66: Sunday March 22, 2020 | Rich and Mindy Watson – Detox: QUARANTINED!
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65: Sunday March 08, 2020 | Rich Watson – Detox: I’m Starvin’!
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Because we live in a toxic world, our thoughts, relationships, and past engulf us
We need a detox of soul, spirit, mind & body
– What do you feel like on the days you’re detoxing?
Discipline — choosing what you want most over what you want now
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
– we worry about what we look like, dress, and talk like
– We (the people) are the Church, so why do we treat our body like an unfinished basement rather than a temple
– if the body is out of order, it can affect the mind and vice versa
We have 50-70,000 thoughts a day
– 92% of those thoughts are the same thoughts
– 80% of those thoughts are negative
– these thoughts weaken your body
What you feed grows, what you starve dies
What We Need to Starve:
1. Negativity
– our environments can be very toxic
– you can’t live by your feelings
– Philippians 4:8
2. Doubt
– it all started in the Garden
– the enemy starts telling you things that aren’t true about yourself then you start believing them and doubting God
– Proverbs 3:5-6
– Trust what God says
– sin starts small and ends big
3. Worry
– worry pulls tomorrow’s clouds over today’s sunshine
– worry is like running on a treadmill because you always end up in the same place but never have progress to show for it
– a substance cannot fix what is eternally wrong with you
– Philippians 4:6
– the Bible is the prescription to help detox everything into your life
4. Guilt and Shame
– Psalms 32:3-4
– Do you wallow in your guilt & shame?
– Christ already paid the price for that on the cross — He’s taking care of it
– we try to bury it
– Provers 19:3
– you’re only as sick as your secrets
– when you come clean with God it makes you feel better
– you can’t live in two seasons. guilt and shame can keep you in the past instead of the future God has for you
5. Sin
– definition: missing the Mark
– God wants us to keep shooting and trying to hit the target. He doesn’t want you to give up & lose heart
– What are you aiming at? Quit aiming at what you want & aim at what God wants
– Psalm 32:5
Detox yourself from social media for 1 week
64: Sunday March 01, 2020 | Rich Watson – Detox: Toxic = Harmful
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Toxic = harmful
– why do bad things happen to good people?
– why does it seem like evil is winning?
– God created a perfect world and everything was good
Genesis 2:16
– God really wanted to have communion / relationship / intimacy with us
Toxic Choice
– Genesis 2:17
– when God says “but” you need to listen
– right in the middle of everything good God created a choice they had to make
– have you ever made a toxic choice that you regret?
– our choices determine our destination
– our choices determine how fast we get there
– choices can cause you to live in the past, limit your preset, and destroy your future
Toxic Enemy
– Genesis 3:1
– it all starts in the mind
– Did you hear God say it?!
– enemy makes you doubt with this question
Toxic Compromise
– Genesis 3:2-6
– compromise leads to disobedience
– the Bible says sin is pleasurable for a season, but after a while the pleasures of sin fall away
– one bite and we were infected with sin — just one choice can destroy your life
– sin starts with disobedience (it started that way in the Garden)
– James 4:17
We live in a toxic world — how do we detox?
– you have to start somewhere or you’ll get nowhere
– journey of 1,000 miles starts with one step
Pick a day this week to fast with Pastor Rich
– sometimes you have to do something outside of the normal to get to where God wants you
63: Sunday Febuary 23, 2020 | Pillow Talk: Rich And Mindy Watson – Learn to Fight Fair
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don’t date to date
– we aren’t out here dating anyone we want to date. we are dating to get married.
If you’re on your second marriage you’re more likely (statistically) to get another divorce
– it’s important to build a healthy marriage he
if you don’t have the money to go out and eat, to buy something, then DON’T
Learn to fight fair
– Ephesians 4:26
– Ephesians 4:31-32
– what happens in the “behind the scenes” in your marriage will end up being shown to everyone
– marriage counseling is for ALL marriages
– inner healing & deliverance is important !!!
Communication
1. Confront quickly
2. HOT
– honest
– open
– transparent
3. No interrupting or talking over
4. No name calling
5. No yelling
6. Listening
– men, you don’t have to FIX everything. sometimes you just need to listen
couples that pray together, stay together
Proverbs 18:22
62: Sunday February 9, 2020 | Relationship Q/A with Ryon and Lyndsy Flanagan
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61: Sunday February 16, 2020 | Mindy Watson – Pillow Talk: The Big 5 in Marriage
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pillow talk: relaxed intimate conversation normally after sexual relations
– pillow talk is SO MUCH more than that — it’s intimate conversations about real talk stuff
Romans 12:9-10
Commitment: do what you say you’re gonna do and don’t give up
– be committed to Gods will and Gods way not your will or your way
– number 1 cause of divorce = lack of commitment
What if you got committed to your spouse and honored them more than you honored yourself?
No matter where your marriage is right now, it’s time to release bitterness and the things you are doing that’s hurting your spouse, and ultimately your marriage.
THE BIG FIVE OF MARRIAGE:
1. Sex
– bible says it is enjoyed within the confines of marriage
– 1 Corinthians 7:2-5
– unless you are communicating about everything, you are not gonna have a good sex life
– honor your spouse more than yourself
– sex cannot be a one way street
– talk about your wants, likes, dislikes, etc.
– infidelity is the number 2 cause of divorce (institute of family studies)
– being shy or keeping secrets will not lead to great sex in marriage
2. Expectations
– you have to communicate (preferably before you get married) your expectations and talk through them
– who’s doing the cleaning, cooking?
– how many kids do you want?
– what’s the budget and who’s gonna pay the bills?
– honor your spouse more than yourself, your wants, and your needs and stick the expectations you set
3. In Laws
– don’t go rogue and tell your family about the issues in your marriage. honor your spouse
– when you get married your parents have to take a backseat
– kids also have to take a backseat to your marriage!!!!!!
