Series: Quit Quitting
Sermon: Throwing Off Lies
Scripture: John 8:44
Date: May 19, 2019
LAST WEEK'S WEEKLY GROWTH SUGGESTION: Change your self-talk from fear to faith.
You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. (John 8:44)
Believing lies about God and how we relate to God is extremely damaging.
Jesus is the truth.
Here are some lies the devil wants you to believe:
- you'll never be good enough.
- you've made too many mistakes.
- you'll never be able to stop.
- God doesn't really care about you.
- no one really cares about you.
Hebrews 12:1, NIV
Lies need to be exposed and replaced with God's truth.
So let's look at some lies we believe and learn some truths from God that can set us free:
- You don't have what it takes
- "I'm trying to get a petition started that changes he name of Facebook to Façade and Instagram to Mirage." -Kyle Idleman
- With God, I have everything I need to do everything I need to do.
- 2 Peter 1:3, NLT
- You can fix it yourself
- How's that "fixing other people" thing working out for you?
- When I believe I can fix it myself, bad things happen:
- it increases pride
- If you get in trouble ask for help.
- it minimizes real problems
- I can quit anytime I want to.
- it fuels hypocrisy
- John 15:5
- Hebrews 4:15-16, NIV
- You deserve to be happy
- After all, God wants me to be happy.
- God's ultimate goal is not for you to feel happy today.
- Here's the catch: short-term happiness often leads to long-term regret.
- If you believe God wants you to be happy above all else, you will fall into other lies...very damaging lies:
- You'll believe that whatever makes you feel happy must be right and whatever makes you feel unhappy must be wrong.
- You will believe God exists to serve you.
- There is a good chance you'll end up walking away from God.
- Psalm 37:4
- Psalm 32:11
- Psalm 144:15
- Philippians 4:4
WEEKLY CHALLENGE: Intentionally seek ways to find your happiness in Jesus.
God wants you to be happy but true happiness comes from pursuing Him.