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The Nine Traps Our Orphan Hearts Fall For

September 09, 2026

Summary

We all use strategies to meet our deepest soul needs—however legitimate or not. Satan's oldest lie says we’re better off fending for ourselves apart from God. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller maps nine ways we build identity on idols. Discover how the same temptation that felled Adam was the one Jesus refused in the wilderness.

This is part two of the sermon, “Mapping Our Hearts.”

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