Greater Mount Tabor Christian Center

Greater Mount Tabor Christian Center Greater Mount Tabor Christian Center was founded March 11, 1965 by Rev. E. L. Bowman, with his wife First Lady Annette Bowman, by his side.

The church is now pastored by Overseer Elvis L. Bowman, Sr, with his wife Lady Margie Bowman.

Scripture for Reflection“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you,...
09/07/2026

Scripture for Reflection

“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice.” — Ephesians 4:31

RELEASED FROM BITTERNESS

Bitterness rarely enters the heart announcing what it intends to become. It often begins with a legitimate wound, an unanswered question, an injustice that was never acknowledged, or an apology that never came. We replay what happened because we are trying to understand it, but if we are not careful, remembering the offense becomes rehearsing the offense, and rehearsing the offense keeps feeding the pain.

Paul tells us to put bitterness away, not because what happened was insignificant, but because bitterness eventually begins damaging the person carrying it. It can change how we see people who never hurt us, make us suspicious of relationships that have given us no reason for suspicion, and cause yesterday’s pain to influence today’s decisions. The offense happened in the past, but bitterness keeps giving it permission to live in the present.

Living Released means we refuse to allow another person’s actions to determine the condition of our heart. We bring the hurt honestly before God, surrender our desire for vengeance, and ask Him to remove what has begun taking root within us. We may still remember what happened, but we no longer have to nourish the anger attached to the memory. God can heal the wound without requiring us to deny that the wound ever existed.

Reflection

Has an unresolved hurt begun influencing how you see people, relationships, or even yourself?

Declaration

I will not give bitterness a permanent place in my heart. I release the offense, surrender the anger, and trust God with what I cannot change. My past may explain some of my pain, but it will not govern my future. I will live Released.

Prayer

Father, search my heart and reveal any bitterness that has taken root within me. Help me release the anger, resentment, and repeated conversations I continue carrying inside. Heal the places that were wounded and keep yesterday’s pain from shaping today’s relationships. I choose Your freedom over bitterness and Your peace over resentment. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

09/06/2026

"So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me."
By now we've seen that doubt costs us peace, it costs us the people around us, and it costs us the strength to stand. But Part 4 asks the question we've been circling all along: what does doubt cost God's purpose?
Paul was on that ship for a reason. The storm wasn't random — it was the route to Rome. Every doubt Paul silenced was a step closer to the assignment God had for him. And the same is true for you.
Your doubt doesn't just delay you — it delays what God wants to do through you. The miracle isn't just surviving the storm; it's arriving at the purpose on the other side of it. Paul's faith didn't just save the crew — it positioned him for the calling ahead.
So the real cost of doubting isn't what you lose in the moment. It's the purpose you never reach because you stopped believing God would get you there. Faith isn't just courage for the storm — it's confidence in the destination.

Scripture for Reflection“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” — John 8:32THE FREEDOM OF A RE...
09/04/2026

Scripture for Reflection

“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” — John 8:32

THE FREEDOM OF A RELEASED HEART

There comes a point in the journey of forgiveness when the questions begin to change. We may spend a long time asking, Why did they do this? Why did this happen to me? Will they ever apologize? Will they ever change? Will justice ever come? Those questions are understandable, but eventually another question becomes more important: Am I ready to live beyond what happened?

Living released does not mean forgetting the offense, minimizing the damage, or pretending you were not wounded. It means refusing to allow what happened to continue governing what happens next. The offense may be part of your story, but it does not have to determine how you think, how you love, how you relate to others, or how you approach your future.

This is important because an offense can end while its influence continues. Betrayal in one relationship can create suspicion in another. Rejection from one person can cause us to expect rejection from everyone. Before long, we can begin organizing our present around something that happened in our past. Living released interrupts that pattern. It allows us to remember without being ruled by the memory, to establish boundaries without hatred, to forgive without abandoning wisdom, and to continue healing without making the wound our identity.

Freedom also means accepting that we may never receive every answer we wanted. There may never be an apology, an explanation, or even an acknowledgment of the harm that was done. But our peace cannot depend upon another person finally doing what is right. When we surrender the offense, the offender, the unanswered questions, and justice to God, we take our future out of their hands and place it back into His.

As that happens, life begins to open again. We discover that we can laugh without guilt, love without abandoning wisdom, trust carefully without living suspiciously, and pray for the person who hurt us without pretending that what happened was acceptable. The painful chapter remains part of our story, but it no longer gets to write the ending.

Perhaps that is one of the clearest signs that we are learning to live released. We are no longer simply saying, “I forgive what happened.” We are also saying, “I am ready to live again.” What happened was real, and what was lost mattered, but God still has more for us. The past has already taken enough; we do not have to give it our future too.

