How Jesus Heals a Consumer Marriage

How Jesus Heals a Consumer Marriage

Do you view wedding vows as a lifelong promise or a business deal? Matthew 5 warns that hunting for an easy way out of marriage destroys our spiritual integrity. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller confronts ancient loopholes to show how Jesus heals our selfish hearts. Discover how counting your partner's flaws turns you into an accountant of darkness. This is part two of the sermon, "Divorce on the Mind." This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://livinghopeoffer.net or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 00:00 – The Any-Cause Loophole: When divorce became "easy and painless." 01:46 – The Marriage Pattern: Looking back at God's original design for marriage. 03:02 – The Safety Rule Myth: Why the law was twisted into cheap excuses. 04:14 – Spouses as Products: Unpacking our modern consumeristic mindset. 05:25 – The Numb Roommate: Spotting the warning signs that destroy a marriage. 06:40 – The Ledger of Wrongs: Exposing the danger of constantly rehearsing faults. Moody Church Media [https://www.moodymedia.org/], home of "Living Hope" and "Moody Church Hour," exists to bring glory to God through the transformation of lives. Dr. Philip Miller is the 17th Senior Pastor of The Moody Church. He is the featured speaker on "Living Hope" and "Moody Church Hour," with programs broadcasting on 700 outlets in the U.S. He and his wife Krista live in Chicago with their four children. Pastor Philip is passionate about proclaiming God's Word, cultivating healthy ministry, and investing in future leaders. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: https://www.moodymedia.org/donate/ Become an Endurance Partner: https://endurancepartners.org/ SUBSCRIBE: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MoodyChurchMedia Daily Devotional and Weekly Digest: https://www.moodymedia.org/newsletters/subscription/

How God Regulates Our Broken Relationships

When life falls apart, does God leave you to fend for yourself? Matthew 5 reveals that while our sin-shattered world breaks covenants, God never breaks His character. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller explains how Israel's laws show how the Lord actively protects the vulnerable. Discover how an ancient certificate of divorce could be an act of mercy. This is part one of the sermon, "Divorce on the Mind." This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://livinghopeoffer.net or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 00:00 – The Roots of Inhumanity: Why divorce is a symptom of a deeper inner disease. 01:21 – The Danger to Women: How wives in polygamist cultures were left vulnerable. 02:40 – The Requirement of Cause: Why Moses mandated legal certificates. 04:02 – The Slave-Wife Protection: Rescuing spouses from abusive arrangements. 05:22 – The Biblical Bedrock: Gathering the combined testimony of Scripture. 06:40 – Husband to the Husbandless: God hates broken covenants but loves broken people. Moody Church Media [https://www.moodymedia.org/], home of "Living Hope" and "Moody Church Hour," exists to bring glory to God through the transformation of lives. Dr. Philip Miller is the 17th Senior Pastor of The Moody Church. He is the featured speaker on "Living Hope" and "Moody Church Hour," with programs broadcasting on 700 outlets in the U.S. He and his wife Krista live in Chicago with their four children. Pastor Philip is passionate about proclaiming God's Word, cultivating healthy ministry, and investing in future leaders. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: https://www.moodymedia.org/donate/ Become an Endurance Partner: https://endurancepartners.org/ SUBSCRIBE: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MoodyChurchMedia Daily Devotional and Weekly Digest: https://www.moodymedia.org/newsletters/subscription/

