I Choose Joy - Understanding the Power of Expectations, Part 2
Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast
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🗓️ 6 June 2025
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Summary
Chip wraps up this series by explaining how the power of expectations can transform ordinary people into people of great faith. He tells us that through the joy Christ offers, we have the supernatural ability to live far above our circumstances.
KEY #4: Expectation
- What are my expectations? -Philippians 1:27-30
What does God expect?
- Consistent conduct -Philippians 1:27a
What does"consistent conduct" look like?
- Stand firm = Don't give up
- Contending = Don't give in
- Not frightened = Don't shrink back
What can we expect from God?
- 2 Gifts = Granted: a privilege or "gracious gift" AND Struggle: Conflict, suffering, persecution
Six possible reasons we suffer:
1. My sin --Galatians 6:7-8
2. Others' sins --Psalm 49:1
3. Spiritual attack --Job, Ephesians 6
4. Fallen world --Luke 13
5. Spiritual disicipline --Hewbrews 12
6. Spiritual development --2 Corinthians 12:9-10
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| 0:00.0 | Did you know that God has two amazing gifts for you? |
| 0:05.0 | I mean, gifts that we rarely think about or even consider as gifts. |
| 0:10.0 | But when you think and hear and ponder and digest these two gifts, |
| 0:15.0 | it absolutely changes your perspective and gives you the power to live with joy, even in the midst of great |
| 0:22.0 | adversity. Stay with me. |
| 0:26.2 | Thank you for being with us for this edition of Living on the Edge with Chip England. |
| 0:31.6 | Chip serves as our Bible teacher for this global teaching and discipleship ministry, helping Christians |
| 0:36.6 | develop an authentic faith. |
| 0:38.3 | Today we're wrapping up our series I Choose Joy. |
| 0:42.3 | For the past several programs, we've explored God's desire for us to experience authentic joy, |
| 0:48.3 | even through the most demanding and frustrating times of life. |
| 0:51.3 | We hope you've been encouraged by this study in Philippians chapter one, and to help others |
| 0:56.6 | discover that same refreshment and strength, take a minute after this message and share |
| 1:01.3 | it through the Chippingramath. |
| 1:03.2 | Okay, here's Chip with the remainder of his talk, understanding the power of expectations. |
| 1:08.6 | He picks up on the last phrase of Philippians chapter 1, verse 27. |
| 1:13.4 | Let's dive in. Contending for the faith, it's about our beliefs. It's about standing up for what |
| 1:21.1 | we believe. It's battling but winsomely, lovingly, you know, not angry, but it's saying that there's certain things that are true. |
| 1:29.9 | I was praying this morning and I was thinking about this and I thought of, I get to do |
| 1:36.9 | in one of the most progressive areas in all the United States with a group of people that are willing to take a stand |
| 1:48.6 | and do it lovingly and then not only pair the truth, but pair the truth with acts of love |
| 1:54.5 | and compassion and kindness. Let me just tell you something. We did something on Culture Shock |
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