Vision Church HTX - Dr. Deryck Hunte

What’s on your playlist? and more importantly, what is it pouring into you? In “What’s on Your Playlist? The Influence of Music,” we’re taking a deeper look at the power music has over our thoughts, emotions, behavior, and spiritual lives. Music may seem like entertainment, but what we consistently listen to can influence what we think about, what we desire, and what we allow into our hearts. This conversation challenges us to examine our playlists and ask: Is what I’m listening to feeding my spirit or feeding my flesh? Is it drawing me closer to God or influencing me in the opposite direction? It’s not just about the beat, it’s about the message we’re allowing to play on repeat in our minds. Tune in, examine your playlist, and be intentional about what you allow to influence you.

The conversation continues as we go deeper into Sunday’s message, “Don’t Let the Flesh Win.” Being saved doesn’t mean the battle with the flesh disappears. Every day, we are faced with a choice: will we allow our flesh to control our decisions, desires, and actions, or will we choose to walk by the Spirit? In this Bible study, we unpack what the flesh really is, how it operates, and why understanding what we’re fighting is necessary if we want to win the battle within. The flesh can make us feel trapped, disguise its desires as something good, and produce behavior that pulls us away from the life God has called us to live. But through Christ, we have a choice. We don’t have to keep being controlled by the same desires, habits, and temptations. It’s time to stop putting confidence in the flesh, put it in check, and learn how to truly walk in the freedom God has given. The battle may be within, but the flesh doesn’t have to win

There is a battle happening every single day, and the question is: Who are you feeding, your flesh or your spirit? In this message, “Don’t Let the Flesh Win,” from the Don’t Let Your Spiritual Fire Go Out series, we uncover what it really takes to stop allowing the desires of the flesh to control our choices, habits, reactions, and relationship with God. The flesh will always try to pull you toward what is comfortable, familiar, and immediately satisfying. But God is calling us to something greater. We cannot keep asking God to take us higher while continuing to surrender to the same things that keep pulling us Winning against your flesh doesn’t happen accidentally. It requires surrender. It requires discipline. It requires denying yourself when your feelings are telling you to do otherwise. Most importantly, it requires learning to consistently walk with the Holy Spirit. You don’t have to obey every desire you feel. You don’t have to keep repeating the same cycle. You don’t have to keep losing the same battle. Your flesh may fight, but it doesn’t have to win. It’s time to stop feeding what’s been fighting your spiritual growth and start strengthening what God is developing inside of you.

The greatest battle you’ll ever fight isn’t always around you. sometimes, it’s the battle happening within you. In this Bible Study, we go deeper into Sunday’s message, “Winning The Battle Within,” and unpack what it truly means to walk by the Spirit when your flesh is pulling you in another direction. Winning requires more than knowing what’s right, it requires choosing the right voice, staying committed to the right path, and allowing the Holy Spirit to lead you when the battle gets difficult. You may stumble. You may struggle. But the battle isn’t over just because you had a bad moment. Victory is found in who you keep choosing to follow. In this conversation, we’re going beyond the sermon and getting honest about the fight between the flesh and the Spirit, the choices that shape our walk with God, and what it takes to truly WIN THE BATTLE WITHIN.

DON’T LET YOUR SPIRITUAL FIRE GO OUT! Winning The Battle Within: How To Finally Choose The Right Path Some of the greatest battles you’ll ever fight won’t happen around you , they’ll happen within you. Every day, there is a battle between what your flesh desires and where the Spirit of God is leading you. Winning that battle requires a decision: Who will you allow to lead your life? In this continuation of the Don’t Let Your Spiritual Fire Go Out series, we’re discovering that victory within doesn’t happen by accident. It comes when we intentionally choose the right voice, commit to the right path, and surround ourselves with the right team. Your flesh has a voice. Culture has a voice. Your past has a voice. Social media has a voice. But the voice you consistently follow will ultimately determine the direction of your life. You cannot continue walking a lower path and expect to live on a higher level. God is calling us beyond simply knowing the Holy Spirit to actually walking by the Spirit. It’s time to become teachable, change the path we’ve been walking, and make choices that align with where God is trying to take us. The battle is within. The choice is yours. And through the Holy Spirit, you can win.

Beyond The Sermon: The Conversation Continues Pt.11. You can’t ask God for another level while refusing to let Him change you on this one. In Beyond The Sermon: The Conversation Continues Pt.11, we’re going deeper into Sunday’s powerful message, This conversation challenges us to examine whether we are truly prepared for what we’ve been praying for. The next level isn’t just about where God is taking you, it’s about who you must become to live there. There are mindsets that can’t go with you. Habits that can’t go with you. Excuses that can’t go with you. And versions of yourself that were acceptable on one level but will become dangerous on the next. God doesn’t call us higher just to give us more, He calls us higher to require more of us. More obedience. More discipline. More surrender. More maturity. More responsibility. Before asking God, “When are You taking me higher?” we may need to ask ourselves, “Have I been faithful with the level I’m already on?” The next level will expose what this level was supposed to develop. This isn’t just another conversation. It’s a call to LEVEL UP. 

God is calling us higher, but we cannot step into the next level while holding on to the same mindset, habits, and patterns that kept us on the last one. In “UNLOCK THE NEXT LEVEL: We Can’t Keep Living Like This,” we’re being challenged to recognize that where God is taking us will require growth, discipline, maturity, and a willingness to change. The next level isn’t just about receiving more, it’s about becoming who God requires us to be when we get there. There comes a point when simply surviving is no longer enough. We have to rebuild what’s been broken, confront what we’ve normalized, and allow God to transform the way we think so we can move forward. The next level is available, but we can’t keep living like this. Get ready to be challenged, stretched, and pushed beyond where you’ve been. It’s time to unlock the next level!

The sermon may be over, but the conversation isn’t! In this episode of Beyond The Sermon, we’re continuing the conversation from “DON’T LET YOUR SPIRITUAL FIRE GO OUT! Pt. 11: Don’t Turn On Each Other!” One of the enemy’s greatest strategies is not always to attack the church from the outside, but to create division from within. When pressure rises, offense grows, and misunderstandings happen, we have to remember who the real enemy is. We’re going deeper into how division can weaken our spiritual fire, why we must guard our hearts against offense, and how God calls us to remain united even when we don’t always agree. Don’t let conflict make you turn on the people you’re supposed to be standing with. Join us as we go Beyond The Sermon and allow the conversation to continue!

The conversation continues as we go deeper into Sunday’s message, “LVLS: WE CAN’T KEEP LIVING LIKE THIS! Pt.2.” God is calling us higher, but reaching the next level requires more than wanting change, it requires a change in our thinking, discipline, perspective, and willingness to grow. We can’t expect to experience new levels while continuing to live with old mindsets and patterns. In this episode of Beyond The Sermon, we unpack Sunday’s message, reflect on what God is revealing, and challenge ourselves to recognize the areas where He is saying, “You can’t keep living like this.” The next level is available, but are we willing to become who God is calling us to be in order to walk in it?

God is calling us higher, but we can’t reach the next level while holding on to the same mindset, habits, and patterns that kept us on the last one. In Part 2 of LVLS: We Can’t Keep Living Like This!, we’re continuing the conversation about what it truly takes to move forward with God. Survival isn’t the destination. Comfort isn’t always the assignment. And growth requires us to recognize what can no longer come with us. There are levels in God that demand greater discipline, deeper spiritual maturity, renewed thinking, and a willingness to confront what we’ve learned to tolerate. If God is taking us higher, something about the way we live has to change. 📖 It’s time to rebuild. It’s time to grow. It’s time to go to another LVL.