{"id":2901,"date":"2025-03-04T23:16:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T05:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/?p=2901"},"modified":"2025-03-04T23:16:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T05:16:19","slug":"why-not-me-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/2025\/03\/04\/why-not-me-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Not Me? Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5870\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2901-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-03-02.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-03-02.mp3\">http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-03-02.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-03-02.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2025-03-02.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 35:10 &#8212; 32.2MB)<\/p>\n<p>March 2, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>2 Corinthians 10:4-5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ephesians 5:15-17<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 Corinthians 5:17-18<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matthew 3:17<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 Corinthians 10:4-5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mydestinychurch\/videos\/651676103985859\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mydestinychurch\/videos\/651676103985859<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Pastor Gene&#8217;s sermon focuses on the theme of authenticity and breaking free from the masks we wear. He emphasizes that just as people constantly label us, we often wear masks to hide our true selves due to fear, insecurity, or societal expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He warns that while the devil seeks to destroy our testimony, the greatest enemy we often face is ourselves\u2014our own doubts, negative self-talk, and imposter syndrome. Many struggle with feeling unworthy of God\u2019s blessings and attempt to maintain an image that others expect, rather than embracing their true identity in Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pastor Gene encourages believers to take control of their thoughts, making them obedient to Christ, as stated in 2 Corinthians 10:4-5. He highlights that our value should not be based on achievements, approval, or possessions, as these fluctuate. Instead, our worth is rooted in God&#8217;s unconditional love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urges parents to affirm their children beyond accomplishments, teaching them they have intrinsic worth. Similarly, adults should stop seeking validation through performance and embrace the truth that they are already loved and chosen by God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sermon concludes with a challenge to remove the masks, walk in authenticity, and trust that God calls and equips those He chooses. Pastor Gene reminds the congregation that God affirms us not because of what we do, but because of who we are in Him. The final call to action is to let go of the weight of others&#8217; opinions and live in the freedom God provides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5872\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2901-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-03-02.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-03-02.mp3\">http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-03-02.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-03-02.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2025-03-02.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 35:10 &#8212; 32.2MB)<\/p><p>http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-03-02.mp3 Podcast: Download (Duration: 35:10 &#8212; 32.2MB) March 2, 2025 https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mydestinychurch\/videos\/651676103985859<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[867],"tags":[869],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5z53F-KN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2901"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2901"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2902,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2901\/revisions\/2902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}