Sunday, November 1
Contentment is something to be learned and practiced, not a mood that arrives on its own; Paul says he had to learn it in plenty and in hunger, and the sermon holds that up against the pull of wanting more.
Sunday, October 25
Jesus' parable of the talents teaches that everything we have belongs to God, is given in different measures, and will one day be accounted for, so money and ability are a test of trust and faithfulness rather than something to hoard or fear over.
Sunday, October 18
The last word in the series is that God changes us by changing how we think, so the sermon lays out a mind fed on God's truth, freed from destructive thoughts, and fixed on Jesus, other people, and eternity.
Sunday, October 11
Daniel kept meeting God early every morning even when a law threatened him with lions, and his mornings shaped his work, his character, his faith, and his rescue. The sermon presses the same claim: the first thoughts of the day set the direction of the whole day.
Sunday, October 4
What we say to ourselves and over our circumstances carries real weight, so God calls us to speak his word over the dead places instead of talking death over them. Ezekiel's valley of dry bones is the picture: God told him to speak, and life came.
Sunday, September 27
Paul tells the church at Ephesus to stop living the way they used to and let God renew their thinking, because the way a person thinks shapes how they live. The sermon walks through four things that change the mind: being intentional about what you think about, replacing sinful patterns with godly living, learning from Jesus, and surrendering your mind to the Holy Spirit.
Sunday, September 20
Strongholds are patterns of thinking entrenched in our minds, often built from lies we believe about God, ourselves, and others, and they are torn down not with willpower or worldly tactics but with the spiritual weapons God gives, especially his truth and the community of believers around us.