City of Light Church
Sermon Notes: 9.8.24 Healing The Unconverted Places
Speaker: Brian Mckee
Locations & Times
City of Light Church
6725 W Burleigh St, Milwaukee, WI 53210, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
RECAP
Resilience:
1. the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties
2. the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity
Resilience:
1. the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties
2. the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity
Draw From Strength That Prevails
Reframe Your Weakness: Your Weakness Is A Weapon
Reframe Your Weakness: Your Weakness Is A Weapon
Week Two:
Trauma Context:
Trauma Context:
Marty Sampson:
Joshua Harris:
Paul Maxwell:
PEW Research Poll
Religious Affiliation:
Religious Affiliation:
Apostasia (Greek): a falling away, defection, apostasy
Are we in the beginning of the great falling away?
What must we do to be Resilient in the face of a pervasive temptation to give up?
What must we do to be Resilient in the face of a pervasive temptation to give up?
The battle is over your heart!
Skill #1: Guard Your Heart:
Skill #1: Guard Your Heart:
Skill #2. A Single Heart: Convert the unconverted places
You Guard Your Heart By Developing A Singleness Of Heart
You Guard Your Heart By Developing A Singleness Of Heart
What Is An Unconverted Place?
Unconverted Places
• greed, materialism, or not practicing generosity or stewardship
• Sexual impurity, attitudes toward pornography, premarital sex, or unhealthy sexual relationships
• take credit for successes, or resist humbling yourself in relationships
• Harboring unresolved anger or bitterness, whether from past hurts or ongoing issues
• Substance abuse, overeating, or addiction to entertainment, social media
• greed, materialism, or not practicing generosity or stewardship
• Sexual impurity, attitudes toward pornography, premarital sex, or unhealthy sexual relationships
• take credit for successes, or resist humbling yourself in relationships
• Harboring unresolved anger or bitterness, whether from past hurts or ongoing issues
• Substance abuse, overeating, or addiction to entertainment, social media
There is grace, but if we don’t bring it to the light, it will grow in darkness
Sanctification is a process
Sanctification is a process
Erase the shame so we can deal with the source
Skill #3: Engage in Heartfelt Practices
1. Affirm Your Love For Jesus: Jesus I love you
Ask Jesus what is needed here
Ask Jesus what is needed here
2. Repeat this Prayer (Load prayer from One Minute Pause App: Ask God to heal my unconverted places)
Shame makes you want to defend, hide, cover
Shame makes you want to defend, hide, cover
When you know you’re loved, you are free to be healed
When you have a double heart you are vulnerable to deception from the enemy
God wants you to be free to love, honor and serve Him
When you have a double heart you are vulnerable to deception from the enemy
God wants you to be free to love, honor and serve Him
NEXT STEP:
www.mycityoflight.com/alive
• Get the book: Resilient
• Use the One Minute Pause App
www.mycityoflight.com/alive
• Get the book: Resilient
• Use the One Minute Pause App