WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR PAST STANDS UP IN CHURCH | Dag Heward-Mills

Bishop Dag Heward-Mills teaches on the necessity of forgetting the past in order to press forward in spiritual growth. He paints a vivid and humorous picture of what would happen if people stood up in a congregation to expose a pastor's past sins - one calling him a former boyfriend, another accusing him of paying for an abortion - illustrating how no one could minister if the past were constantly thrown in their face. He declares that God does not relate with us based on our self-achieved righteousness but on the righteousness He has given us, referencing 2 Corinthians 5:21. He then uses the illustration of a couple whose passionate love fades into resentment as past offenses accumulate, showing how our selfish nature poisons relationships when we refuse to forgive and forget. He warns that it is only a matter of time before someone offends you, and that you can never be happy if you keep including yesterday's wrongs in today's conversation. He charges the listener to forget both past failures and past achievements and press on to the greater things God has ordained. CHAPTERS 0:00 What Happens When Your Past Stands Up in Church 0:31 This Year You Will Be Mighty 1:06 When Your Past Stands Up in Church 2:01 Your Life Cannot Move Forward 3:01 The Couple That Lost Their Joy 4:01 We Are Selfish Creatures by Nature 5:01 When the Repentant Person Returns 6:01 Someone Will Always Offend You 7:01 God Says Forget It and Move On KEY SCRIPTURES 2 Corinthians 5:21 - "We are the righteousness of God in Christ" Philippians 3:13 - "Forgetting those things which are behind" Full message:    • SUNDAY SERVICE  -  PRESSING ON WITH HUMILITY   If this spoke to you, subscribe for more. #DagHewardMills #WhatHappensWhenYourPastStandsUp #ForgetThePast #PressOn #SpiritualDiscipline #ChristianSermon #Sermon2026