City of Light Church
Sermon Notes: 1.19.2025 Intruder Alert: Devil, You Can’t Have My Mind
Speaker: Joelynett Mckee
Locations & Times
City of Light Church
6725 W Burleigh St, Milwaukee, WI 53210, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Historical Background of 1 Kings 18
A Divided Nation:
King Ahab’s Corruption:
Baal Worship:
Elijah’s Bold Mission:
The Significance of Mount Carmel:
Elijah’s question, “How long will you waver between two opinions?” (1 Kings 18:21, NIV)
The Things We Intertwine
God won’t compete with what you won’t release.
Who or what is sitting on the throne of your mind?
Scripture 1: Firewall Faith
Life Application: God Can Bring Your Fire Back
God specializes in impossible situations.
God specializes in impossible situations.
Your trials don’t cancel God’s power.
You may feel forgotten, but God sees you.
You may feel forgotten, but God sees you.
God restores what feels lost.
The storms don’t define you; God’s power does.
The storms don’t define you; God’s power does.
Trust God in the impossible.
Remember who your God is.
Remember who your God is.
Speak life over your situation.
God can bring your fire back.
God can bring your fire back.
Scripture 2: Alert: Phishing Threats
Exhaustion Amplifies Fear
He Felt Completely Alone
He Felt Completely Alone
Antivirus Response: Take Every Thought Captive
1. Run a Scan with Scripture: Identify and replace lies with God’s truth.
1. Run a Scan with Scripture: Identify and replace lies with God’s truth.
2. Block the Message: Stop entertaining thoughts that don’t align with God’s Word.
3. Speak Truth Over the Lie: When fear arises, declare,
Scripture 3: Alert: System Crash
Scripture 4: Alert: Quiet Reboot
Elijah didn’t need more noise. He needed clarity.
Stop looking for God in the noise.
Stop looking for God in the noise.
Silence isn’t abnormal.
God’s whisper is enough.
God’s whisper is enough.
Here’s the truth:
When your mind is overwhelmed, God doesn’t add to the noise—He clears it with a whisper.
When your mind is overwhelmed, God doesn’t add to the noise—He clears it with a whisper.
Scripture 5: Alert: Purpose Restored
“Go back the way you came.”
Face what you’re running from.
You’re not as alone as you think.
You’re not as alone as you think.
Pride can lead to defeat.
Sometimes the answer is in what you’re running from.
Sometimes the answer is in what you’re running from.
Insight:
Install the Spiritual Antivirus
1. Recognize the Virus: Identify the lies and fears trying to infiltrate your mind.
1. Recognize the Virus: Identify the lies and fears trying to infiltrate your mind.
2. Quarantine and Delete: Use God’s Word to replace the enemy’s lies with truth.
3. Reboot with Truth: Refresh your mind daily with scripture, prayer, and worship.
3. Reboot with Truth: Refresh your mind daily with scripture, prayer, and worship.