Teaching summary
In "100% INNOCENT," Pastors Leonard and Lori Rola share a powerful revelation about what Jesus Christ accomplished through redemption. They explain that believers no longer need to live under the weight of past mistakes, guilt, shame, or condemnation because Jesus has completely paid for their sins. Pastor Lori emphasizes that understanding our complete innocence before God transforms how we think, believe, and receive His promises, while Pastor Leonard shares a personal lesson about casting every care upon the Lord. Together, they encourage believers to renew their minds through the Word of God, embrace their righteousness in Christ, and live confidently in the finished work of Jesus.
Bible verses referenced
Hebrews 5:12-14 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that used milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belonged to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
Romans 4:6-8 Even as David also described the blessedness of the man, unto whom God impute righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he cared for you.
2 Peter 1:9 But he that lacked these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanest us from all sin.
The following passages are also referenced through identifiable biblical language or themes during the teaching.
Isaiah 52:14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men.
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Teaching notes
Table of Contents
- Opening Greetings and Ministry Updates
- Deep Grace Bible School: Becoming Skilled in Righteousness
- The Revelation That Changes Everything: Freedom from Sin Consciousness
- Understanding What It Means to Be 100% Innocent
- God Will Never Hold Your Sins Against You
- Stop Living in the Past and Start Living in Faith
- Casting Every Care Upon the Lord
- Total Redemption and the Promise of Healing
- Spiritual Blindness: Forgetting Your Innocence
- Renewing Your Mind Through the Gospel of Grace
- Living Free from Guilt, Shame, and Condemnation
- The Blood of Jesus Continually Cleanses Us
- The Power of God's Word in Your Mouth
- Understanding the Covenant of Grace
- Final Encouragement: Believe What Jesus Has Accomplished
Opening Greetings and Ministry Updates
Pastor Leonard Rola opens the teaching with a warm and joyful greeting, introducing himself and his wife, Pastor Lori Rola. He expresses his deep appreciation for his wife, describing her as one of the greatest blessings in his life and someone for whom he continually thanks the Lord.
Pastor Lori greets the audience as saints, holy and blameless ones. Her greeting immediately reflects the central message of the teaching: believers are already holy and blameless through their relationship with Jesus Christ.
Pastor Leonard then expresses gratitude to everyone who supports the ministry. He acknowledges the cards, letters, encouraging emails, prayers, and financial contributions that help them continue sharing the true Gospel of Grace.
With Thanksgiving and Christmas approaching, he encourages those who feel led to support the ministry to prayerfully consider becoming partners. He also announces that ministry partners will receive a new e-book each month, written by Pastor Leonard, Pastor Lori, or both.
He shares that the ministry has established a new Facebook page after losing access to its previous page. He encourages viewers to follow the new page so the ministry can reach the follower requirement needed to resume livestreaming.
Finally, Pastor Leonard introduces the newly launched Deep Grace Bible School, explaining that its purpose is to help believers understand the Scriptures and become established in the righteousness that comes through faith in Jesus Christ.
Deep Grace Bible School: Becoming Skilled in Righteousness
Pastor Leonard explains that the inspiration for Deep Grace Bible School comes from a passage in Hebrews concerning spiritual maturity and becoming skilled in the Word of Righteousness.
He reads from Hebrews chapter five, beginning with verse twelve.
Hebrews 5:12-14 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that used milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belonged to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
Pastor Leonard reflects on how long many believers have known the Lord. He points out that after years of walking with God, Christians should be growing toward the ability to teach others about His Word.
However, many believers remain unfamiliar with the very message that establishes them in their relationship with God: the Word of Righteousness. He explains that righteousness is what establishes peace with the Father and qualifies believers to receive His blessings, goodness, benefits, and miracles.
Most importantly, righteousness is not something believers achieve through their own performance. It comes through faith in Jesus Christ. This is the Gospel of Grace.
Pastor Leonard emphasizes that the message of grace focuses entirely on what Jesus has accomplished rather than what believers must accomplish through their own efforts. The purpose of Deep Grace Bible School is to equip God's children with a clear understanding of this truth.
He wants believers to become confident enough in Scripture to share and teach the Word of God, especially the message of righteousness under the New Covenant of Grace.
