Cowboy Church Ministries
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Cowboy Church Ministries
Warfare... or Discipline? - Pastor Frank Dana
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⚔️ Not every battle is an attack — some are God calling us back to Himself.
In this message, we return to the Garden to examine the difference between spiritual warfare and God’s loving discipline. Using Genesis 3:8–11, Genesis 3:15, Galatians 6:7–8, and Hebrews 12:5b–6, this sermon challenges us to discern what we’re facing and why.
In this sermon, we talk about:
•Why we often confuse God’s chastisement with spiritual warfare
•Why true goodness can only flow from what God puts within us
•The heart-check question: what am I inviting into the Garden?
•How real change comes from above when we are born again
•Why convictions differ among believers and require humility
•The importance of honesty before God and asking Him to reveal our hearts
•What it means to crucify the flesh daily
•Why freedom requires surrender to what God asks us to lay down
•Clear biblical definitions of warfare and discipline
This message invites us to self-examination, repentance, and surrender—so we can walk in true freedom, spiritual maturity, and right relationship with God.
Full service: https://youtu.be/BZJcoS7YQjs?si=-NQvmedkv7JhUCxV