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<v Speaker 1>Hey, friends, thanks so much for joining us today on

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<v Speaker 1>Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the Bible Teaching ministry of Pastor

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<v Speaker 1>Rick Warren. We're so glad to have you with us.

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<v Speaker 1>And today Rick continues in his series called Transformed. Together,

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<v Speaker 1>We'll dive into God's Word and discover powerful principles that

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<v Speaker 1>can truly change our lives from the inside out spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, relationally, financially,

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<v Speaker 1>and vocationally. You'll experience how God's truth brings real transformation

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<v Speaker 1>to every part of your life. And now here's part

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<v Speaker 1>two of a message called Change your Life by changing

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<v Speaker 1>your Mind.

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<v Speaker 2>Number two, I have to free my mind from destructive thoughts.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the second thing I need to do. Free my

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<v Speaker 2>mind from destructive thoughts. Your mind needs to be lid,

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<v Speaker 2>Your mind needs to be delivered, Your mind needs to

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<v Speaker 2>be released because you are a prisoner of your own thoughts,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're a prisoner of things that people have told

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<v Speaker 2>you that simply weren't true. And as I said earlier,

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't matter if it's true or not, if you

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<v Speaker 2>believe that it's affected your life. You may have been

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<v Speaker 2>told you were clumsy, and maybe you weren't clumsy at all.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you believed it, you're clumsy. And you see

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<v Speaker 2>yourself that way because you always act in accordance the

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<v Speaker 2>way you see yourself. And he says, I've got to

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<v Speaker 2>free my mind from destructive thoughts. Now that isn't easy.

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<v Speaker 2>And the reason it is easy is because you got

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<v Speaker 2>three enemies. And those three enemies are trying to team

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<v Speaker 2>tackle you and keep you from having your mind liberated.

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<v Speaker 2>These are the things that keep you from fulfilling all

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<v Speaker 2>your good intentions. You know, all those good intentions about

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<v Speaker 2>things you'd like to change in your life. Change this,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna change that, and I'm gonna change this, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to change that, and it never never happens. Why,

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<v Speaker 2>Because you have three enemies in your mind that are

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<v Speaker 2>battling in your brain to keep you from doing the

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<v Speaker 2>things all your best intentions would like to do, all

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<v Speaker 2>your good resolutions, things like that. And they're not gonna

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<v Speaker 2>give up ground easily. You're gonna have to fight to

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<v Speaker 2>free your mind. What are the enemies, let's write them down.

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<v Speaker 2>Number one. The first enemy is my old nature, my

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<v Speaker 2>old nature. I want to show you a Verse Romans,

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<v Speaker 2>Chapter seven, Verse twenty three, Paul talks about how his

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<v Speaker 2>old nature keeps him in mental bondage. She says this,

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<v Speaker 2>I see in my body a principle at war, a

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<v Speaker 2>principle at war. There's that battle for your brain. I

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<v Speaker 2>see in my body a principle at war with the

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<v Speaker 2>law of my mind, taking me captive to the law

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<v Speaker 2>of sin that dwells inside of me. He's using war

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<v Speaker 2>language here. Let me put it this way. Do you

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<v Speaker 2>ever find yourself doing things that you don't really want

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<v Speaker 2>to do? That's the battle? Okay, let me say it

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<v Speaker 2>this way. You don't have to raise your hands on

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<v Speaker 2>this one. But have you ever knowingly engaged in self

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<v Speaker 2>defeating behavior? I know this isn't good for me, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on there? The battle in your brain, the

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<v Speaker 2>battle in your brain. You have all of the best

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<v Speaker 2>intentions in your new nature. I want to do the

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<v Speaker 2>right thing, But the battle in your brain, and the

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<v Speaker 2>first battle is with your old sin nature. Your old

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<v Speaker 2>nature is not your friend. It is the source of

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<v Speaker 2>all your bad habits. Romans eight fives says this on

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<v Speaker 2>your outline, those who are dominated by their sinful nature

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<v Speaker 2>think about sinful things. But those who are controlled by

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<v Speaker 2>the Holy Spirit. Think about things that please the Spirit.

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<v Speaker 2>Notice it's all about your brain. It's about how you think.

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<v Speaker 2>So the first thing that's I may have a good

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<v Speaker 2>intention for changing something in my life, but my old

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<v Speaker 2>nature is going to battle me on it. The second

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<v Speaker 2>thing that's gonna fight me, the second enemy is Satan.