The school will also address biblical interpretation, including hermeneutics, cultural context, and the importance of understanding both the speaker's and the listener's circumstances when interpreting Scripture.
Pastor Leonard shares that although he attended two Bible schools himself, there are important subjects he did not learn during those experiences. He believes these teachings will provide valuable insight even for those who have previously attended Bible school. His desire is for believers to become mature, confident, and established in the truth of God's grace.
The Revelation That Changes Everything: Freedom from Sin Consciousness
Pastor Lori begins sharing a revelation she has been receiving during her personal time with the Lord. She explains that the revelation developed over several evenings as she studied, reflected, and continued receiving confirmation of what she was learning.
The starting point was a familiar pattern of thinking. Whenever something difficult happens in life, people often begin searching their past for an explanation. They may remember something they did wrong, a poor decision, an event from childhood, something their parents did, or an injustice committed against them. They begin connecting present circumstances with past failures or experiences.
Pastor Lori recognizes that this pattern can become deeply rooted in a person's thinking. She shares that while reading one evening, she encountered a statement about redemption and sin consciousness that profoundly affected her.
The passage explained that if redemption does not free believers from sin consciousness and condemnation, then they are not experiencing the freedom redemption was intended to provide.
It also explained that when sin consciousness dominates a person's thinking, faith becomes ineffective because the individual remains focused on sin rather than the truth of redemption. The solution presented was the Word of God. God's Word declares that believers are redeemed.
Pastor Lori describes how this truth began opening her understanding in a completely new way.
Pastor Leonard responds by admitting that sin consciousness had dominated much of his own life. He had often allowed memories of past mistakes, failures, and wrong decisions to haunt him. He realized that continually dwelling on those failures meant he was not fully living in the freedom from sin consciousness that Jesus had purchased through His blood.
He points to the truth expressed in Romans.
Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
The message is that believers are not supposed to live continually replaying their failures. Jesus has already dealt with their sins.
Pastor Leonard recalls an illustration Pastor Lori frequently uses: God gave us two eyes in the front of our heads and none in the back. The point is simple. We are meant to look forward.
Instead of continually looking backward at mistakes and regrets, believers should move forward in their righteousness, holiness, sanctification, perfection, and completeness in Christ.
Understanding What It Means to Be 100% Innocent
Pastor Lori explains that her revelation became even more powerful when she began considering what complete redemption actually means. If Jesus has redeemed believers completely, then redemption cannot be partial. It must be one hundred percent.
She begins thinking about every possible situation that could make someone feel guilty, condemned, or unworthy. Perhaps someone intentionally made a wrong decision.
Perhaps someone else hurt them. Perhaps they experienced painful circumstances during childhood. Perhaps they grew up under difficult conditions or endured injustices that continued affecting their thinking. Whatever the situation, Pastor Lori emphasizes that Jesus has paid for redemption completely.
She describes the believer's standing before the Father as one hundred percent clean, one hundred percent innocent, and one hundred percent pure. This innocence is not based on the person's ability to live perfectly. It is based entirely on Jesus.
Pastor Lori reflects on the suffering of Christ and references the description in Isaiah of the Messiah's appearance being severely marred.
Isaiah 52:14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men.
She explains that Jesus bore the sins of humanity, including the sins of even the vilest offender. In her teaching, she emphasizes that the suffering and redemption of Jesus reached beyond outward circumstances and addressed humanity's deepest spiritual need. Because Jesus paid for everything, believers are now completely new creations.
Pastor Lori then shares another part of her revelation. If redemption has completely restored the believer's standing before God, then the believer can understand that standing in light of God's original intention for humanity before Adam sinned.
She describes this as returning to the condition God originally intended when He created human beings. This realization fills her with excitement because it changes the way she sees herself before God. She no longer needs to evaluate her identity according to everything that has happened in her past. Her identity is now established by what Jesus has accomplished.
God Will Never Hold Your Sins Against You
As Pastor Lori continues discussing complete redemption, Pastor Leonard shares a passage from Romans chapter four. He explains that King David spoke about the blessedness of someone who receives righteousness apart from works.
Romans 4:6-8 Even as David also described the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputed righteousness without works. Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
Pastor Leonard emphasizes the tremendous significance of these verses. God declares righteousness apart from human works. The believer's standing before Him is established through what Jesus has done.
