From the Pastor’s Desk

February 12, 2026

“But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”

-Matthew 6:15

OUCH! That verse hits home pretty hard, doesn’t it? Seems to me that many folks don’t know

this verse or choose to believe that it isn’t applicable to them. But if Jesus said it, then we need

to believe it and practice it. This verse causes me to stop and reflect to see if there is anyone

that I need to forgive…living or dead, whether I know them personally or whether they are a

national/world figure. Maybe they’ve wronged you individually or their teachings/policies go

against your beliefs, we still need to forgive them. Wow! If everyone did that, wars would not

occur nor would much of the strife that abounds these days. Lord, I need a lot of Your Spirit to

get the victory on this one, how about you?

Forgivingly,

Pastor Chris Yount