Erin Church Of The Nazarene

Pastor Daniel Medders uses the story of Henry Molaison and the idea of “Henry’s mirror” to warn against living year after year without learning, then frames a 2026 challenge to grow in Christlikeness by learning how to handle opinions. He points to Moses as a model of steady leadership under criticism, Noah as an example of stubborn obedience while the culture spiraled, and David as a reminder that opposition can come from your own family when you step toward what God is calling you to do. He describes a “lonely chapter” that often comes with pursuing holiness, where you no longer fit with your old circle and have not yet found the new one, and he says it feels lonely mainly when your identity was rooted in people instead of God. He ends by saying the hardest opinion to overcome is your own, warning that “follow your heart” and self affirmation can become idolatry when they replace denying yourself and following Christ, and he concludes that the only opinion that truly matters is God’s as he closes in prayer.