Pastor Leonard focuses especially on the promise that the Lord will not impute sin. He explains that God is not continually bringing up the believer's past failures. Those sins have been dealt with through Jesus Christ. This raises an important question.
If God is not holding those sins against believers, why do believers continue holding them against themselves?
Pastor Leonard encourages listeners to understand that they are innocent, blameless, holy, and righteous in Christ. He explains that learning to see themselves this way allows faith to rise within them.
Instead of constantly questioning whether they are worthy of God's goodness, believers can become confident in the righteousness Jesus has given them. The freedom of redemption includes freedom from continually accusing oneself over the past.
Stop Living in the Past and Start Living in Faith
Pastor Leonard expands on the connection between regret and faith. He explains that continually living in the past can give the enemy a foothold in a person's life. When believers repeatedly focus on failures, mistakes, and regrets, those thoughts can influence how they view their present circumstances.
Pastor Leonard openly acknowledges that he has experienced this struggle himself. He describes Pastor Lori as someone who has strong confidence in God's Word and His promises. He admires her peaceful attitude and her trust that God will work circumstances together for good.
However, he admits that he has sometimes allowed his own past mistakes to affect his outlook. When difficult circumstances arise, he has occasionally connected them to earlier failures or wrong decisions. This has caused him to speak from doubt or unbelief rather than confidence in God's promises. He recognizes that these expressions of fear and worry can affect the people around him, especially his wife.
Pastor Lori does not want to return to a place of fear and uncertainty because she has learned to trust God's grace and favor.
Pastor Leonard uses this personal example to show how important it is to move beyond past failures. Believers must learn to agree with what God says about them rather than continually agreeing with the accusations of their past.
Casting Every Care Upon the Lord
Pastor Leonard shares a personal lesson he believes the Holy Spirit taught him about worry and anxiety. He explains that the revelation came through a familiar passage in First Peter.
1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he cared for you.
Pastor Leonard describes how he had often shared his worries, anxieties, and concerns with Pastor Lori. Although he believed he was trusting God, he realized that he was still carrying those cares and transferring their weight onto his wife. He shares the thought that came to him during his time with the Lord.
If he was still casting his cares upon Lori, then he had not truly cast them upon God. This realization deeply affected him. He began considering what it really means to cast every care upon the Lord. If a believer has genuinely given a burden to God, there should be no remaining burden to carry elsewhere.
Pastor Leonard explains that this understanding changed how he viewed worry. Instead of repeatedly discussing difficult circumstances from a position of fear, he wanted to learn to trust God completely. He also recognized that repeatedly expressing anxiety could influence Pastor Lori's peace and confidence.
He did not want to place that burden upon her. The revelation taught him that casting cares upon God involves trusting His love and His willingness to care for His children.
Pastor Leonard connects this with righteousness and faith. When believers understand how deeply God loves them and how righteous they are in Christ, they can approach Him confidently. They can ask in faith and believe that they receive what they have requested.
For Pastor Leonard, this was a major personal breakthrough. He wanted listeners to understand that they do not have to carry their anxieties or transfer those anxieties onto others. They can place their trust in the Lord who cares for them.
Total Redemption and the Promise of Healing
Pastor Lori returns to the notes she had written while receiving her revelation. She explains that if believers truly understand they are one hundred percent innocent through Jesus Christ, it changes how they approach healing.
Her reasoning begins with the completeness of redemption. Jesus did not accomplish a partial redemption. He paid for the believer's total redemption.
Pastor Lori emphasizes the spiritual nature of humanity and explains that Jesus bore the suffering necessary to accomplish redemption. She believes that understanding this truth removes the need to continually connect present physical conditions with past mistakes or experiences.
Instead of wondering whether something from the past is preventing healing, believers can focus on what Jesus has already accomplished. She describes this understanding as a complete change in thinking. If Jesus has paid for everything, then the believer can approach God's promises from a position of innocence rather than condemnation.
Pastor Lori expresses excitement over the realization that redemption is complete. She believes that receiving this truth allows believers to approach healing with greater confidence. The emphasis is not on discovering another action they must perform to become worthy. It is on believing what Jesus has already done.
Spiritual Blindness: Forgetting Your Innocence
Pastor Lori explains that she continued receiving confirmation of her revelation while studying Scripture. One passage that particularly stood out to her was Second Peter chapter one, verse nine.
