Don’t be Deceived
Harris Creek Baptist Church
Harris Creek
4.8 • 523 Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2025
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Pastor Nate emphasizes that true freedom is found in abiding in Jesus' teachings, as God's truth breaks the chains of sin. He warns that Satan, the father of lies, seeks to deceive and destroy, leading people toward spiritual death. Ultimately, Nate reminds us that who we listen to determines who we belong to—either we follow God’s truth and find life, or we believe Satan’s lies and remain in bondage.
God’s truth leads to freedom
Satan’s lies lead to death
Who you listen to is who you belong to
Life Group Discussion:
How can we ensure we are actively listening to and applying God's truth daily?
In what ways have you seen deception negatively impact relationships, faith, or personal growth?
What influences in your life are shaping the way you think and believe?
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Well, I want to start with what will probably be a surprising announcement for many of you, |
| 0:06.2 | but this is coming sooner than what I would have ever anticipated. |
| 0:10.6 | But I am retiring. |
| 0:13.9 | Yeah, I'm retiring. |
| 0:14.9 | I know it's surprising because you're like, man, he's 30 years old. |
| 0:17.9 | How in the world is he able to retire? |
| 0:20.3 | But my wife and I, we've been going |
| 0:22.2 | back and forth. We just feel like we've been really set up to take this next step in this season of life. And we just want to be open and honest about everything at Harris Creek. And the reason why we're doing that is because we've come upon a lot of money. And if you're wondering, man, how much money, specifically $11.4 million. |
| 0:39.1 | Yeah, which has been really fun. |
| 0:40.5 | So we're just going back and forward like, of money. And if you're wondering, man, how much money specifically $11.4 million, yeah, which |
| 0:39.8 | has been really fun. So we're just going back and forward. Like, should we buy the beach house? |
| 0:42.6 | Should we buy the house in the mountains? And I'm like, what the heck? Let's just buy both. |
| 0:47.6 | We got the money. And you're probably like, how in the world do you have $11.4 million? |
| 0:53.7 | Well, it all started one day when I got an email. |
| 0:57.9 | You know, people email all the time, you know, asking for help for those in ministry. |
| 1:02.1 | And this was like no other. |
| 1:04.9 | And this person was actually from a different continent. |
| 1:07.5 | I assume she was a becoming something listener or something. |
| 1:10.0 | And she actually happened to be royalty from that country. |
| 1:15.0 | And I got this email. |
| 1:17.3 | She said this. |
| 1:18.2 | Hey, my name is, please pardon my intrusion. |
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