Category: Sunday Sermon
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Complain Complain Complain
By Tonya King Have you ever found yourself complaining? I know I have. If it isn’t about the weather, it’s cleaning the house, or doing the laundry, or running errands. Virtually anything that goes on during my day, I can find a reason to complain about it. But, do you find that you don’t like…
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We are Blessed to be a Blessing
By Tonya King So many times, we forget that we are blessed. Yes, we suffer from a mental illness but that does not negate God’s blessings on our lives. Every day that we wake up and have the wherewithal to go through the day feeling well is a blessing. Each small victory we have is…
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Rejoice in God for He rejoices in you
By Tonya King Have you ever done something in the throes of your illness, that when you were well again, you thought “oh my, this is really bad”? I have. I have made decisions while psychotic or manic that, when the dust settled I could not believe I did that…like buy a house my…
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Faith Hope and Grace
By Tonya King Faith, hope, and grace are three words that people in Christian circles use a lot. I speak a great deal about the hope we, who suffer from mental illness, have in the healing power of Jesus Christ and His full capability to sustain us when we are going through a rough patch.…
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Authentic Before Jesus
By Tonya King Have you ever looked in a mirror, stepped away, then forget what you look like? I know that sounds like an odd question. I mean, we all know what we look like. The real question is “does our inner self match our outward person”? We who suffer with mental illness tend to…
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Beautiful
By Tonya King Do you ever find yourself looking in the mirror and saying that you are ugly, or overweight, or less than? Do you compare yourself to those images sent to us through the media? I have on many occasions and when I do, I find myself not measuring up. I see the wrinkles…