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Casting Down Idols

Pastor Michael R Dixon

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Offering Biblical addiction recovery teachings to enable you to walk in victory. Looking to God for the answers we seek in overcoming the chains that can bind us! Pastor Dixon holds a Master of Divinity with Biblical Counseling degree, a B.S. in Church Ministries, Associate or Arts in Religion, and is a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist-A through the governing board of N.C. He is also a published author, "Casting Down Idols through The Power of The Gospel,” available on Amazon.com, as w ...
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The enemy is clearly at work in our world stealing, killing, and destroying everyone he can. There are about 300 drug overdose deaths each year just in the United States. Jesus offers us abundant life! God speaks His truth to us through His Word, which sets us free. In this episode Pastor Dixon helps us renew our minds with what God says. Pastor Di…
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Jesus promised in John 10:10 that in contrast to what our enemy desires to do (steal, kill, destroy) He has come to offer us abundant life. In this lesson, as well as in Part 1 of "Living Abundantly" Pastor Dixon shows us that we can enter into that full life through faith, prayer, and the Word of God. Pastor Dixon can be reached at mikelifeaddicti…
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Pastor Dixon shares the testimony of Casey Temple. This testimony was given publicly at a LIFE meeting on Monday, August 8, 2022. Casey and his wife, Tisha, reside in Gardner, N.C. where they serve in Recovery Alive, an addiction recovery ministry out of Temple Baptist Church. https://recoveryalive.com/ Recovery Alive www.lifeaddictionrecovery.com …
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Pastor Dixon shares a summary of the lesson, week #9, from the LIFE curriculum entitled "The Poverty of Addiction." The L.I.F.E. curriculum can be purchased from the website www.lifeaddictionrecovery.com or Amazon.com. Don't return to the life that Christ has saved you from. Remember that it brings only destruction and death. Pastor Dixon can be re…
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Pastor Mike shares a biblical message in this episode from 1 Kings 17. If you ever feel like your resources are drying up and you are uncertain how you are going to make it, this message is for you. Be encouraged! You can make it through your difficulties. Recovery is straight ahead. Don't Give In! Don't Give Up! Don't Give Out! Pastor Mike can be …
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In this episode Pastor Mike shares the studio with Kathy Edwards in this interview which illustrates God's goodness to save, deliver, and to restore. The God who delivered and restored Kathy to life abundantly is able, and He desires, to do this for you. As always, I would love to hear from you. You can email me at: mikelifeaddictionrecovery@gmail.…
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In today's episode Pastor Mike shares an addiction recovery celebration that was recently held at Winterville Baptist Church. The service took place on Sunday, Jan. 30th, in celebration of what God is doing through LIFE Ministries (www.lifeaddictionrecovery.com). You can reach out to Pastor Mike at: mikelifeaddictionrecovery@gmail.com…
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In this 6 minute episode Pastor Mike talks about the importance of accountability in our lives. We were created to be interconnected with God and with other believers. The LIFE Ministries chapters meet in these N.C. counties: Pitt County Monday nights Edgecombe County Tuesday nights Find out more at www.lifeaddictionrecovery.com Pastor Mike can be …
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This episode is a recorded message that Pastor Mike preached from the pulpit of Winterville Baptist Church on Nov. 14, 2021. The text is Luke 17:11-19 and deals with a group of outcasts who met Jesus one day and they were forever changed. Have you ever felt like an outcast? Sometimes our struggles can isolate us and cause us to feel like we are shu…
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Do you need an extra boost in your recovery efforts? It can be found when you practice the Joy of the Lord! If you have trusted Christ as your Savior then you are now "In Christ." You have this joy which God has already deposited into your heart. Begin to live in that joy and allow it to overflow from your life. You will discover great power as you…
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We are so good at making excuses, aren't we? We usually make excuses to try and justify something we are doing or something we just don't want to do. Most of our excuses are rooted in a lie that we are believing to be true. For example, "I'm not strong enough to resist temptation." I know that is a lie because God promises in 1 Corinthians 10:13 to…
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In this episode Pastor Mike shares a biblical message that he preached on August 8, 2021. The topic is joy. Everyone wants to experience joy. Where can we find it? Its not in a bottle, or found in a pill, or in one relationship after another. Joy is only discovered in one Person. Listen and be blessed! mikelifeaddictionrecovery@gmail.com…
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You can trust God! He is seated on the throne of the universe and He is in control. In this episode Pastor Mike shares a message he preached at Winterville Baptist Church on May 23, 2021, from Daniel 6. You may be struggling right now, walking through some pain, and having a difficult time trying to understand your life right now. This message will…