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<v Speaker 2>And Satan wants to control your mind. He can't, but

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<v Speaker 2>he wants to control your mind, and so he sends

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<v Speaker 2>these ideas, these thoughts into your mind. Now, let me

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<v Speaker 2>be real clear. Satan cannot force you to do anything.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're a Christian, you have a house Holy Spirit

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<v Speaker 2>in you. Satan cannot force you to do anything, because

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<v Speaker 2>the greater is he that is in me than he

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<v Speaker 2>is in the world. But he can make suggestions, and

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<v Speaker 2>those suggestions are very, very powerful. And he is constantly

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<v Speaker 2>continually planting negative thoughts in your mind. And he'll use

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<v Speaker 2>other people, or he'll use the television. If you know

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<v Speaker 2>you can't get a he'll just throw a thought in

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<v Speaker 2>your mind. You go where in the world that one

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<v Speaker 2>come from. Have you ever been praying and you're praying

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<v Speaker 2>real hard, and all of a sudden, the weirdest thought

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<v Speaker 2>comes in your mind. While you're praying. You know where

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<v Speaker 2>did that one come from? Well, I'll tell you where

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<v Speaker 2>it came from. The devil just dropped the little bomb

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<v Speaker 2>on your brain. Okay. Now, Martin Luther said you can't

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<v Speaker 2>keep the birds from flying over your head, but Rick

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<v Speaker 2>Warren says, you can keep them from pooping in your hair. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>you can duck and you you know, and you can move,

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<v Speaker 2>and you don't have to accept a thought. One of

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<v Speaker 2>the most important things is don't believe everything you think.

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<v Speaker 2>That's one of the most liberating thoughts you'll ever get.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't have to believe everything I think. You see,

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<v Speaker 2>we automatically think that if we think it, it must

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<v Speaker 2>be true. Are you kidding me? You think a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of stuff that's not true. In fact, maybe a majority

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<v Speaker 2>of the stuff you think isn't true. And you have

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<v Speaker 2>all these ideas and you think, well, I thought it,

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<v Speaker 2>it must be true. Of course it's not true. So

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<v Speaker 2>just because you get a thought in your mind, it

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<v Speaker 2>may come from your old said nature, it may come

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<v Speaker 2>from the devil. It doesn't really matter. If it's not true.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not true. You don't have to think. You don't

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<v Speaker 2>have to believe everything you think. In fact, let's just

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<v Speaker 2>say it together. I don't have to believe everything I think.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's say it. I don't have to believe everything I think.

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<v Speaker 2>If you will listen to that one truth right there,

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<v Speaker 2>you're on the road to mental health. Because not everything

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<v Speaker 2>you think is true. Stuff you think about yourself, stuff

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<v Speaker 2>you think about God, stuff you think about your husband,

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<v Speaker 2>your wife, or a life or community or the government,

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<v Speaker 2>or it's just not all true just because you thought it.

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<v Speaker 2>But Satan puts these thoughts in the moment you wake up.

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<v Speaker 2>The moment you wake up, he starts dropping little seeds.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not gonna have a good day to day. Life

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<v Speaker 2>is gonna really be bad. Nobody's gonna like you. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>you're flat out ugly. If I were as ugly as you,

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't even show my face. And you've got to

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<v Speaker 2>start getting all of this talk going on in your brain.

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<v Speaker 2>Why in the world am I even trying? It's not

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be any different. And he starts giving you all

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<v Speaker 2>these reasons to give up, and you haven't even started

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<v Speaker 2>the day yet. See if you get up in the

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<v Speaker 2>morning and you don't meet the devil face on, and

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<v Speaker 2>it just means you're going in the same direction, follow

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<v Speaker 2>that one, all right, And so he's gonna drop these

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<v Speaker 2>little thoughts on you. And then sometimes they'll say, go ahead,

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<v Speaker 2>you deserve it, really, yeah, go ahead, get angry? Good

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<v Speaker 2>even How dare they say that to you? Why don't you?

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<v Speaker 2>And he's just constantly dropping thoughts. When the devil gives

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<v Speaker 2>a thought, we call it temptation. When God gives a thought,

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<v Speaker 2>we call it inspiration. But both of them are putting

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<v Speaker 2>thoughts in your mind, and then you're coming up with

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<v Speaker 2>your own thoughts. We call that stupidity. Okay, now these

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<v Speaker 2>thoughts are going on in your mind, but you've got

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<v Speaker 2>this enemy called Satan. Look at this up here on

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<v Speaker 2>the screen, tewod Corindians two eleven says. Paul talks about

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<v Speaker 2>I've forgiven that man, a guy in the church. You'd

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<v Speaker 2>really messed everything up. He's really critical and problems. I've

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<v Speaker 2>forgiven that man so Satan won't outsmart us. What's he

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<v Speaker 2>saying there? He's going when I am unforgiving, I'm falling

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<v Speaker 2>into Satan trap. I've forgiven that man so that Satan

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<v Speaker 2>won't out smartest, for we're very familiar with his schemes.

