Open The Door • TSOU S2 E112
Jacob's Well Church
02/01/23
•50m
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Through the bitterness of Lament we have an opportunity to experience deep mercy.
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From Wormwood to Mercy
January 29, 2023
•41m
Many of us don't want to draw near to our pain because we fear we will get trapped in pain and bitterness. Lament opens the door to see and experience the mercy of God. We need to experience and receive God’s mercy, so we do not lose our humanity and become something broken under the terrible weight of bitterness caused by the pain of this world.
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Ashes, Salt and Bitterroot
February 5, 2023
•39m
There are three metaphors for Lament: Ashes – Loss, Salt – Tears, and Wormwood (bitter root) – Bitterness. When we Lament, we enter a deep grief that expresses loss, pain, bitterness, and often regret. Grief is acknowledging what has been lost and what we had hoped for that we will not receive. The contrast between where we were and where we had hoped to be contrasted with where we find ourselves needs to be acknowledged before it can be accepted.
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