Courage - The Catalyst to Breakthrough, Part 1

Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast

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Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Courage is stepping out and doing the right thing in the face of danger or difficulty. Courage is a prerequisite for seeing God unleash His supernatural power in your life. The question is how do you actually get courage?

Six barriers to experiencing breakthrough

Our TRADITIONS. -Mark 7:1-23
Our UNWORTHINESS. -Mark 7:24-30
Our DEAFNESS. -Mark 7:31-37
Our LACK OF RESOURCES. -Mark 8:1-21
Our BLINDNESS. -Mark 8:22-26
Our SELF INTEREST. -Mark 8:27-38

Analysis

Who experienced supernatural breakthroughs of God’s power? Who didn’t?
What did each group do?
What lessons did Jesus want His disciples (and us) to learn about Him, themselves, and “stepping out?”

Jesus teaches us that “looking up” is the secret to “stepping out.” -Mark 8:17–9:29

Analysis

Fear keeps us from “STEPPING OUT” to unleash God’s power into impossible situations.
“Stepping out” requires COURAGE; the power to act despite our fears.
Courage demands FAITH that God will do what He has promised.
Faith is the result of seeing Jesus UP CLOSE and for who He is.
Prayer is God’s INVITATION to see Jesus “up close” and believe He will do the impossible for you.
Fasting is choosing to remove whatever DISTRACTS us from seeing and experiencing Jesus for who He is.

Assignment:

Set aside 5 minutes each day this week for adoration and praise with thanksgiving for who God is and what He has done for you.

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0:00.0	Today on Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram.
0:14.0	What is it that gives you the will to stay in the fight when every fiber in your body wants to quit. What is it that gives you
0:24.1	what you need when you're scared to death and yet you step out and do exactly what God wants
0:29.8	you to do? Well, it's one word, courage. How do you get it? That's today on Living on the Edge.
0:38.1	What barriers are keeping you from experiencing God's breakthrough power in your life?
0:43.5	Today on Living on the Edge, Chip Ingram identifies five specific obstacles that prevent us from stepping into the impossible.
0:51.1	Using powerful stories from the Gospel of Mark, Chip shows how Jesus deliberately taught
0:56.3	his disciples to overcome each one. And at the heart of it all is one word, courage. We're in a
1:03.3	series called Experience Breakthrough, Learning to Stop Feeling Confined by Life's Biggest Barriers. If you're
1:09.7	ready to break through the barriers that have held you back, this message is for you.
1:14.1	Well, here's Chip Ingram with his lesson, Courage, the catalyst to break through.
1:18.9	Mark, Chapter 6, 5,000 people are fed.
1:23.7	Notice what Jesus does.
1:26.1	He sends the disciples off.
1:30.3	Immediately, Jesus had his disciples get into the boat to go ahead of him.
1:35.2	While he dismissed the crowd, and after they left, he went up on the mountain to pray.
1:39.1	When evening came, the boat was in the middle of a lake, and he was alone on land.
1:43.8	And this, by the way, when you're ready to take some steps for God, I mean, notice the
1:49.5	disciples get on the journey, and there is a stiff wind, and they're straining at the oars.
1:58.1	That's what it's like when you start taking steps for God.
2:01.9	And so about the fourth watch of the night, he went out to them, and this is trying to increase their face. So he's walking on the
2:06.9	water. And as he comes by and decided to pass by, they see him and think he's a ghost, and they're
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