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  SPIRITUAL BUOYANCY
  by John Henry Jowett
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the promise of spiritual buoyancy, where
believers can rise above troubles and difficulties through their faith
in Christ Jesus.

Topics: "Spiritual Warfare", "Christian Victory"
Scripture References: Isaiah 43:2, Romans 8:37, Ephesians 1:7

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John Henry Jowett preaches about the promise of the Lord in Isaiah 43:2,
using the example of Mrs. Booth, the mother of the Salvation Army, who
faced various floods of affliction in her life but never sank. The
promise is not that troubles will never come, but that believers will
never be overwhelmed by them. Through the grace of 'aboveness' and
spiritual buoyancy in Christ Jesus, believers can rise above
circumstances and be more than conquerors.

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"_When thou passeth through the waters they shall not overflow thee._"

--ISAIAH xliii. 1-7.

When Mrs. Booth, the mother of the Salvation Army, was dying, she
quietly

said, "The waters are rising but I am not sinking." But then she had
been

saying that all through her life. Other floods besides the waters of
death

had gathered about her soul. Often had the floods been out and the roads

were deep in affliction. But she had never sunk! The good Lord made her

buoyant, and she rode upon the storm! This, then, is the promise of the

Lord, not that the waters of trouble shall never gather about the

believer, but that he shall never be overwhelmed. He shall "keep his
head

above them." Yes, to him shall be given the grace of "aboveness." He
shall

never be under, always above! It is the precious gift of spiritual

buoyancy, sanctified good spirits, the power of the Christian hope. When

we are in Christ Jesus circumstances shall never be our master. One is
our

Master, and "we are more than conquerors in Him that loved us, and
washed

us from our sins in His own blood."

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/john-henry-jowett/spiritual-buoyancy/
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