2 Peter 1:9 But he that lacked these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
Pastor Lori had been reading wording that emphasized losing sight of one's innocence. She connected that thought with the verse's warning about spiritual blindness and forgetting that sins have been purged. For her, this was another confirmation of the importance of understanding complete redemption.
When believers lose sight of their innocence in Christ, they can become spiritually shortsighted. They may begin evaluating themselves according to past failures instead of the redemption Jesus has accomplished.
Pastor Lori emphasizes that believers are completely redeemed, justified, and righteous. The issue is not whether Jesus has accomplished redemption. The issue is whether believers truly believe what He has accomplished. She explains that understanding their innocence allows faith to operate from the knowledge of who they are in Christ.
Rather than constantly searching for something that might disqualify them, believers can focus on the truth that Jesus has qualified them through His finished work.
Renewing Your Mind Through the Gospel of Grace
Pastor Lori explains that the way to become established in the truth of redemption is to remain in God's Word. She repeatedly emphasizes that the Word is the cure for sin consciousness. The more believers hear what God says about them, the more their thinking begins to change. She encourages listeners to focus especially on the New Covenant and the Pauline epistles. These writings explain the believer's identity in Christ and the righteousness received through faith.
Pastor Lori emphasizes that God's Word declares believers righteous, holy, worthy, and redeemed. She believes that continually hearing these truths renews the mind. A person who has spent years thinking about guilt, failure, and condemnation may need to hear the message of righteousness repeatedly. Pastor Lori insists that believers cannot hear this message too often.
Pastor Leonard agrees and explains that receiving the Gospel of Grace removes the need for complicated spiritual formulas. Believers do not have to continually ask what additional work they must perform to receive God's goodness.
Instead, they can become established in the message of Jesus Christ. He references the Gospel as God's power for salvation to everyone who believes.
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Pastor Leonard explains that the Gospel itself carries God's power. As believers receive the truth of grace, he expects miracles and supernatural manifestations of God's goodness to become evident in their lives. He compares this to popcorn popping. The results begin appearing as believers continue receiving the Gospel in its truth and power. The emphasis remains on faith in Jesus rather than confidence in human effort.
Living Free from Guilt, Shame, and Condemnation
Pastor Leonard explains that guilt, shame, and condemnation are not the way believers are meant to live under the New Covenant. He emphasizes that the enemy wants believers to remain focused on their failures. The enemy does not want them to understand the completeness of redemption.
Pastor Leonard describes the enemy as furious over what Jesus Christ accomplished.
Jesus paid for redemption, removing the believer's need to remain under the influence of sin consciousness. He explains that guilt, shame, condemnation, sickness, and disease should no longer be regarded as having rightful power over the redeemed believer.
Pastor Leonard encourages listeners to believe what God believes about them. They should learn to know what God knows concerning their righteousness, justification, innocence, and His love toward them. Rather than measuring their standing by past failures, they should recognize their position in Jesus Christ.
He connects this with the freedom from condemnation expressed in Romans.
Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
The message is that believers should no longer allow condemnation to determine how they approach God.
Their confidence comes from Jesus. Their righteousness comes from Jesus. Their freedom comes from Jesus. Pastor Leonard emphasizes that understanding these truths is essential to living confidently in God's promises.
The Blood of Jesus Continually Cleanses Us
Pastor Leonard continues by discussing the ongoing cleansing power of Jesus Christ's blood. He references First John chapter one, verse seven.
1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleansed us from all sin.
Pastor Leonard emphasizes the continuing nature of this cleansing. He explains that believers are not meant to live continually burdened by sin because the blood of Jesus continually cleanses them. To illustrate this, he uses the memorable expression "Teflon Christians."
The comparison emphasizes his point that sin and its accusations should not be allowed to cling to the believer's identity. Through the cleansing blood of Jesus, believers can live without giving sin consciousness a foothold, an anchor, or a position of authority in their lives.
Pastor Leonard connects this cleansing with the believer's standing before God. He describes believers as justified, innocent, and righteous. They are to live with the understanding that Jesus has completely dealt with their sins. This truth is meant to produce peace, confidence, and freedom rather than continual fear of condemnation.
