So were the teachings of Jesus. They are very simple: love God with all your heart, all your mind, and all your soul, and love your neighbor as yourself. And it is the Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom (but you have to seek it.)
Truth is very simple. It is only our life here that is complex. We make things more complex than they need to be.
This sermon is similar to quietism, buddhism, and gnosticism. It says reality is non existant, and that we become good/holy/spiritual by overcoming this non existant reality.
It says nothing of the kind. It says that the reality of this world is simply the expression, the outpicturing of God, and we can transcend the illusions of this world through thought. As we align our thought with Higher Thought, with the Divine Mind, we change conditions, or at least our experience of them. We can heal conditions this way.
The importance of serving God simply thru daily life is emphasized in Christianity, but is also taught in non western religions. For example, there is an old Hindu story that a guru asked Krishna to show him the holiest man in the world...so Krishna took him to the house of a simple farmer...a loving man with a large happy family...the farmer fed the travelers, and gave them his bed to sleep in...and cheered them with his generousity.
I like that story. I only wish that more Hindus lived by their principles instead of killing all the other religions.
Dr. Holmes teaches about surrender. We must let go and let God work through us to bring the fullest degree of prosperity, well being, and joy.
Ah, but what if God's will for us is poverty, poor health, or depression?