Life.Church with Craig Groeschel

What’s Holding Your Mind Back | Heal Your Hurting Mind: Part 3

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Mar 1, 2026
A look at why long-term pain and stuck thinking become normal and how grace plus action can start change. A retelling of the Bethesda story spotlights excuses that keep people from healing. Personal examples and practical steps show how small, faithful actions can retrain your mind and move you off the porch toward renewal.
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Grace Initiates Faith Participates

  • Grace initiates healing while faith participates in it.
  • Craig Groeschel uses John 5's Bethesda story to show God brings grace first and expects our faith to respond so healing occurs.
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Bethesda As A House Of Grace

  • The pool at Bethesda symbolizes a house of grace and the number five represents grace in Scripture.
  • Craig highlights that Jesus went to the 'house of grace' to show healing begins with God's unmerited favor, not human effort.
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Excuses Keep You On The Porch

  • People often make excuses that keep them stuck despite wanting change.
  • The paralytic offers reasons he can't reach the pool, and Craig compares that to how we rationalize staying on the 'porch' of pain.
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