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A Cup of Freedom — 379 episodes

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The Hypnotic Lie Keeping You Trapped in sin

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Why You Can’t Out-Behave a False Identity

3

What to Do When You Blow It Before Breakfast: Living From the Inside Out

4

Stop Fighting a Civil War Against Your Own Heart

5

Naming the Noise: The Spiritual Exhaustion of Religious Performance

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God's Grace is the best environment for Freedom

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Performing for a love you already possess

8

From Duty to Delight: Escaping the Obligation Trap

9

The Religious Treadmill: the heavy burden of "not doing enough" for God

10

What is freedom? It might not be what you think

11

Who am I?: Say hello to the new you!

12

The death of the old man: The old man died!

13

Taking off the mask: How to awaken your New Heart and Freedom in Christ

14

The Performance Mask: Why willpower fails to fix your secret life

15

Grace tells you who you really are: A Mindset of Grace part 4- the real you

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From "doing" to done: A Mindset of Grace part 3

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Are you trying to perform your way out? A Mindset of Grace part 2

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A Mindset of Grace: performance vs. Grace

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We're back-and freedom in Jesus is still amazing!

20

Freedom is a Person

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What do you want?

22

Are you trying to behave your way out?

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Are you drinking from an empty well?

24

Getting to the source

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Do you want to talk about the problem, or do you want a solution?

26

The up and down rollercoaster of emotions

27

How Jesus set me free from my addiction

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Big news to share!

29

What, How..., or Who?

30

It's not up to you

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The prison door is open

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One of the most freeing things you can ever do

33

Question of the week #17: questions on God's forgiveness, the Lord's prayer, the unforgivable sin

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The freedom of God's forgiveness- Do we need to confess each sin to be more forgiven

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God's complete forgiveness

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The things freely given

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God's way of revealing freedom

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New Year, same you, freedom goals

39

Freedom is a gift

40

Waiting on God

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Spiritual warfare in the battle of the mind

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Escaping unreality in the battle of the mind

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Letting God renew your mind in the midst of the battle

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Question of the week #16: What is the difference between thoughts and beliefs?

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Taking thoughts captive in the battle of the mind

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Engaging God in the battle of the mind

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Key truths in the battle of the mind

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The effects of the battle of the mind

49

Question of the week: "Will God forgive me for my addiction?"

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The battle of the mind: the opponents we face

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The battle of the mind: the foundation of the battle

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The battle of the mind: thinking about what you think about

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Question of the week #14: How do we unbelieve something?

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What source?: the only real solution for addictive behaviors

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What source?: How Jesus interacts with the sexual strugglers

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Freedom habits part 2: Do this instead

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Question of the week #13: "Why don't I feel fully alive/free in Christ?"

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Freedom habits

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Letting go of the Illusion of control

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The only true motivation

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How we grow in our freedom

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Free to be honest

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Are you sin conscious or Christ conscious?

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"Am I supposed to fight against sin and temptation?"

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Question of the week #12: "Aren't I supposed to act holy?"

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Transformation doesn't mean you are improving

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How transformation happens: a deep dive

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The tension of emotional growth

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The up and down rollercoaster of emotions

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What's been on my mind lately

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Christ is the hope for healing

72

A small Cup of freedom: free to rest

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Experiencing spiritual rest Part 2

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Experiencing spiritual rest

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Spiritual rest.

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A fork in the road

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Religion or Life

78

Enjoying Life in Christ

79

How a trip to the ocean revealed God's love for me

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Walking by the Spirit

81

How Jesus set me free from my addiction

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A special Father's Day episode with my Dad

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Freedom from addiction: understanding the completeness of your freedom in Christ

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Freedom from addiction: It's not up to you

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Question of the week #11: What is the difference between shame, guilt, and conviction?

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Free from shame

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Question of the week #10: "If I'm so good, why do I still sin?"

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How do you see yourself?

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You are dead to sin

90

Learning to live from Christ as your Life by falling

91

The Freedom cycle

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Celebration day!

93

What must happen to experience freedom

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Are you too weak?

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Overcoming addictions: Are you comfortable in your chains?

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Overcoming addictions: the source

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Question of the week #9: Are we sometimes in the flesh and sometimes in the Spirit?

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What is "the flesh?"

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The Addiction cycle

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Question of the week #8: What is addiction and is it a disease?

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The effects of the addiction lie

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The addiction lie: Is Christ not enough?

103

Why identity is the issue

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Question of the week #7: If I trust Christ, will that automatically stop my addictive behavior?

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Set free by Christ's resurrected Life

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Trusting God with your emotions and living from the Spirit

107

Giving words to your emotions

108

Emotions- the ups and downs of our emotions

109

Question of the week 6: "Will I lose my salvation if I continue to commit the same sin?"

