Reprogram Part 2: Breaking the Cycle of Revenge

n Reprogram – Part 2: “Payback Is a Beauty,” Pastor Adam continues the Reprogram series at Hill City Church, exposing one of the most destructive patterns of worldly thinking: the belief that revenge is justified. Rooted in Romans 12:2, this message confronts today’s culture of canceling, clapping back, internet justice, and grudge-holding, revealing how media, music, and movies normalize payback as power. From viral vengeance to mob outrage, the world’s code says “get even,” but Pastor Adam shows how this mindset poisons hearts, traps people in the past, destroys relationships, and reshapes believers into the very darkness they’re called to overcome.

Drawing from the teachings of Jesus in Matthew 5 and Paul’s words in Romans 12:19–21, this message presents the Kingdom response: forgive, bless, and overcome evil with good. Pastor Adam unpacks how revenge usurps God’s role as judge, fuels bitterness, and multiplies pain, while forgiveness breaks cycles, heals wounds, and reflects the heart of Christ. Through Scripture, cultural examples, and real-life stories, this sermon calls believers to reject payback culture and live transformed lives marked by grace, mercy, and peace. At Hill City, this message challenges the church to stop conforming to the world and start reprogramming their minds to reflect the radical love and power of the Kingdom of God.