Freed | Unforgiveness - Tim Brown
Church of the City New York
COTC NYC
4.8 • 920 Ratings
🗓️ 8 June 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
This week, Pastor Tim Brown continued our FREED series with a sermon on unforgiveness—what he called one of the most ignored sources of bondage in the Church today. Drawing from Matthew 18, Pastor Tim explored why forgiveness is so difficult, how bitterness quietly takes root in our lives, and why Jesus speaks about forgiveness with such urgency. Through the parable of the unforgiving servant, he showed that forgiveness is not minimizing an offense, but absorbing the debt, humanizing the offender, and releasing them. The invitation of Jesus is clear: unforgiveness imprisons us, but forgiveness opens the door to freedom.
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| 0:00.0 | Our teaching text tonight comes from Matthew chapter 18, verses 21 through 35. It says this. |
| 0:08.4 | Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins |
| 0:14.5 | against me? Up to seven times? Jesus answered, I tell you, not seven times, but 77 times. Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. As he began the settlement, a man who owed him 10,000 bags of gold was brought to him. Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he |
| 0:38.1 | had be sold to repay the debt. At this, the servant fell on his knees before him. Be patient |
| 0:44.2 | with me, he begged, and I'll pay back everything. The servant's master took pity on him, |
| 0:50.8 | canceled the debt, and let him go. But when that servant went out, he found one of his |
| 0:56.4 | fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins. He grabbed him and began to choke him, |
| 1:01.9 | pay back what you owe me, he demanded. His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, |
| 1:07.2 | be patient with me, and I will pay it back. But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man |
| 1:12.9 | thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. When the other servants saw what had happened, |
| 1:18.5 | they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened. Then the master |
| 1:23.9 | called the servant in, you wicked servant, he said, I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. |
| 1:30.0 | Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant |
| 1:32.5 | just as I had on you? |
| 1:34.5 | In anger, his master handed him over to the jailers |
| 1:37.2 | to be tortured until he should pay back all he owed. |
| 1:41.3 | This is how my heavenly father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister |
| 1:46.7 | from your heart. This is the Word of the Lord. You guys can take a seat. Church City, how are you guys doing? Good? Welcome to church. It's |
| 1:59.0 | summertime, which means that it's hot at Calvary St. George. |
| 2:03.2 | I see those fans working. |
| 2:04.5 | My name is Tim. |
| 2:05.9 | I serve as one of the executive pastors here, and it's a real honor to be with you guys tonight. |
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