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<v Speaker 2>Satan wants to keep you in bitterness. Satan wants to

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<v Speaker 2>keep you in bondage. She wants to keep you in resentment.

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<v Speaker 2>If you have not forgiven anybody, you've fallen into Satan's trap.

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<v Speaker 2>And Paul goes, hey, we're wise to this guy. He's

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<v Speaker 2>been using the same traps for so many He tries

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<v Speaker 2>to get you hurt, and then he tries to get

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<v Speaker 2>you bitter, and then he builds on that bitterness. He

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<v Speaker 2>gets a foothold in your life, and on and on

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<v Speaker 2>and on. Anytime you refuse to forgive anybody you've fallen

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<v Speaker 2>for Satan's trap. Point here is he says, Satan has

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<v Speaker 2>schemes and you need to be aware of it. So

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<v Speaker 2>you got the enemy number one, that's the flesh, and

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<v Speaker 2>you got enemy number two, that's the devil. Then the

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<v Speaker 2>third enemy is the world's value system, and that is

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<v Speaker 2>culture around you. The world the flesh and the devil,

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<v Speaker 2>and the world is not helping you be a more

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<v Speaker 2>disciplined person. Are they does anything in our society encourage

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<v Speaker 2>self discipline? No, not at all. In fact, every advertiser

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<v Speaker 2>saying you deserve a break today, have it your way,

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<v Speaker 2>We do it all for you. It's all about you.

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<v Speaker 2>Mountain Dew, my favorite commercial says, obey your thirst. In

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<v Speaker 2>other words, be an animal. Just do whatever it feels

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<v Speaker 2>like doing. Okay, obey your thirst. And so the world

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<v Speaker 2>has their value system and is promoted by advertisers, and

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<v Speaker 2>is promoted by movies, and is promoted by television, is

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<v Speaker 2>promoted in songs, and it's certainly promoted by celebrities. So

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<v Speaker 2>nobody in around you is actually encouraging you to live

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<v Speaker 2>a responsible, mentally healthy life. One John two sixteen says

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<v Speaker 2>this here on the screen, all that is in the

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<v Speaker 2>world the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes,

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<v Speaker 2>and the pride of life. In other words, that's passion,

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<v Speaker 2>possession and position, or it's it's the lust of the

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<v Speaker 2>flesh that's sex, the lust of the eyes that's your salary,

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<v Speaker 2>and pride to life, that's success and status. He's saying,

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<v Speaker 2>this is what everybody is going for. Okay, money, section power,

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<v Speaker 2>he says, all these things. It's not of the fathers,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's of this world. And so everything around you,

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<v Speaker 2>all the commercials, all the media, they're not encouraging you

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<v Speaker 2>to think smart, to think healthy, to think wise. They're

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<v Speaker 2>encouraging you to do the other thing. So how do

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<v Speaker 2>you fight this battle? I mean, it's so wonder you

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<v Speaker 2>have all these best intentions for changing, but then you've

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<v Speaker 2>got this triple threat of your own old nature the devil.

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<v Speaker 2>So you got the nature within you, you got the

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<v Speaker 2>devil against you, and you got the world around you.

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<v Speaker 2>Was no wonder. You keep struggling with discouragement and spare

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<v Speaker 2>and failure and things like that. How do you fight

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<v Speaker 2>this mental battle? Look at the next verse, tewod Corinthians ten.

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<v Speaker 2>We live in the world. We do not wage war

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<v Speaker 2>as the world does. The weapons we fight with are

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<v Speaker 2>not the weapons of the world. In other words, because

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<v Speaker 2>he's talking about the mental battle we're going through. Our

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<v Speaker 2>weapons have divine power to demolish stronghold. Circle the word stronghold.

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<v Speaker 2>Our weapons have the divine power to demolish strongholds. We

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<v Speaker 2>demolish any argument and every pretension. That's the arguments in

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<v Speaker 2>your own mind, the pretensions in your own mind that

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<v Speaker 2>sets itself up against the knowledge of God. And here's

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<v Speaker 2>the important part. We tape captive every thought to make

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<v Speaker 2>it obedient to Christ. Notice this is warfare language, and

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<v Speaker 2>he's talking about this battle going on in your mind,

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<v Speaker 2>this mental battle. He said, we demolish strongholds. Now, what's

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<v Speaker 2>a stronghold. I want you to write this down. A

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<v Speaker 2>stronghold is a lie that I believe. That's a stronghold.

