Scripture: See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. -Hebrews 12:15 Additional Reading: Proverbs 18:14, Isaiah 43:18–19, Ephesians 4:31, Matthew 6:14–15, Job 5:2, Psalm 147:3 Intro: Bitterness doesn’t begin as rebellion. It begins as unresolved pain . Most people don’t wake up deciding to become bitter. It happens quietly—when a wound is ignored, when a conversation is avoided, when pain is rehe

Scripture: “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” — Luke 5:31–32 Additional Reading: Genesis 3:8–10 • Psalm 51:1–4 • Romans 8:1 • Lamentations 3:22–23 • 1 John 1:9 Intro: Have you ever stayed away from God because you felt like too much damage had been done? Not because you stopped believing — but because you believed you were beyond repair . You still want grace… but shame tells you to hid