The Power of God's Word in Your Mouth
As the teaching approaches its conclusion, Pastor Lori returns to the statement that originally sparked her revelation. She emphasizes that when sin consciousness rules a person's thinking, acting upon God's Word becomes difficult. The answer is to become established in the truth of redemption. God's Word declares that believers are completely redeemed.
Pastor Lori reflects once again on the meaning of one hundred percent.
She describes herself as completely innocent and pure because of Jesus. This realization leads her back to the simplicity of the Gospel. Jesus paid for everything. The believer did not accomplish redemption through personal effort. Jesus accomplished it.
Pastor Lori encourages listeners to think deeply about this truth. She then shares a final thought for what she calls "Thought Thursday." "Make your lips do their duty. Fill them with his word."
She continues by emphasizing the power of speaking God's Word. "You are healed with words and Satan is whipped with words." Her encouragement is for believers to fill their mouths with the truth of Scripture rather than continually speaking fear, regret, guilt, or condemnation.
The words believers speak should agree with the redemption Jesus has accomplished. This connects with the teaching's central theme.
When believers become established in their righteousness and innocence, their thinking and speaking can begin reflecting those truths.
Understanding the Covenant of Grace
Pastor Leonard closes by returning to the importance of understanding God's Word correctly.
He again encourages listeners to consider Deep Grace Bible School because he believes a proper understanding of Scripture is essential to living in the truth of redemption.
He emphasizes that the Bible is true from cover to cover.
However, he explains that not every instruction or covenant recorded in Scripture is directed to believers living under the New Covenant of Grace. He points out that God has dealt with humanity through different covenants. Understanding these covenants helps believers recognize which promises and instructions apply to them.
Pastor Leonard clarifies that believers are not under the covenant of the Law of Moses.
They are under the Covenant of Grace.
He describes this covenant as the covenant between the Father and the Son, into which believers have entered through Jesus Christ. He emphasizes that believers should not mix law and grace.
He warns against legalism and encourages listeners to become established in the truths that belong to them under the New Covenant. This is one of the reasons Deep Grace Bible School will teach about the seven covenants found in Scripture.
Pastor Leonard wants students to understand not only what the Bible says but also how to recognize the covenant context of what they are reading. He returns to the truth that the Gospel of Christ is God's power for salvation.
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Pastor Leonard explains that believers need to become established in the message of grace without confusion or mixture.
The Gospel is centered on Jesus Christ and what He has accomplished. Understanding the covenant of grace allows believers to read Scripture with greater clarity and confidence.
Final Encouragement: Believe What Jesus Has Accomplished
Pastors Leonard and Lori Rola conclude their teaching by emphasizing the complete redemption believers have received through Jesus Christ. Throughout the message, they repeatedly return to one central truth.
Believers are one hundred percent innocent before God because of what Jesus has accomplished. They do not need to continue living under the weight of past failures. They do not need to continually search their history for reasons they might be disqualified from God's goodness. They do not need to carry condemnation over sins that Jesus has already paid for.
Pastor Lori encourages believers to remain in the Word until the truth of their redemption becomes established in their thinking.
Pastor Leonard encourages them to cast every care upon the Lord and trust His love rather than continually carrying worry and anxiety.
Together, they emphasize that righteousness, justification, holiness, and redemption are received through faith in Jesus Christ. The believer's confidence is not based on personal perfection or religious performance. It is based on the finished work of Jesus.
As believers grow in their understanding of the Gospel of Grace, the pastors encourage them to expect their thinking, speaking, and believing to change. They want listeners to live in the peace and confidence that come from knowing they are completely redeemed. The message of "100% INNOCENT" is an invitation to stop looking backward and begin living according to what Jesus has already accomplished.
You are redeemed.
You are righteous.
You are holy.
You are justified.
You are innocent.
And it is all because of Jesus Christ.
We hope this teaching from Pastors Leonard and Lori Rola has blessed you and encouraged you to see yourself through the finished work of Jesus Christ. Remember that your past does not define your standing before God. Jesus has paid for your redemption, and you can live confidently in His grace, righteousness, and love.
If this message encouraged you, please share it with someone who may be struggling with guilt, shame, regret, or condemnation. Help others discover the freedom that comes from understanding what Jesus Christ has accomplished. Thank you for being part of this journey of growing deeper in the revelation of God's amazing grace.