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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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Worship is All that Really Matters
“Jesus replied, “Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. They can’t fast while the groom is with them.” Mark 2:19 This whole idea of celebrating is antithetical to religious sensibilities. Too much liberty and too much … Continue reading
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Turning Joy Into Strength
“Because you did not serve the LORD your God joyfully and gladly in the time of prosperity, therefore in hunger and thirst, in nakedness and dire poverty, you will serve the enemies the LORD sends against you. He will put … Continue reading
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Tagged afflictions, christian, christianity, Deuteronomy, discipleship, faith, God, Jesus Christ, joy, Nehemiah, personal comments, promises, spiritual warfare, understanding
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Joy Means ‘Strength’
“Those who have been ransomed by the Lord will return. They will enter Jerusalem singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Sorrow and mourning will disappear, and they will be filled with joy and gladness.” Isaiah 35:10, NLT Part of our personalized history includes an … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, bipolar disorder, discipleship, faith, Fruit of the Holy Spirit, God, Holy Spirit, HolySpirit, joy, mental illness, promises, salvation, understanding
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Some Things Are Just Brutal
So much has been written already from the perspective of suffering Christians. We live in a painful world, with plenty of cuts and bruises for each believer. Yet each blow we take is disturbing. I’ve met so many who have … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, brokenness, christian, discipleship, faith, God, Holy Spirit, humility, joy, life, mental illness, pain, personal comments, sin, suffering, theology, trials, understanding, wisdom
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When Joy Brings You Strength
“And instead of the deadly silence the whole place rang with the sound of happy roarings, brayings, yelpings, barkings, squealings, cooings, neighings, stampings, shouts, hurrahs, songs and laughter.” C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, [This was when Aslan visits … Continue reading →