{"id":2240034,"date":"2024-05-08T11:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T15:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pastor-speaks-out-with-incredible-message-after-surviving-murder-attempt-during-sermon\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T11:53:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T15:53:14","slug":"pastor-speaks-out-with-incredible-message-after-surviving-murder-attempt-during-sermon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pastor-speaks-out-with-incredible-message-after-surviving-murder-attempt-during-sermon\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastor&#8217;s Powerful Message After Surviving Murder Attempt During Sermon"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpastor-speaks-out-with-incredible-message-after-surviving-murder-attempt-during-sermon%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2240034&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The pastor \u2062at Jesus\u2019 Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock,\u2064 Pennsylvania, demonstrated extraordinary forgiveness towards his attempted \u200dmurderer during a\u2063 sermon. Despite being shot at, Pastor \u2063Glenn Germany chose to forgive the assailant twice and even\u200c offered love and redemption. His actions \u200dreflect the profound\u2063 message of forgiveness \u200cand grace in the face of adversity.\u200d The pastor at\u200d Jesus\u2019 Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock, Pennsylvania, displayed exceptional grace \u200cby forgiving his would-be assassin during a service. Despite facing gunfire, Pastor Glenn Germany extended forgiveness and\u200b compassion, embodying \u200dthe \u2063essence of forgiveness \u200cand resilience in challenging\u200c circumstances.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>Pastor Speaks Out with Incredible Message After Surviving Murder Attempt During Sermon<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/%20\"><span>Rachel M. Emmanuel<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 8, 2024 at 6:00am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The late Rev. Billy Graham once said, \u201cForgiveness is one of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/literally-theater-pelosi-has-hamilton-cast-members-sing-as-part-of-january-6-remembrance\/\" title=\"'Literally Theater': Pelosi Has 'Hamilton' Cast Members Sing as Part of January 6 Remembrance\">beautiful words<\/a> in the human vocabulary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One Pennsylvania pastor recently showed that he truly knows the beauty of the word when he offered instant forgiveness and love to someone who had just tried to murder him.<\/p>\n<p>Glenn Germany, the pastor at Jesus\u2019 Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock, was simply giving his sermon on Sunday when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pennsylvania-church-service-descends-chaos-man-charges-pastor-gun-drawn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stranger walked into the church<\/a>, pointed a gun at him, and shot, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/pennsylvania-pastor-forgives-gunman-attempted-shooting-mid-sermon-miracle-grateful-god\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dramatic video footage captured the suspect, identified as 26-year-old Bernard Polite, approaching Germany with a gun drawn. According to Fox News host Steve Doocy and Pastor Germany\u2019s own account, the gunman pulled the trigger, but the gun merely clicked as the bullet did not discharge.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains images some viewers may find disturbing. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">USA: When a lunatic attempted to shoot a pastor during his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-seal-sets-dem-reverend-straight-after-he-mocked-armed-churchgoers\/\" title=\"Former SEAL Sets Dem Reverend Straight After He Mocked Armed Churchgoers\">church service<\/a> in Pennsylvania \u2013 the gun jammed!<\/p>\n<p>We praise God for that, and also for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jon-ossoff-aoc-stick-up-for-white-supremacist-murderer-dylann-roof\/\" title=\"Jon Ossoff, AOC Stick Up for White Supremacist Murderer Dylann Roof\">church members<\/a> who rushed to subdue the attacker. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YxgeK7vuh5\">pic.twitter.com\/YxgeK7vuh5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christian Emergency Alliance (@ChristianEmerg1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristianEmerg1\/status\/1787860691690676622?\">May 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">AMAZING!<br \/> JESUS SAVES INDEED!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scout8004by (@scout8004by1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scout8004by1\/status\/1787899612193521750?\">May 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  According to Germany, officers later dislodged the chamber, showed him the markings, and said, \u201cThis bullet had your name on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Have you ever read the Bible?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As Germany fled for cover, a deacon tackled Polite and was able to disarm him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of times we preach about God\u2019s divine protection, and we have a chance to witness ministering angels being about you,\u201d Germany said, adding that the gun could possibly be the same one used in the murder of another person before he came to the church.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It can only be GOD!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Abraham (@KingDayzz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingDayzz\/status\/1787877661563404470?