Selah

| “Are You Finished Or Are You Done?” | Pastor Stephen J. Thurston II | July 26, 2026 |

Speaker: Not provided

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Summary

Main message: Being "done" with old habits or a former lifestyle (outward changes) is not the same as being truly "finished" (inner transformation); you can adopt new practices yet still revert to old, reactive behaviors when provoked.

Key points:

  • The speaker distinguishes being "done" from being "finished."
  • Outward changes (moving to the suburbs, meditation, yoga) don't guarantee inner change.
  • Old reactive instincts (ready to "throw hands," shift into "warrior pose") can remain.
  • You can claim to be done with a past life yet not be fully transformed.

Scriptures mentioned: none