In the sermon "The Way of Warrior Disciples," we explore the concept of Ethos and its significance in the Christian faith. Ethos refers to the spirit, character, and customs of a community. The sermon highlights the transformation of Jesus' disciples from fearful and doubtful individuals to courageous and bold warrior disciples due to His resurrection. Through faith and discipleship, one can reshape their ethos, breaking away from pain and struggle, to find satisfaction and peace. The vehicle that Jesus used to wage war on the enemies of our hearts and the strongholds they create was money. Jesus warns against trying to serve both God and money and states that it's impossible to try serve both. He explains that where our treasure is, is where our hearts will be also. For Jesus, money wasn't a finance issue, it was a faith issue. Stewardship and generosity don't merely fund the church, but instead they are disciplines and training exercises that are directly tied to growing and strengthening our faith.

Selfishness is the monster of the mind that has an effect on every part of how we live. But when we can see beyond ourselves we see that Jesus wants more for us, more of us, NOT more from us.

Envy puts us in competition with everyone around us. Envy chokes the good in and the good for others while destroying the joy and the goodness in us. The way we kill envy is with Courageous Generosity.

Greed, if left unchecked becomes an unstoppable eating machine that's never satisfied. To take down greed, we need the silver bullet of Courageous Simplicity.