\">May 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Germany was referring to a relative of Polite, who\u00a0was found\u00a0shot to death in Polite\u2019s house on Sunday evening, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/braddock-church-gun-pulled-on-pastor\/60694951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTAE-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Polite told the police that he tried to shoot Germany because \u201cGod told him to do it,\u201d according to WTAE, but Germany told Fox that Polite told him that \u201cspirits told him to \u2018go in and shoot the pastor.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unbelievably, instead of dealing with his\u00a0own\u00a0trauma at just being shot, the pastor talked with the tormented man and instantly forgave him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI forgave him twice,\u201d Germany said. \u201cWhen I was holding him down, I let him know I forgave him because some of the congregation members was upset. But I had to ask them, you know, to move away and let me talk with him one on one, and I let him know that I forgave him,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pennsylvania-church-service-descends-chaos-man-charges-pastor-gun-drawn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pastor<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>And as if that wasn\u2019t enough, the pastor then spoke to Polite again after he had been arrested and put into a police vehicle,\u00a0not only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-ranking-church-of-england-officials-endorse-gay-marriage\/\" title=\"High-Ranking Church of England Officials Endorse Gay Marriage\">offering forgiveness<\/a> but also\u00a0a chance at redemption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the last point when he was in the car, that\u2019s when I let him know, \u2018I forgive you, I love you, and my name is Glenn Germany, and I want you to remember my name. And any way I can help you, I\u2019d like to help you,\u201d the remarkable man of God said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTen years from now, when you tell people what happened this past Sunday, what are you going to say?\u201d Doocy asked, shaking his head in amazement at the grace shown by this follower of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/official-olympics-account-invokes-zeus-apollo-pagan-ritual-olympia-misses-key-point-jesus-christ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be honest with you, this Sunday the lesson won\u2019t be on this incident,\u201d Germany said, \u201cbecause I believe the people of God need to learn the word of God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like when you go to school, you don\u2019t want to talk about current events, so when you come to church, we want to talk about the Bible. We want to teach people about the Word of God. So my focus will be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/african-church-elder-stands-firm-denominations-rewrite-marriage-holds-bible-high-declares-word-god\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Word of God<\/a> and not current events,\u201d the pastor said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the incident, Germany pointed to God, saying, \u201cI would not be with my family today, so I\u2019m definitely grateful to God because he definitely had the upper hand on me because I did not see him coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to talk about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jesus-taught-love-kindness-forgiveness-elon-musk-drops-biblical-lesson-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">forgiveness<\/a> \u2014\u00a0much\u00a0harder\u00a0to release\u00a0it especially\u00a0after being so viciously attacked.<\/p>\n<p>We all know the famous words of Jesus on the cross from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+23%3A34&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luke 23:34<\/a>, \u201cFather,\u00a0forgive them,\u00a0for they know not what they do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the centuries, thousands of Christians have repeated those words, even to the point of death.<\/p>\n<p>Glenn Germany may not want to talk about his experience from the pulpit, but his willingness to extend forgiveness to his would-be murderer proves that the Word of God is just as powerful now as it was on the day it was written down.<\/p>\n<p>The Christian writer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/quotes\/103229-to-be-a-christian-means-to-forgive-the-inexcusable-because\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C.S. Lewis<\/a> said, \u201cTo be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Only those, like Glenn Germany, who truly know the grace of God can understand this.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. 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Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45763\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45763\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45763\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45763\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45763\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rachel Emmanuel has served as the director of content on a Republican congressional campaign and writes content for a popular conservative book franchise.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Rachel M. Emmanuel has served as the Director of Content on a Republican Congressional campaign and writes for a popular Conservative book franchise. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pennsylvania pastor&#8217;s remarkable message post surviving murder attempt during sermon echoes Rev. Billy Graham&#8217;s words on forgiveness, showcasing the true beauty of the human spirit. By Rachel M. 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