Episode Description
"What really drives your thoughts? Pastor Teddy (a.k.a. Fred Kenney, Jr.) shares how God renews the mind, why just trying harder rarely works, and gives practical, Spirit-led steps toward lasting transformation. What area of your thinking needs God's renewal most?"
We walk through why spiritual renewal is God’s work in us, not a self-help project, and how the “flesh” quietly trains our desires away from God. Pastor Teddy uses stories, Scripture, and practical tools to show what a renewed mind looks like in daily life and how we can yield to the Holy Spirit as the process unfolds.
• Pressure to conform and why critical thinking gets crowded out
• What the flesh wants and why it pushes back
• The H.A.L.T. dashboard and recognizing vulnerability triggers
• How desire grows into temptation and sin through a biblical lens
• Body, soul, and spirit and what changes when we are made alive in Christ
• Sanctification as a process, pictured through the car collector story
• The Word of God, the Spirit of God, and the people of God as the means of renewal
• Practical marks of renewal from Ephesians 4, including speech, anger, forgiveness, and self-control
Make that covenant with yourself: "I'm gonna get a dose of the Word of God every day, at some point, and I guarantee the Holy Spirit will start to renew your mind."
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FIRST STOP on OUR TOUR:
SANDY COVE MINISTRIES — Family Vacation 2026: https://www.sandycove.org/family-vacation/
FAMILY VACATION 2026 Offers a Variety of Packages for each of the 4 week sessions:
Summer 2026 Speakers
• July 5 - 10 (Joe & Denise Holman)
- Pastor Fred Kenney, Jr. - Evening Speaker and Life Coach this week
• July 12 - 17 (Curtis Zackery)
• July 19 - 24 (Richard Dahlstrom)
• July 26 - 31 (Peter Reid)
It's NOT too late to register for a remaining week here: https://www.sandycove.org/family-vacation/book-now/
Recent Podcasts about Sandy Cove!
Ep 176 (Part 1) https://www.buzzsprout.com/2110391/episodes/19294639
Ep 177 (Part 2) https://www.buzzsprout.com/2110391/episodes/19297013
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