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Disciple Blueprint provides clear biblical teaching, practical resources, and tools to help believers grow in faith and understanding of Scripture.
I’m Raymond Smith — Bible teacher, author, and disciple-maker. I built Disciple Blueprint for believers who want more than Sunday morning.
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Episode 3 — Jesus Had an Answer for Every Lie. So Can You.
Mental Health Maintenance Series • July 8, 2026
In Matthew 4, Jesus was hungry, isolated, and at His most vulnerable — and that is exactly when Satan showed up with three lies dressed as reasonable suggestions. Jesus didn’t argue. He didn’t debate the premise. Every single time, He said the same three words: “It is written.” That is the model for taking your thoughts captive. In this episode, Raymond unpacks why willpower fails where Scripture succeeds, what the military language of 2 Corinthians 10:5 actually means, and what to do when the lie comes back for what feels like the hundredth time — because the returning is the discipline, not the failing.
In This Episode
- The wilderness temptation in Matthew 4 as the definitive model for answering lies with Scripture
- Why Jesus said “It is written” instead of arguing — and what that teaches us about how to fight
- The military language behind “taking thoughts captive” in 2 Corinthians 10:5
- Why the lie coming back is not evidence of failure — and what the return to truth is actually building
- What consistency with Scripture does to the mind over time
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Scripture Referenced
- Matthew 4:1-11 (NLT) — Jesus in the wilderness. Three temptations. Three “It is written” responses. The enemy left.
- 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NLT) — We capture rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.
- Romans 12:2 (NLT) — Transformed by the renewing of your mind.
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