DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS

Part Five: Unbelief

Teaching Manuscript

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I. Naming the Cut — Unbelief as Erosion, Not Explosion

There is a kind of death that does not come by the sword. It does not announce itself with violence or drama. It comes quietly, one small wound at a time, until a soul that once walked in confidence finds itself paralyzed, wondering how it arrived at such a place. We have called this death by a thousand cuts, and we have walked together through complaining, through critical spirit, through perfectionism, through entitlement. Today we come to a cut so common, so familiar, that many of us wear its scars without ever having named it. Today we speak of unbelief.

DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS

Part Four: Entitlement — A Thrive Teaching Manuscript

Stop_keeping_a_ledger_with_God

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Teaching Outline

Central thesis: We cannot be grateful for anything we feel entitled to.

DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS

Part Three: The Cut of Perfectionism

Thrive Teaching Series

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Where We've Been

DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS

Part Two: The Critical Spirit

Thrive Teaching Handout

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The Tale of Two Wolves

A grandfather told his grandson: "There is a battle inside me between two wolves. One is dark — anger, envy, resentment, self-pity, bitterness, and the critical spirit. The other is light — love, joy, peace, humility, gratitude, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you." The boy asked, "Which wolf will win?" The old man answered: "The one you feed."

THRIVE Teaching Guide

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Replacing Complaining with Gratitude

Foundation Scripture

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." (Philippians 4:6)

Paul doesn't tell us to pretend life isn't difficult.

Discovering God's Design for Peace

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I. The Real Problem Isn't Conflict — It's How We Learned to Survive It

Key reframe: Conflict itself isn't sin. It's inevitable, even in Scripture (Paul and Barnabas, Acts 15:39). The problem is the wounded responses we bring into it.

•   Most of us didn't choose our conflict style — we discovered it. As kids, we learned what kept us safe: go silent, get loud, disappear, take the blame, fix everyone.

•   That response wasn't weakness or sin back then — it was protection. A kid who learned that silence kept Dad from escalating was doing something smart. But we're not that kid anymore.

What to Do When the Enemy Attacks You in Your Sleep

Battling the Enemy in Our Dreams

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The enemy may attack in the night, but we are not powerless. God has given us authority, discernment, and spiritual weapons. Sleep is not the place where we surrender our assignment. When the night becomes a battleground, we don’t just endure it — we engage it.

Almost everybody in this room has dealt with this:

• bad dreams/ night terrors

The Devil's Algorithm

Spiritual Espionage and Counterintelligence For Your Soul

Author: JD Inman

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Cashing The Coupon of Redemption

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THRIVE “REDEEMED”

Not Just Forgiven—Restored, Reclaimed, and Rewritten

Opening Scripture

Galatians 3:13

"Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us."