4. Money
– number 3 major reason for divorce
– 1 Timothy 6:7-10
– We all want to live the American Dream
– but when we don’t live within the boundaries of our budget then you will find yourself in a nightmare
5. Communication
– every single one of these points, communication is within
– it is EVERYTHING!!
– The success or failure of your marriage depends on how well you communicate
– confront quickly
– have honest conversations
– don’t give the enemy a foothold !!
– get people into your life that will speak life and truth into your marriage
– honor your spouse when they get vulnerable with you
60: Sunday February 9, 2020 | Pillow Talk: Special Guest Ryon Flanagan
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59: Sunday February 2, 2020 | Rich Watson – Pillow Talk: Back to Your First Love
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What does love, marriage, and relationships look like after a while?!
– any relationship if you don’t cultivate it will lose it’s fire
pillow talk: relaxed intimate conversation associated with dishonesty
God loves to write love letters:
– God writes a love letter to the Church in Revelations
Revelations 2:2-3
– being positive always gets your attention.
– God was checking things off a list seeing all the things they were doing right
– positivity always opens the door for correction
– we check off Church on Sunday, have my offering, and read my Bible
– too often we focus on our acts of service to the Kingdom rather than focusing on God
Revelations 2:4
– life and hurt happens so we try to forget that relationship is there
– God has not forgotten about you
– God wants to show you who you are in 2020
– it doesn’t say he “lost” his first love, it says he “left” his first love.
– “left” = drifted
– the prodigal son left his home for a while
– God is still where you left Him
– sometimes it’s hard to find what we’re looking for because
– we’ve gone off track
– we’re blinded by the world
Revelations 2:5
– there are times when we have fallen and we can’t get up
– sometimes falling is fast or sometimes it’s a slow fade process
– What can cause you to fall?
– bad choices
– pride
– go back to the beginning and rediscover how good the Father is
Love prioritizes pursuing over performing
– the prodigal son went back to the Father and pursued the relationship he had
Love allows you to look in the mirror and not out the window all the time
– God has to show you where you’re going
To pursue means you do self-evaluation
Gods not looking for what you can check off on a box, He’s looking for you to come to Him and pursue Him
The son thought he was the only one pursuing but the Father was pursuing him everyday
God allows U-turns
– just turn around and return to your first love
Psalm 51:10-11
– David has a little pillow talk with God and asked for repentance
The story of the prodigal son and David shows mercy and that grace covers us. we are never too far from God
The relationship we have with Jesus Christ is the most important relationship we have. Once you pursue this one all the others will fall into place
58: Sunday January 26, 2020 | Mindy Watson – Build the Walls: Walls that Remain
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Focus of the Year:
1. CREWS
2. Build the Men
3. Building the Walls with the Pledge Campaign
Commitment is a little word that makes all the difference. It changes everything
– Don’t give up just shy of missing your goal
– When difficulties in life happen, we want to run to God and not give up
Every time you quit shy of your goal, it affects your confidence
– Commitment means staying loyal to what you said you were going to do long after the mood you have set it in has left you
When You Get Committed:
1. When you get Committed, Opposition Will Come
– Nehemiah 4:1-3
– The devils number one goal is discouragement
– People hate ya cause they ain’t ya
– Make a commitment to celebrate people this year
– When God calls you to something, He’s going to complete it in you — so champion other people to fulfilling their purpose
2. When you get Committed, Know Where Your Help Comes From
– Nehemiah 4:4-5
– When attacks come and things happen, because they do, we need to call on the name of the Lord so HE can fix it
– James 5:16
– Believe it and start speaking it — it will come to pass
– Acts 5:38-39
– Romans 5:3-5
– When opposition comes, lean in to Jesus and pray the specific prayers
3. When you get Committed, You Have to Get United
– When God gives you a big dream, it takes teamwork
– Building the walls do Big Church will take unity and sacrifice
4. When you get Committed, You’ve Gotta do The Work
– without work your dreams won’t happen
– Nehemiah 4:13-17
– FIGHT FOR YOUR PURPOSE, VISION, FAMILIES, PASSION
– Nehemiah 6:9
– Own Nehemiah’s mindset
– 52 days later they rebuilt the walls. It won’t take you years or months to get your breakthrough — just stay committed
57: Sunday January 19, 2020 | Rich Watson – Build the Walls: Rebuilding What is Torn Down
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Nehemiah
– sometimes we can get desensitized when we can’t see it or it doesn’t effect us // aka we become comfortable in our captivity
– until you allow God to change you from the inside out you’ll never know the truth
Galatians 4:7
How to Rebuild:
1. Recognize the Problem
– Nehemiah 1:3
– recognize and acknowledge that there is a problem
2. Respond to the Problem
– how do you respond to bad news?
– How we respond matters
– Nehemiah 1:4
– repentance—to turn away from your sins & mean it
– God can do great things through repentance
– sometimes broken times are the best place for God to work & get your attention
– Nehemiah 1:8-8
– Don’t just be a hearer of the word, be a doer of the word
3. Remain
– If you remain you’ll find there are two roads you can choose from
– but stay in the process, choose the narrow road, and be consistent
– consistency is the key to breakthrough
– Hope changes nothing, actions do
– We must have faith to go
– Nehemiah 2:7
– Proverbs 16:7
– sometimes you have to run the race even if you can’t see the finish line
– faith = trust
4. Take it to the King
– don’t get solutions from people who don’t have the answers
– only take advice from people who are where you want to be
– get advice from the King, the only one who truly knows the solution
– Nehemiah 2:3
– God doesn’t want just good things for our life, he wants great things for our life
While building is good, rebuilding is sometimes necessary
– be torn down to be built back up