First Church Charlotte

September 30 2020 | Pastor Nathan Elms • Anything that has power over a person can be an addiction. • Once a person reaches a point of pain where they realize that they have a problem, it's like a switch goes off and they are ready for change. • Until a person reaches the point for change, it will be difficult to minister to them. • Shame is not beneficial spiritually, however conviction from God is mixed with Promise and is very beneficial. • Shame will turn people away from the spiritual organization that wants to help them. • People suffering from shame need to collide with the love of God. Some may try to be good enough, but by doing so, miss the Truth of grace. • Temptation and ultimately overcoming it through Christ can become a testimony for living victoriously. • It's not only the testimony of instant deliverance that glorifies God, those that have to overcome because deliverance wasn't immediate, greatly glorifies the Lord. • God loves you where you are, and for who you are. • Believers can sometime