Uncovering the Deep Desire Beneath Our Addictions

No physical pleasure can ever satisfy the emptiness inside. Matthew 5 confronts the strategy to employ mere willpower to fix our sexual brokenness. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller points to the presence of the Holy Spirit as the One we really need. What if the love of God can heal a lustful heart? This is part three of the sermon, "Lust in the Eyes." This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://livinghopeoffer.net or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 00:00 – The Broken Iceberg: Why surface-level behavioral fixes completely fail. 00:36 – The New Covenant Promise: How Ezekiel's prediction came true. 01:21 – The Orphan Mindset: Unpacking the survival mode under our lust. 02:08 – The Brothel Door: What's under our addictions. 03:04 – The Tipping Point: The spiritual inventory you need. 03:55 – The Safe Harbor of Grace: Where hidden secrets can safely meet the light. Moody Church Media [https://www.moodymedia.org/], home of "Living Hope" and "Moody Church Hour," exists to bring glory to God through the transformation of lives. Dr. Philip Miller is the 17th Senior Pastor of The Moody Church. He is the featured speaker on "Living Hope" and "Moody Church Hour," with programs broadcasting on 700 outlets in the U.S. He and his wife Krista live in Chicago with their four children. Pastor Philip is passionate about proclaiming God's Word, cultivating healthy ministry, and investing in future leaders. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: https://www.moodymedia.org/donate/ Become an Endurance Partner: https://endurancepartners.org/ SUBSCRIBE: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MoodyChurchMedia Daily Devotional and Weekly Digest: https://www.moodymedia.org/newsletters/subscription/

How Jesus' Heart of Love Transforms a Heart of Lust

Our culture inundates us with sex, leaving us hypersexualized or completely numb. Matthew 5 bridges the gap between simply keeping physical boundaries and true heart purity. In this message, Pastor Philip Millers shows how Christ breaks our patterns of self-centered objectification. How do we overcome the selfish impulse of lust? This is part two of the sermon, "Lust in the Eyes." This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://livinghopeoffer.net or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 00:00 – The Erotic Runaway Train: Navigating overstimulation vs. emotional numbness. 00:46 – A New Covenant Heart: How the Holy Spirit actively sets the soul free. 01:46 – The Battle for Inner Cleansing: Going beyond surface level purity. 03:27 – The Muscle Memory Battle: When fleshly habits collide with your true identity. 05:08 – The Illusion of Hidden Secrets: Breaking the structural power of shame 07:19 – The Core Appetite Test: Why your addictive patterns expose your deep soul need. Moody Church Media [https://www.moodymedia.org/], home of "Living Hope" and "Moody Church Hour," exists to bring glory to God through the transformation of lives. Dr. Philip Miller is the 17th Senior Pastor of The Moody Church. He is the featured speaker on "Living Hope" and "Moody Church Hour," with programs broadcasting on 700 outlets in the U.S. He and his wife Krista live in Chicago with their four children. Pastor Philip is passionate about proclaiming God's Word, cultivating healthy ministry, and investing in future leaders. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: https://www.moodymedia.org/donate/ Become an Endurance Partner: https://endurancepartners.org/ SUBSCRIBE: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MoodyChurchMedia Daily Devotional and Weekly Digest: https://www.moodymedia.org/newsletters/subscription/

Reversing the Incurvature of a Lustful Heart

Sex isn't nothing, but it isn't everything either. Matthew 5 exposes how simply checking off God's prohibition against physical adultery ignores the brokenness of a lustful look. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller shows how Jesus can transform us into people of holy, self-giving love. Discover why AI sexual fantasies are a threat to your eternal soul. This is part one of the sermon, "Lust in the Eyes." This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount. Get yours at https://livinghopeoffer.net or call us at 1-800-215-5001. 00:00 – The Cultural Dilemma: When sex is treated as nothing and as everything. 01:03 – Provocative Advertisements: How we are bombarded by eroticism. 01:21 – The Second Look: Defining the starting point of lust. 02:56 – The Gollum Soul: How lust causes your spirit to cave inward. 05:47 – The AI Composites: Why AI pornography is a threat to your soul. 07:46 – The Celibacy Pattern: Looking at the perfect humanity of Jesus. Moody Church Media [https://www.moodymedia.org/], home of "Living Hope" and "Moody Church Hour," exists to bring glory to God through the transformation of lives. Dr. Philip Miller is the 17th Senior Pastor of The Moody Church. He is the featured speaker on "Living Hope" and "Moody Church Hour," with programs broadcasting on 700 outlets in the U.S. He and his wife Krista live in Chicago with their four children. Pastor Philip is passionate about proclaiming God's Word, cultivating healthy ministry, and investing in future leaders. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: https://www.moodymedia.org/donate/ Become an Endurance Partner: https://endurancepartners.org/ SUBSCRIBE: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MoodyChurchMedia Daily Devotional and Weekly Digest: https://www.moodymedia.org/newsletters/subscription/