09-10-23 Setlist: Breakthrough Trust In God Same God Sound Mind Sermon Notes: Key Verse: Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? Psalm 42:11 Key Passage: And this, too, is a very serious problem. People leave this world no better off than when they came. All their hard work is for nothing—like working for the wind. Throughout their lives, they live under a cloud—frustrated, discouraged, and angry. Ecclesiastes 5:16-17 Key Verse: Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:2 Key Passage: So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time He will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you. 1 Peter 5:6-7 Key Verse: And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. Hebrews 10:25 Key Passage: The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:4-6 (NIV) We take the thought captive by… 1. Exposing it to the truth 2. Tearing down the stronghold 3. Choosing to think about… Key Verse: …whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things. Philippians 4:8 We expose it to the truth: 1. We pray… Key Verse: For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 We tear down the stronghold: 2. Tear down the stronghold that is telling me that I should be fearful in Jesus’s name. We choose to think about something else: 3. Choose to think about something positive. Discussion Questions: 1. What do you feel like God is saying to you through this message? 2. How can you let God help you slay this "dragon" of anxiety and give you peace? 3. Which point really spoke to you during this message? How can you apply it to your life?