Sermons from January 2020
Pop Up Emotions – Part 3
Recap: Guilt: Change out the narrativeThe person who is forgiven the most loves the most My past may remind me, it will not define me. My past will lead me to worship Envy: Run Your Race My point of reference is myself last year Look for eternal meaning around you How do you deal with your anger? Stuffer Hinter Silent burner Exploder Anger is a signal light for injustice Righteous Anger Eph. 4:26 “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while…
Pop Up Emotions – Part 2
There are real reasons for popup emotions but do we really need to accept them? What is in our hearts will eventually spill out on those who are closest to us Recap: Guilt: Change out the narrative The person who is forgiven the most loves the most My past may remind me, it will not define me. My past will lead me to worship Envy Proverbs 14:30 A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones Galatians 5:26 Let…
Pop Up Emotions – Part 1
We need to learn not to believe every thought or emotion that pops up Where do these pop-up emotions come from? Matt. 15:16-20 “Don’t you understand yet?” Jesus asked. “Anything you eat passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer. But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you. For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander. These are what defile you. What is in our hearts will…
Habits
“New” brings new energy Habits Done often, hence done easily, eventually done automatically Habits to free up our limited conscious resources Habits stem from Cue/ Response/ Reward With time, the brain begins to expect and crave the reward as soon as the cue arises Our willpower is limited in capacity and endurance (like a physical muscle). Change/ Transformation/ New is what God is all about 2 Cor. 3:16-18 But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the…