Message Notes

April 19, 2026

Spring Cleaning

by Scott Ancarrow

Acts 1:4-11, Matthew 5:14-16, Revelation 21-22

If only...

I should...

Matthew 26:20-75

Matthew 27:3-4 

Shame

  • hide

  • isolate

  • self-condemn

  • define yourself by your worst moment

John 21:15-19 

Guilt and Grace

  • confess honestly

  • receive mercy

  • let gratitude replace self-hatred

  • receiving a new future 

Acts 1:8-9

Acts 2:38 

Next Steps:

  • Invite Jesus into your "if onlys" and "shoulds." 

“Regret causes us to be cannibals of our own hearts.”

- Mary Shelley

  • Fight Shame Rather than Fuel it 

“When people are not in the moment, they're not there to know that they’re not there.”

- Ellen Langer 

  • Look forward (together) 

Your worst moment does not have resurrection power; Jesus does.

Additional Notes:

Foundry Counseling Referrals 

The Lie You Don't Know You Believe - Jenny Allen 

Tame Your Thoughts - Max Lucado 

Bad Thoughts: - Judah Smith and Les Parrott 


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