Mike Abendroth: Forgiveness – Mercy in a Merciless Age
Stand Up For The Truth Podcast
Stand Up For The Truth Podcast
4.7 • 530 Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2026
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Mary welcomes back Pastor Mike Abendroth to talk about forgiveness, such a timely topic in an age where selfishness and brutality seem to rule. What does the Bible teach us about forgiveness? What in the heart of God prepares us sinful humans to be forgiven, AND to forgive? The thing is, times not withstanding, the Word of God has the final say. And it is the characteristic mercy of God that even allows for it. We look at what mercy is, what grace is, what true forgiveness is – and what it isn’t. Yes people are brutal; they often don’t care about truth or mercy in their deepest inward parts. But God. Mike’s passion is preaching the Bible in a verse-by-verse fashion and training other men to do the same. Pastor Mike is also the author of the book entitled Jesus Christ: The Prince of Preachers. Mike has been the Senior Pastor at Bethlehem Bible Church (BBC) in West Boylston, MA since April 1997.
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| 0:00.0 | Three, three, two, one, zero, zero, zero, |
| 0:08.0 | from the studios of WORQ in Wisconsin. |
| 0:12.5 | This is the stand-up for the truth podcast. |
| 0:15.7 | Today's issues, overlooked headlines, and biblical observations, |
| 0:20.6 | equipping the remnant around the globe got your sword handy |
| 0:24.6 | this is stand up for the truth welcome to a fresh new podcast today it is february 19 2026 mary |
| 0:34.7 | danielsen and a favorite guest returns today. |
| 0:37.6 | Yes, it's been a year since we had Mike Abandroth on, and we're going to talk about something |
| 0:43.2 | really timely because while God's word never changes, our times do, and the need to go deeper |
| 0:49.3 | and our understanding of biblical subjects is so crucial so that the word comes alive to every generation and also |
| 0:56.2 | throughout our own sanctification process we should be learning as we grow and so we're going to |
| 1:01.9 | talk about forgiveness today and I think it is very very timely my scripture is Psalm 86 one to five |
| 1:08.4 | bow down your ear oh lord hear me for I am poor and needy preserve my life for i am holy |
| 1:14.1 | you are my god save your servant who trusts in you be merciful to me o lord for i cry to you all day long |
| 1:21.0 | rejoice the soul of your servant for to you o lord i lift up my soul for Lord, are good and ready to forgive and abundant in mercy to all who call upon you. |
| 1:33.1 | Let's pray this morning. |
| 1:34.2 | Lord, you are indeed merciful and your steadfast love rescues us, forgives us, and drives us to care for those that you have put into our lives, |
| 1:44.7 | offering compassion, Lord, and empathy, and the world needs those so desperately. |
| 1:48.9 | We ask that you help us by the power of your spirit to put on tender mercies |
| 1:53.3 | and represent you to a lost and dying world while we still have opportunity. |
| 1:58.5 | Lord, please knit our hearts together in love. We lift up Mike to you. Thank you for |
| 2:03.3 | the gifts you've given him to do the work of ministry. We ask that you would bless and protect him, |
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