Episode 086: Philippians 1
Join The Journey
Watermark Community Church, Dallas, TX
5.0 • 879 Ratings
🗓️ 2 May 2022
⏱️ 9 minutes
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What do we do when our motives are sinful? How should we think about spiritual growth and what should our response be when we become increasingly aware of our sin? In this episode, Emma Dotter shares about where she senses the Lord sanctifying her in her own life as she talks through Philippians 1.
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| 0:00.0 | Everybody, what is going on? You know what time it is. You're listening to join the Journey podcast with your host, Emma, daughter. |
| 0:08.8 | Thanks for joining. Have you ever wrestled with your motives? I wondered if you're really doing something for God's glory. Are you doing it to please people, impress someone, or just check a box and maintain a reputation. |
| 0:21.6 | Lately, I've continued to be reminded that just like everything else, our motives can |
| 0:27.0 | easily be corrupted by sin. In today's Devo, Lucina reminds us that there are times when our |
| 0:33.1 | spiritual growth only seems to increase. Growth can be fueled by an initial catalytic salvation |
| 0:38.6 | experience, or maybe later on by someone who's taken the time to disciple us. At the same time, |
| 0:45.1 | however, there are seasons when our faith seems to falter, and we become discouraged. Maybe |
| 0:51.0 | these seasons are caused by a trial, sin, or even just a missed expectation. |
| 0:56.4 | Are we failing to grow as we think we should? |
| 0:59.7 | When those discouraging seasons hit, it's easy to fall into the trap of believing perceived failure or stagnant season equals a lack of spiritual growth. |
| 1:09.3 | But in reality, low or stagnant seasons can actually be another |
| 1:13.6 | step toward maturity. Growth can be determined by how we respond to those feelings or experiences. |
| 1:20.7 | Our perceived successes, failures, and really everything in between are vital in the process |
| 1:26.2 | of spiritual growth. |
| 1:32.1 | Lucina did a great job reminding us that God doesn't expect us to have arrived. |
| 1:37.0 | We're still being transformed into his image, and we don't have to have it altogether. |
| 1:43.2 | When it comes to this topic, Philippians 1 offers one of the most encouraging verses in the entire Bible. |
| 1:45.4 | Verse 6 reads, and I am sure of this, that He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion |
| 1:51.1 | at the day of Jesus Christ. It's encouraging because it really depicts a relinquishing of striving. |
| 1:58.1 | At the end of the day, as believers in Christ, we don't have to work our way to God. |
| 2:03.2 | We're saved by grace alone, through faith in Christ alone, according to Scripture and to the |
| 2:07.9 | glory of God alone. However, when it comes to our sanctification, that is, when it comes to how |
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