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<v Speaker 2>A spiritual stronghold in my life is a lie that

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<v Speaker 2>I believe. So the lie might be God really doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>love me. That's a lie. The lie might be I

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<v Speaker 2>know better than God what will make me happy. That's

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<v Speaker 2>a lie. The lie I should do what I want

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<v Speaker 2>to do, not what God wants me to do, and

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<v Speaker 2>that'll make me happier. That's a lie. I know better

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<v Speaker 2>what will make me happy than God does. That's a lie,

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<v Speaker 2>And that's a stronghold. Anything that I believe that's a

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<v Speaker 2>lie is called a spiritual stronghold in my life. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>stronghold can be a false value system like in the world.

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<v Speaker 2>It could be a philosophical system like hedonism, which says

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<v Speaker 2>the only that matters is pleasure. In other words, the

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<v Speaker 2>whole goal of life is to have fun. That's a lie,

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<v Speaker 2>it is not true. Or materialism is a philosophical worldview.

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<v Speaker 2>It says the only thing that matters is making money.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a lie. That's not true. So secularism, hedonism, materialism,

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<v Speaker 2>all that matters is money or sex or power. Those

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<v Speaker 2>are all lies and if I believe them, then I

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<v Speaker 2>get a stronghold in my life. Could be a worldview,

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<v Speaker 2>or it could be a personal attitude. A stronghold could

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<v Speaker 2>be an attitude like I'm never going to forgive that person.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a stronghold. I could never forgive myself. That's a stronghold.

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<v Speaker 2>I will never amount to anything. That's a stronghold. If

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<v Speaker 2>something bad's gonna happen, it's gonna happen to me. That's

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<v Speaker 2>a stronghold. It's a lie that you are believing. And

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<v Speaker 2>he says, if you're gonna learn to be mentally healthy,

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<v Speaker 2>you've got to learn how to demolish strongholds in your life.

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<v Speaker 2>Behind every sin is some lie that you're believing. The

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<v Speaker 2>Bible calls Satan the father of lies. Jesus says, I

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<v Speaker 2>am the truth and the truth that you're free. Satan

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<v Speaker 2>is a liar and he's gonna enslave you. You So

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<v Speaker 2>this stronghold needs to be destroyed. How do we how

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<v Speaker 2>do we fight this mental battle? Well, notice two phrases.

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to circle it. First, he says, we

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<v Speaker 2>take captive. Circle that phrase, we take captive, and the

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<v Speaker 2>word in Greek is akmalotidzo and it means it literally

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<v Speaker 2>means to conquer. It means to bring under control. It

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<v Speaker 2>means to capture. We take captive, we conquer like a country.

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<v Speaker 2>We amalotidzou a country. And then the other phrase, once circle,

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<v Speaker 2>he says, we make it obedient. We take it captive.

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<v Speaker 2>Every thought captive, and we make every we make it obedient,

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<v Speaker 2>make every thought obey Christ And that word there literally

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<v Speaker 2>make it obedient. Whopokoa means to bring in the submission?

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<v Speaker 2>How do you do that? What's he talking about here?

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<v Speaker 2>He's talking about how do you make your mind mind?

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<v Speaker 2>How do you make your mind mind? You? We bring

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<v Speaker 2>it into submission, We take it captive, we make it obedient.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's just have a little confession here. My thoughts often

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<v Speaker 2>disobey me. They often rebel. My mind often has a

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<v Speaker 2>mind of its own. It wants to go in another direction.

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<v Speaker 2>This morning I was studying for this message. My mind

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<v Speaker 2>didn't want to study. They wanted to sit down with

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<v Speaker 2>a big sandwich. Some jalapenia, potato chips. Okay, piece of

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<v Speaker 2>mud pie. I'm making you all hungry now here. See

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm doing. I'm messing with your mind. Okay, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>you're already salivating on that kind of stuff right there.

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<v Speaker 2>You know. And if you got add or ADHD, your

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<v Speaker 2>mind often goes off in a whole different direction. And

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<v Speaker 2>you get ready to pray, and you're going, what do

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<v Speaker 2>I say? I don't know, I don't anything. Say you

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<v Speaker 2>got anything of that? Say Lord, I don't anything. Say

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<v Speaker 2>is anybody identifying with this? Okay? And you know I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know. You know I'm supposed to pray? What do

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<v Speaker 2>I pray?

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<v Speaker 1>Or?

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<v Speaker 2>Hello God? Amen? My mind often rebels when I need

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<v Speaker 2>to ponder. My mind wants to wander. It doesn't always

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<v Speaker 2>obey me. When I need to pray. My mind drifts away.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, we take captive, we make it obedient. What's

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<v Speaker 2>he saying here is you have a choice. Your mind

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<v Speaker 2>has to listen to you and your will. God didn't

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<v Speaker 2>give you just a mind. He gave you a will

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<v Speaker 2>and emotions. We're gonna talk about emotions next week. But

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<v Speaker 2>part of your will is to bring your mind into order.

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