That is the freedom of a released heart. We can remember without being ruled by the memory, heal without pretending we were never wounded, love without abandoning wisdom, and move forward without carrying bitterness into the life God is still calling us to live.

Reflection

Is something from your past still shaping the way you are living today? What might change if you fully entrusted it to God and allowed yourself to move forward?

Declaration

My past will not govern my future. I release the offense, surrender the offender, and trust God with what I cannot change or control. I will remember without being ruled by the memory, forgive without abandoning wisdom, and move forward without carrying bitterness. By God’s grace, I will live Released.

09/03/2026

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09/03/2026

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Scripture for Reflection“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1FORGIVING ...
09/03/2026

Scripture for Reflection

“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1

FORGIVING YOURSELF

Sometimes the person we struggle most to release is ourselves.

We remember what we did, what we should have done, the warning we ignored, the decision we regret, or the person we hurt. Even after confessing our sin and receiving God’s forgiveness, we may continue sentencing ourselves for something God has already forgiven.

There is a difference between conviction and condemnation. Conviction brings us to God. It exposes what is wrong, calls us to repentance, and leads us toward change. Condemnation keeps pointing backward and declaring that we will always be defined by what we did.

The gospel does not excuse our sin. It does something greater; it provides forgiveness for it.

If you have sinned, confess it. Where appropriate, make amends. Accept responsibility for the consequences of your choices. Learn from what happened. But do not turn lifelong self-punishment into evidence of repentance.

You cannot change yesterday by condemning yourself today.

When God forgives you, He is not asking you to continue carrying what Christ bore for you. Receive His mercy. Let your failure become a place of humility, wisdom, and testimony rather than a permanent identity.

You are responsible for repentance.

You are not responsible for becoming your own redeemer.

Reflection

Are you continuing to punish yourself for something you have already placed beneath the grace of God?

Declaration

I will take responsibility for my past without allowing my past to define me. I receive the forgiveness God has provided through Christ. I reject condemnation, embrace His grace, and move forward in obedience. I will live released; even from the accusations I have carried against myself.

Prayer

Father, thank You for Your mercy. Where I have sinned, give me humility to confess, repent, make things right where possible, and accept responsibility. But where You have forgiven me, teach me to receive Your forgiveness. Silence the voice of condemnation and help me see myself through the finished work of Christ. I surrender my guilt, shame, and regret to You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

09/03/2026

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09/03/2026

Can you forgive but still set boundaries? 🚪💔

09/02/2026

Are you ready for a life-changing Word from the Lord? Today we have the privilege of hearing from our own Associate Pastor Kenneth Harrell as he brings part 3 of the message, "Living Released: Forgiveness, Wisdom, and the Way Forward," from Romans 12:21: "Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." In a world filled with hurt, offense, and division, God calls His people to a higher way—the way of forgiveness, godly wisdom, and victorious living. Get ready to be challenged to let go of the past, embrace God's healing, and walk boldly into the future He has prepared. Open your hearts, lift your expectations, and join me in giving a warm, Spirit-filled Greater Mt. Tabor Christian Center welcome to Associate Pastor Kenneth Harrell!

Scripture for Reflection“Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.” Romans 12:19WHAT ABOUT JUSTICE?Forgiveness ca...
09/02/2026

Scripture for Reflection

“Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.” Romans 12:19

WHAT ABOUT JUSTICE?

Forgiveness can sometimes feel unfair.

Something inside us asks, “If I forgive them, who answers for what they did?” We fear that releasing vengeance means wrongdoing no longer matters.

But forgiveness does not eliminate justice. It changes who holds the case.

God never asks us to call evil good. He never requires us to pretend wrongdoing caused no damage. Scripture repeatedly reveals Him as righteous and just. When we surrender vengeance, we are not saying justice does not matter. We are saying God is better qualified to administer it than we are.

There may still be consequences. There may be accountability. Serious wrongdoing may appropriately involve church leadership, employers, civil authorities, courts, or other responsible authorities. Forgiveness does not require obstructing legitimate justice or protecting someone from the consequences of their actions.

What forgiveness releases is personal vengeance—the determination that I must make you suffer because you made me suffer.

You can pursue what is right without being consumed by revenge.

You can tell the truth without hatred.

You can cooperate with legitimate accountability while refusing to make vengeance your life’s assignment.

God sees what happened. God knows what was lost. And God can be trusted with the final account.

Reflection

Have you been afraid that forgiving someone means justice will never be done?

Declaration

I do not have to become the judge of every wrong committed against me. I will pursue truth where necessary, accept appropriate accountability, and surrender personal vengeance to God. The case is in His hands, and my heart is free to live released.

Prayer

Father, You are righteous and just. Help me trust You with what happened to me. Give me courage to pursue truth and appropriate accountability without allowing revenge to consume my heart. I surrender the final account to You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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Fort Worth, TX
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