But buried and healed are not the same thing — and buried things don't age. They just wait. In this message from the US series, Pastor Erik Kingsley walks through one of the most misunderstood acts in the Christian life: forgiveness. Not the version that requires a feeling you have to find, or an apology that may never come — but the kind that cancels a real debt because you've already had yours canceled. Drawing from Colossians 3, Matthew 18, Psalm 103, and the cross itself, this message gives you a way forward that doesn't require forgetting what happened — only deciding what happens next. 📖 Scripture: Colossians 3:12–14 (ESV) 📅 Preached September 20, 2026 at Imagine Church ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 8:32 Every Relationship Has a Next Level 12:49 Series Recap & Why This Week Is the Hinge 15:45 Put Away Before You Put On — Colossians 3 & Ephesians 4 21:27 Buried Is Not the Same as Healed 27:11 The Math of Forgiveness — Matthew 18 31:56 Forgiveness Is a Debt You Cancel, Not a Feeling You Find 36:47 How Far Is Far? — Psalm 103 & Romans 5 39:54 Forgiving From Forgiveness, Not For It 44:48 The Hardest Forgiveness in History — Luke 23 47:04 Forgiveness Doesn't Wait for the Apology 53:26 What Do I Actually Do This Week? 54:02 Altar Call ✏️ KEY POINTS • Buried is not healed — what you don't dig up will show up in how you parent, fight, and love • Forgiveness is not a feeling you wait for; it's a debt you decide to cancel, because yours already was • Forgiveness takes one person — reconciliation takes two, and forgiveness never requires you to hand back the keys — — — 🔔 Subscribe to Imagine Church for new sermons every week CONNECT WITH IMAGINE CHURCH 🌐 https://imaginechurch.us 📷 Instagram: @imaginechurchusa 📘 Facebook:   / imaginechurchusa   🎵 TikTok: @imaginechurchusa #ForgivingWhatYouCantForget #USseries #ImagineChurch