When someone who has lived their whole life given over to the their flesh and this world turns and begins to follow hard after God, you can bet there will be resistance. They now find themselves at war with the world system, relentlessly opposed by the enemy and even at odds with their own flesh nature. But there is also another battle that they begin to face. In this message, Pastor Steve talks about some of the mental struggles new believers face and how much it means to the Lord that they are willing to go through those battles in their efforts to please Him.
The Struggles of the Christian Life
Steve Gallagher
August 22, 2021
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