Spiritual warfare. It is a hard and heavy journey. Before you know it, you’ll be in a box – ego, pride and circumstance are very temporary.

We must focus on the eternal battle in front of us. By the power of God, we can – and must – destroy the strongholds that keep us stuck in distraction from what matters most. If you are battling with a past rejection, look to Jesus – who came to save the enslaved captives!

Open your Bible to Matthew 11, for part two of Accept Rejection Now

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What is the biggest hurt impacting your life today?

Too often, we’re looking for freedom but stuck in our hurt. Some injuries are recent, others decades old yet still wreaking havoc our lives.

Emotional healing is one of the most visible needs of our day – and it was a primary focus of Jesus’ ministry. So bring the Lord those wounded places in your heart, mind and life that most need His touch.

Open to Matthew 11:28, and let’s find help, hope and healing…

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If you’re curious about what’s happening here with Act Like Men, don’t miss this Bible-based teaching from Rock Bottom.

Authentic means be your true self and love others for being their true selves. Men in recovery who seek to live authentically are thriving in our sober living homes.

We want all who benefit from these messages, and specifically those men to feel loved, accepted, and supported as never before on their road to sobriety and restoration. Wherever you are on your journey, we can walk together toward Christ for victory over sin and addiction!

Open your Bible and your heart as Pastor James leads us in Why Rock Bottom?

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Ever have so many bad days it seems everything’s going wrong? When your life is finally going in the right direction, when you’re focused on following Jesus, struggles and roadblocks still appear.

When you feel hard pressed and trapped, it’s time to stop and turn to the Lord.

Even Jesus had bad days and faced rejection and betrayal.“…Always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.” 2 Corinthians‬ ‭4‬:‭10‬ ‭When you’re backed into a corner, He is there. When you don’t understand, He is there. When you’re under attack, He is there. As John Wesley declared in his final breath, “Best of all. God is with us.“

Join us for this powerful new teaching – What I Think When Things Go Bad.

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True brotherhood is ready to join you in warfare. A brother is with you in the trenches, even at your worst. And our war is not physical or fleshly, it’s spiritual.

God has given us the weapons and the ability to win the fight – and to destroy destructive patterns of thinking.

Brotherhood fights together, but we all have individual battles. We need to detect and destroy the strongholds in our disposition and with the Lord’s help and the strength of brothers (and sisters) bring them in conformity to Christ.

Lean in with us and learn the truth about ourselves and our spiritual battle…

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Strongholds are fortified patterns of thinking that are stubbornly resistant to God’s Word and God’s will.

Wherever you’re stuck, whether a destructive sin or hidden addiction – to find freedom, you must get honest and take care of your heart. And nothing will be different until you think differently.

Defeating a stronghold requires confronting sin and failures with humility. But don’t be discouraged, by God’s grace you CAN destroy those patterns and walls of sin, addiction and shame.

Join us for this new message from Rock Bottom, 4 Reasons Strongholds Are Hard To Break.

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Addiction is a heart sickness and a broken crutch. We encounter addiction every day in our ministry. In this new series, we begin grappling with its source.

Addiction is a way of thinking that must change if sobriety is going to last. If you are working to get victory in your behavior, don’t miss this: The critical battle is to change your thoughts.

You have to get behind an addiction to fight it properly – and it cannot be won with earthly weapons. When your first action in the battle is to reach for flesh weapons, the war will soon be lost.

Let’s bring the truth of God’s Word to the chains of addiction, and hope for those in its shackles

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In the most challenging and unexpected seasons of life, someone may have told you “God is in control.”

This weekend, first-century believers will remind us why we can trust God and His will.

Growing throughout the book of Acts, the early church was marked by chaos, persecution, life threatening opposition. Yet even then, they actively trusted that the Lord is in control.

Let’s learn from them. Because even when you suffer, even when it’s midnight, even when your faith is weak – and even when the wicked seem to prosper – God is always in control.

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This weekend Pastor James brings an all-new message, just preached at Rock Bottom: Why I Love the Lord!

When you hit rock bottom and face a season of grief and loss, remember – God is with you and working in you. While He doesn’t answer prayer that’s passively tossed over the shoulder like a piece of trash, the Lord does incredible things with focused, fervent, earnest, faith-filled prayer.

On even the hardest days, God can give hope and take you the distance you couldn’t go yourself. The darkest days of your life can be in your rearview mirror forever!

Join us in Psalm 103 for these truths about God’s goodness – and you too can declare, “This is why I love the Lord!”

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