February 11, 2024 • Brad Bowen • Psalm 22, 1 Timothy 2, Lamentations 5, Mark 2, James 5
When life hits us hard, it can get so heavy that we cannot seem to even pray another prayer. When that happens, it's important for all of us to lift each other up in prayer...to intercede with God for one another.
Lament - Shame • Bitterness • Heaviness • Grief
February 4, 2024 • Brad Bowen • Romans 8, Ephesians 4, Matthew 11, 1 Thessalonians 4, Lamentations 4
Pain takes many forms, but shame, bitterness, heaviness, and grief are the most common. These weights were not meant to stay on our hearts, and it's important to allow God to take on those weights...all through the process of lamenting.
This Hurts. Nevertheless...
January 28, 2024 • Brad Bowen • John 16, Genesis 3, 2 Corinthians 7, 1 Thessalonians 4, 2 Corinthians 1
There are pains that simply don't stop. We just want relief, and long for the absence of that pain. When it becomes intolerable, may God teach us to say "This hurts. Nevertheless...". There is hope in being comforted by God even when the source of that pain endures. God gives us comfort so that we can comfort those who are going through the same things.
Lament - Set Free From Shame And Sin
January 21, 2024 • Brad Bowen, Michelle Bowen • 2 Corinthians 7, Lamentations 1, Lamentations 2, Luke 7, Luke 18
All of us have sinned. It's our response to that sin that draws us closer to God or pushes us further away. The enemy would have us crying out in shame and regret, but Jesus paid the price so that our regret lets us lament our sin and draw near to the one who sets us free.
Lament
January 14, 2024 • Brad Bowen, Michelle Bowen • 2 Samuel 12, Matthew 11, Lamentations 1, Ruth 1, Genesis 37
Grief, loss, pain, and doubt come to everyone. Can we get comfortable with the raw unfiltered struggle within ourselves and others as we truly lament the painful things in our lives while looking to God for hope?