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Temptation is a faith opportunity

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Transformed beliefs- How will you know transformation is taking place?

112

Experiencing transformed beliefs

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Question of the week 5: "Will having sex in marriage fix, or cure, my lust problem?"

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Are you tired of "trimming the weeds" in your life?

115

The tape recorder in your mind

116

The lies of lust and pornography

117

The lying beliefs of shame and condemnation

118

Overwhelming victory

119

The lying belief of approval

120

The lying belief of performance

121

Belief systems- adverse effects of lying beliefs

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Belief systems- how our beliefs are formed

123

Question of the week 4: "Is my struggle with porn about sex?"

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Hearing God

125

The sound of silence

126

Looking for love in all the wrong places

127

Question of the week 3: What do I do with my sexual desire and urges?

128

Trusting God's love for us in our struggles

129

Unlovable

130

Question of the week 2: Is God breaking me?

131

Free to make decisions

132

The freedom of God's will

133

What about spiritual disciplines?

134

Moving forward in the new year- Freedom and goals

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Moving forward in the new year- living in the now

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Experiencing His gift of freedom

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Freedom is a gift- How free are you?

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Freedom is a gift

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But God

140

Losses in life

141

You are not your struggles or addictions

142

Q&A on identity in Christ

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The real you- your identity in Christ doesn't change

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The real you- your birthright and sonship

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The real you- Free Indeed

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The real you- Christ in you

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The real you- what you died to

148

The real you Part 2- you died in Christ

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The real you

150

Identity in Christ in a sexualized world

151

When a struggle with sin doesn't go away

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The real battle

153

Are you "your own worst enemy?"

154

Q & A: Questions of the heart

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Living from the new heart

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The new heart is one

157

The new heart doesn't want to sin

158

Can you trust your heart?

159

Your new heart

160

Finding focus in the overwhelm

161

The gift of trials

162

The question before us in every circumstance

163

Q&A Friday: Questions on healing

164

Daily Bread

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Anchored hope in the midst of difficulties

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The healing journey Part 4- God's transformational healing

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The healing journey Part 3- the options before us

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The healing journey Part 2- the dark night of the soul

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The healing journey

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Turning point

171

Travel light

172

"I just want God to take this addiction away"

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Dealing with temptation

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Remember who you are

175

Remembering where our hope lies

176

Remembering God's faithfulness

177

Sitting at His feet

178

Enjoying Jesus

179

What is freedom in Christ?- Part 3: free to live by the Spirit.

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What is freedom in Christ?- Part 2: free from the law

181

What is freedom in Christ?

182

God is continuing to write your story

183

The secret to contentment in every situation

184

The "small" things are "big" things

185

Stop and smell the roses

186

Enjoy the journey

187

You want what God wants

188

What do you want?

189

Learning to find satisfaction in Christ

190

The painful path of facing our longings

191

Looking for fulfillment

192

What the heart longs for

193

Discovering a deeper desire

194

Never hunger, never thirst

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"Do I have another choice?"

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Sexualizing our pain.

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Thirsty souls

198

I was a Christian addicted to pornography

199

"I can't but God can!"

200

A different way or THE WAY?

201

The search for validation in the wrong places

202

Why I share this freedom message

203

The Resurrection Life- Day 4- The Bread of Life

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The Resurrection Life- Day 3- The gift of union

205

The Resurrection Life- Day 2- Christ lives in you

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The Resurrection Life

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Jesus knows rejection better than anyone

208

Accepted and Acceptable

209

Approval addict

210

The effects of living from our true identity

211

Celebration time

212

Say hello to the new you

213

The effects of living from a false identity

214

The "masks" we wear

215

Moving from the externals to the Internal

216

Who are you?

217

Does God "give us more than we can bear?"

218

Coming to the end of the self-sufficient life

219

The spiritual cage of self-sufficiency

220

Living water.

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Your new life source

222

The Father's relentless pursuit of you

223

How God really feels about us

224

God's love for us in our doubts

225

The Love of the Father

226

A new way to look at resolutions

227

A Christmas message: the greatest gift

228

Waiting

229

Spirit, soul and body- part 3 the spirit

230

Spirit, soul and body- part 2 the soul

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Grateful for freedom

232

An attitude of gratitude

233

God's deep care for us

234

Give Thanks to the Lord

235

Spirit, soul, body Part 1- the body

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Entering God's rest- the difference between soul and spirit

237

Depression is real Part 2- Remembering who God is

238

Depression is real

239

Be yourself

240

God's revelation of Truth to us

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Mental health Part 3- Renewing the mind

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Mental health- Part 2

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Let's talk about Mental Health

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Embracing the new creation God has made you into

245

The stronghold of the flesh

246

The strongholds of false beliefs

247

Are we "sinners saved by Grace?"

