PLC Symposium Bible Study - Thriving in the War Part 2 of 3 - Rev. Dr. Patrick Lovejoy

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Rev. Dr. Patrick Lovejoy has been serving St Matthew in Port Angeles, WA, as Pastor since the summer of 2009. On May 30th he did a symposium for Peace Lutheran Church on Spiritual Warfare entitled "Thriving in The War". We will present this in three parts every Sunday June 7th through June 21st. This is Part 2 of 3.

You have heard it said, “whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” But is it possible that with all of the hardships that we encounter in this world, even spiritual oppression, that God refines our faith and uses it to bring His people into a closer relationship with Him? So many questions of “why?” flood our minds as we experience the pains of this world. We yearn for deliverance, just as the Martyrs around the throne of the God in Revelation 6:10, and cry out “How long oh Lord?!” This conversation will focus on understanding the sufferings of this life from the perspective of God’s sovereignty and love for us all. Your soul is a sanctuary of God’s Spirit and He reigns there in spite of all that opposes Him. Come learn how that has been your story all along, even when you thought the war was lost on the battle fields of your marriage, career, children, addictions, health and more.

We are a LCMS Lutheran church located in Bremerton, WA. Our services are normally every Sunday at 8:00 am and 10:45 am. During the current stay-at-home situation we are recording a virtual service and posting it every Sunday. Our church is located at 1234 NE Riddell Rd, Bremerton, WA. We hope you will come join us. Learn more about us at http://www.peacebremerton.org.