The Emotionally Healthy Leader Podcast Silencing the Seductive Voice of Your False Self
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Sep 6, 2022 A sermon from Colossians 3 explores the masks leaders wear, the pressures that fuel a performance-driven identity, and the strain of living out of step with our inner lives. It also touches on family patterns, honest relationships, Sabbath, and making space for silence and prayer.
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Small Screen Truth Versus Big Screen Lies
- Big external messages can be seductive but false, and a small courageous voice can reveal truth.
- Paul acts as the small-screen truth-teller against cultural and religious lies.
Do Not Be False To One Another
- 'Do not lie to each other' targets being false to one another, not petty untruths.
- Paul connects shedding the old self with living honestly in the new self in Christ.
Parenting Ladder That Hides True Identity
- Pete uses a parenting ladder example to show identity built on performance.
- That strategy buries God's 'sealed orders' and produces a pretend self instead of a true self.