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No condemnation

249

The Coffee episode

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Free to celebrate

251

Today is a gift

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Free from religion

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A Dead old way

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God's masterpiece

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Union with Christ

256

The Power of Christ

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The Fullness of Christ

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A Monday word of encouragement

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Freedom is so much better than you can imagine

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Freedom and security

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Accepted and Acceptable

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Replacing lies with God's Truth

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Why we do what we do

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The life giving power of friendship

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Are you still wearing "masks"?

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The Lies we believe

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What we believe about ourselves

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"I'm supposed to 'die to myself and pick up my cross' daily"

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"It's all of you God and none of me"

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"I need more of you God"

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Closer than close

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He's Alive and so are you

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Holy week reflections- Day 4

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Holy week reflections- Day 3

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Holy week reflections- Day 2

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Holy week reflections- Day 1

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Losing my Religion

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#36 The Lonely Man- Part 2

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One Year Later

280

Day by Day

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A solution or THE SOLUTION

282

Band-aids on problems

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Symptoms or Source?

284

The Jesus way- A different approach to addictive behaviors Part 2

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A different approach to addictive behaviors

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An Encouraging Word

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Your Power Source

288

Why is change not happening?

289

The Addiction Lie

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The GOAT

291

Freedom is a PERSON

292

Your identity is not an addiction

293

Encouragement for today

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Everything is spiritual

295

Pleasing God

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The Illusion of Control

297

Beauty overcomes lust

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Embracing God's beauty in the everyday

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A NEW FOCUS

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Only one thing is needed

301

A time for reflection

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A Christmas message

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Lessons learned from my favorite Christmas movie

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Being Honest at a Deeper level

305

The prison of the fear of failure

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The prison of false expectations

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The prison of indecision

308

The prisons we create for ourselves

309

On Location in the Hill Country

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Trusting God through the fear

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An Anchor for your soul

312

Faith over Fear

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Engaging with God in the healing process- A Healing journey

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A Personal healing- a healing journey

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How woundedness can lead to false beliefs- A healing journey

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Jesus promises to heal- A healing journey

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No pain No gain- A healing journey

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New mercies today

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10 Days of Gratitude- Day 10

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10 Days of Gratitude- Day 9

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10 Days of Gratitude- Day 8

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10 Days of Gratitude- Day 7

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10 Days of Gratitude- Day 6

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10 Days of Gratitude- Day 5

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10 Days of Gratitude- Day 4

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10 Days of Gratitude- Day 3

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10 Days of Gratitude- Day 2

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10 Days of Gratitude- Day 1

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My journey with my weight- Part 3

330

My journey with my weight- Part 2

331

My journey with my weight

332

You already have victory

333

It's OK to say you're not OK

334

Monday Encouragement

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Falling forward

336

Peace with God- A small Cup of freedom

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#35 Lying beliefs- Part 3- the lies of approval and blame

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#34 Lying beliefs- Part 2

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#33 Lying beliefs

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#32 The Lonely Man

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#31 Part 4- Real victory over lust and pornography

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#30 Part 3- Real victory over lust and pornography

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#29- Part 2- Real victory over lust and pornography

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#28 Real victory over lust and pornography

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#27 Unlovable

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#26 Free to start again

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#25- Free to Rest

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#24 Experiencing the Life of Christ by Grace- An interview with Mike Daniel

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A Small Cup of Freedom #2- Renewing the mind

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#23 Experience a Breakthrough Moment- My interview with my Dad

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#22- Taking off the masks

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#21- Who are you?- Your identity in Christ

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#20- How to respond to temptation

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#19 Be Free- Setting captives free

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#18- You are never too far gone

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#17- A Freedom poem

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#16- Friday Fun- An interview with my 13 year old daughter

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#15- Lessons I'm learning during quarantine

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#14 Cleaning house part 2

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#13 Cleaning house- part 1

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#12 Friday Question of the day

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#11 What's your Why?

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#10 Friday Fun- An interview with my family

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A Small Cup of Freedom

365

# 9 The Root of Discontentment

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#8 Friday Q & A

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# 7 Finding hope and restoration from PTSD and sexual addictions- an interview with Dennis James

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Quarantine day #34

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# 6 The Beauty of God's story- A follow up to Your story matters

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# 5 How Jesus redeems our brokenness to give hope to others- an interview with Shawn Bonneteau

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Am I worthy? Acceptable? Pleasing?

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# 4 The Church and Sexuality- an interview with Greg Wukasch

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Quarantine day #20

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Quarantine day #18

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Quarantine day #17

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Quarantine day #15

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# 3 Your story matters part 3- It's God's story

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# 2 Your story matters Part 2- Unworthy

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Your story matters