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It is amazing that God offers us not only all we need to get by in life but He offers us an abundance of all we need. Pastor Mike talks about this truth in today's episode. Check out the LIFE website here: https://www.lifeaddictionrecovery.com/ Purchase the newly released 40 lesson addiction recovery workbook here: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/L…
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Get your mind straight so that you can overcome! In this episode we consider Philippians 4 as we think about what we are thinking about. This book was written by the Apostle Paul from a prison cell yet it is all about joy! Get your focus off you, off your struggles, off this world and get your focus on the One who is true, pure, and always praisewo…
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It today's episode Pastor Dixon talks about the battlefield of the mind. The enemy attacks us in our thoughts. We must renew our minds, put off the lies and put on the truth of what God says. This means seeing God, seeing yourself, and viewing others the way that God does. Pastor Mike can be reached at mikelifeaddictionrecovery@gmail.com Website: l…
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There is a real battle waging war within every Christian. You can overcome! The key to having victory is relying on God's power through the Person of the Holy Spirit and remembering who you are, or rather WHOSE you are. It's not about doing as much as it is about being. Pastor Dixon can be reached at mikelifeaddictionrecovery@gmail.com His book, "C…
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Pastor Mike is giving away a copy of his book, "Casting Down Idols." All you have to do is drop him an email at: mikelifeaddictionrecovery@gmail.com The book give away will take place on July 5, 2020. Get that email in now! It could be a prayer need, a testimony, or just a statement saying you want the book. Also include your mailing address in the…
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In the last episode Pastor Mike talked about being "dead" in Christ. The person you were before you came to faith in Jesus is now dead. However, the influence of that old person is still there and that creates a struggle as we strive to live a life that is honoring to God. In this episode we discuss the next truth, since the old man is dead, there …
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As Christians we are challenged to keep the old man, with his/her lies, faulty thinking, and evil tendencies, in the grave. Scripture teaches that the person we were before coming to faith in Christ is now dead in Christ. We have been resurrected with NEW LIFE in us! God doesn't simply remodel the old person. No! The old person is dead. God makes u…
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What is it that you want out of life? What is the one thing that you are striving to achieve? Personal happiness? Wealth? Recognition? Your answer to that question reveals a great deal about your heart focus which affects your recovery. God created us with a purpose in mind. If you are not living to fulfill that purpose for which you were created t…
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Truth does set you free! Renew your mind with what God says! In this episode Pastor Dixon brings biblical truth from Genesis 50 about putting your past behind you, believing what God says is true, and living in God's grace. STOP BELIEVING THE LIES! This episode is sponsored by Tucker's Lawn Care, tuckerslc@icloud.com, 252-341-9968 If you are in the…
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This episode is a biblical message that Pastor preached on May 10, 2020, Mother's Day. It is amazing whom God chooses to use and what He is able to do through a person's life. If you look to God in faith, trust Him, and seek His will for your life, you will be amazed at what He can accomplish. Pastor Mike can be reached at mikelifeaddictionrecovery…
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Where do you look for help when your struggles almost overwhelm you? When things seem hopeless and impossible where do you turn? Often we are limited by what our physical eyes can see without regard to the unseen realities around us. In today's episode Pastor Dixon shares an online worship service that he led at Winterville Baptist Church. The mess…
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In this episode Pastor Mike shares how we can be equipped to overcome fear. Often fear is a major factor in relapse and substance abuse disorders. God's Word shows us how we can be victorious over fear in our lives, thus better equipping us to live addiction free. Pastor Mike can be reached at mikelifeaddictionrecovery@gmail.com.…
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Pastor Mike shares a message from Luke 8:22-25 today. Often troubles and storms that come upon us, especially those that are sudden, can cause us to relapse. Instead of allowing these times to cause us to stumble we should see what God is doing in the midst of these times. God is making us stronger and bringing us into victory as we walk through th…
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Pastor Mike offers some biblical truths that will help you thrive through the COVID-19 pandemic or any crisis. It is so easy to turn back, falling back into old patterns of life, when suddenly things change in our lives. We must be equipped and guarded so that we do not fall back. The Coronavirus situation has caused so much in our society to chang…
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What do you believe you need more than anything else? When life gets going and stuff happens where do you turn to find solace and restoration? The most important thing we could do is to turn to God, to get in touch with Him. The greatest relationship that we can have in life is our relationship with God. Today's episode should be an encouragement t…
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