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Pastor Bryan Lowe
I truly love Jesus, who saved me from destruction. I am His, completely and totally. I have deep issues, but these only enhance His love for me.
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My Pretend Jesus
Question. Is the real you, touching the “real Jesus?” For some time now, I am asking myself this simple question. I’ve had some convicting moments as I swirled this question around in my heart. There is no condemnation in this; … Continue reading
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Here and Now, With His Grace
It is a bad habit to try to teach without personal knowledge. We can preach, but we do not possess. This is one of the occupational hazards of those of us in our profession. It seems to carry a horrible … Continue reading
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Tagged afflictions, battle wounds, brokenness, christian, depression, difficulties, discipleship, faith, God, Jesus Christ, mental illness, pain, promises, scar tissue, spiritual warfare, testing, transparency, trust, understanding
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Learning Obscurity, Part Two
I continue to “rake the coals.” The topic is “Becoming Obscure: Just like Jesus.” My main contention is this– our understanding of discipleship has too much “me, and not enough Him.” When Jesus who was the fullness of God in … Continue reading
Posted in accepting Christ, affliction, bad doctrine, believer, Bible, Bible study, brokenness, christlikeness, church life, cross, decisions, derailment, discipleship, failure, faith, fellowship of the saints, following Jesus, giftedness, glory of God, grace, helpful, Holy Spirit, humility, intensity, king, kingdom of God, life lessons, love, ministry, obscurity, personal comments, refining, reformation, repentance, servanthood, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, sin, spiritual lessons, tangled up, transformation, understanding, wisdom, working out
Tagged christian, Church, Disciple (Christianity), discipleship, Epistle to the Philippians, faith, God, Holy Spirit, humility, Jesus, New Testament, NLT, personal comments, Son of man, theology, understanding, wisdom
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Olympic Sized Hearts
Seven rules for running the Christian race. Run to win: “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize” (1 Corinthians … Continue reading
Posted in believer, Bible promises, devotional, discipleship, grace, Jesus Christ, life lessons, obedience, outside source, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, trust, understanding, Very helpful, victory, witness, working out
Tagged christian, discipleship, discipline, faith, Holy Spirit, understanding, wisdom
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Panic Attacks Understood
Anxiety (panic) attack symptoms can feel awful, intense, and frightening. The good news is that while they can seem serious, anxiety attack symptoms aren’t harmful in and of themselves. Because there are many medical conditions that can cause ‘anxiety-like’ symptoms, … Continue reading →