A MAIOR ARMADILHA DO DIABO

In this powerful message, Apostle Pedro Medina teaches that true spiritual maturity is not measured solely by church attendance, anointing, miracles, or prosperity, but by one essential thing: loving more. Based on 1 John 4, the Word reveals that God is love and that, if we want to be more like Jesus, we need to grow in love, forgiveness, and humility. In this sermon, you will understand that offense is one of the devil's greatest traps to lead people away from purpose, covenant, commitment, and the house of God. Wounded people flee from relationships, responsibilities, and covenants, but God wants to heal hearts and raise up mature children. Forgiveness does not depend on the other person's apology. Jesus taught us to love first, always forgive, and pray even for those who have wronged us. Watch until the end and receive this message to be healed from offense, return to purpose, and mature in God through love. Subscribe to the channel, leave your like, and share this message with someone who needs to be free from offense. 00:00 — Opening and introduction of the Word 00:30 — Base text: 1 John 4 01:06 — God is love 01:35 — The church is about to level up 02:17 — What is maturing in God? 02:35 — Spiritual maturity is not just anointing or miracles 03:14 — Maturity is becoming more like Jesus 04:20 — God wants to bless you more, but there needs to be more love 05:32 — Spirituality without love is dangerous 06:17 — Growing in love to receive more from God 06:39 — God loved us first 07:04 — The highest level of love 08:03 — Loving as God loved us 08:36 — Agape love: God's unconditional love 09:25 — Peter asks how many times he should forgive 10:53 — Jesus teaches unlimited forgiveness 11:41 — Jesus prayed for Who hurt him? 13:07 — The devil's greatest trap: offense 13:34 — How to identify an offended person 14:55 — Offense reveals a wound in the heart 15:27 — Those who are wounded feel offended all the time 17:11 — Not every word is a veiled insult 18:25 — It's impossible to avoid offenses 19:36 — We have all offended someone at some point 20:29 — Offense usually comes from people close to us 21:05 — Frustrated expectations create wounds 21:40 — How to never again be dominated by offense 22:20 — Expect Jesus' reward 23:16 — Take your expectations off people 24:19 — Offense makes you flee from commitment and covenant 25:11 — Love without wanting anything in return 26:12 — Do everything for Jesus, not for human recognition 27:15 — Serve without expecting anything in return Retribution 28:19 — God wants to shield you from offense 28:56 — Forgiveness doesn't depend on an apology 29:31 — Untreated wounds leave scars 31:46 — Forgiving immediately prevents bitterness from taking root 33:36 — Offended people run from covenant 34:05 — Everything God has for you is in a covenant 35:04 — Forgive and move on 36:36 — Forgive even without the other person's acknowledgment 37:55 — Don't fall from grace for lack of forgiveness 40:06 — Lack of forgiveness brings spiritual torment 41:01 — Jesus commanded us to pray for our enemies 43:34 — Prayer for the enemy is physiotherapy for the heart 44:54 — Forgiveness sets you free 45:26 — As long as there is forgiveness, there is a path to restoration 46:21 — God's love also corrects 48:06 — Cain's offense and pride wounded 49:08 — God corrects because He loves 50:05 — Being corrected is a privilege 51:24 — Final prayer: healing from offense and return to the covenant preaching, evangelical preaching, powerful preaching, Apostle Pedro Medina, Pedro Medina, Kingdom Family, Kingdom Family Church, offense, trap of offense, healing from offense, forgiveness, to forgive, God's love, agape love, 1 John 4, God is love, spiritual maturity, growing in love, loving more, resembling Jesus, forgiving enemies, praying for enemies, root of bitterness, lack of forgiveness, commitment to God, covenant with God, God's purpose, inner healing, wounded heart, wounded people, expectation in God, don't expect from people, do it for Jesus, service to God, God's correction, God corrects those He loves, Cain and Abel, Genesis 4, Matthew 18, seventy times seven, Christian life, sermon on forgiveness, preaching on offense, preaching on love, preaching on maturity