Is your spiritual signal nothing but static? In this intensely practical and convicting session, John Barnett diagnoses the "Ultimate Temptation" of our age. It isn’t drugs, and it isn’t violence—it is the Idolatry of Distraction. If you feel "neutralized, defeated, and sidelined" in your walk with God, this class reveals that the problem might simply be the direction your "dish" is pointing.
Here is why you cannot miss this class:
1. THE ADIRONDACK ANALOGY Come along for a drive with John and Bonnie through the back roads of the Adirondack Mountains. John uses a simple, visual lesson from the cabins they pass: a satellite dish pointed at the ground receives nothing but dirt. He connects this vividly to Colossians 3. If your affection is set on the earth—politics, money, and entertainment—your spiritual receiver is broken. You need to re-align your dish to the "Satellite" of Heaven to get the signal.
2. THE GAMER IN THE BASEMENT Prepare to be moved by the true story of Thomas, a 30-year-old living in his mother’s basement. Addicted to gaming, depressed, paranoid, and hopeless, Thomas wouldn’t even come upstairs to eat. Find out how a single class on Revelation Chapter 9 (demons and cosmic warfare) penetrated the darkness of his basement when nothing else could. This is proof that Bible prophecy isn’t just for charts—it has the power to break chains.
3. THE "GLADIATOR" MINDSET How did the early Christians survive the brutal culture of the Roman Colosseum without getting neutralized? John reveals that we are living in a digital Colosseum today. If the early church could keep their eyes on Jesus while the lions roared, you can learn to keep your eyes on Jesus while your notifications ping.
4. THE "LOVE CHECK-IN" VS. LEGALISM Do you dread your morning devotions? John flips the script on "Quiet Time." He explains that checking in with God shouldn’t be a legalistic box to check, but like a text message to someone you are madly in love with. If you are in a relationship, you want to check in. This class challenges you to make a Sacred Vow: to seek God’s face before you seek your media feed—not because you have to, but because you love Him.
THE BOTTOM LINE: The satellites are orbiting 22,300 miles above the earth, but they can’t reach a dish that is buried in the mud. Join John Barnett to dig your dish out of the dirt, break the idolatry of distraction, and finally get a clear signal from Home.
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From WNS 2025NY-08 – Stop Making Jesus Sick (250331AM) – https://youtu.be/guaeVmsKzo8
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