Love Obeys, Part 1
Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast
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🗓️ 6 February 2026
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Summary
Scripture tells us those who love God are those who obey His commands. Chip poses two critical questions when we talk about obedience: What can we expect from God? and What does God expect from us? Join Chip for the answers.
Two critical questions
- What can we expect from God?
- What does God expect from us?
Church history: Two views concerning God’s expectations
- J. CALVIN
- J. ARMINUS
God’s Word rejects both extremes and hold God’s sovereignty and man’s responsibility in “biblical tension” and balance.
- Man’s responsibility -Philippians 2:12
- God’s sovereignty -Philippians 2:13
How do we “work out” what God has “worked in”?
- The command: Be a GRATEFUL servant! -Philippians 2:14
- The purpose: Be a GODLY servant! -Philippians 2:15a
- The result: Be a BOLD servant! -Philippians 2:15b-16a
- The motive: Be a JOYFUL servant! -Philippians 16b-18
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| 0:00.0 | Today on Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram. |
| 0:14.2 | Only God can change a life, but he never chooses to change it alone. There's a God part, and there's a your part. |
| 0:24.6 | The question is, how do those fit together? |
| 0:26.6 | What's your part? What's his part? That's today. |
| 0:30.6 | What can you expect from God? |
| 0:33.6 | And what does God expect from you? |
| 0:35.6 | These aren't just theological questions. |
| 0:38.4 | They powerfully shape how we live and love. |
| 0:41.6 | I'm Dave Drewy. |
| 0:42.6 | And today on Living on the Edge, Chip Ingram tackles one of the most misunderstood |
| 0:46.4 | tensions in Christianity, God's sovereignty versus human responsibility. |
| 0:52.0 | In our series choosing love, we're learning that love requires both God's |
| 0:55.9 | grace and our obedience working together, and why being a grateful servant is the key to transformation. |
| 1:03.1 | So if you've got your Bible handy, open to Philippians Chapter 2, starting in verse 12. Here's |
| 1:08.6 | Chip Ingram with his message, love obeys. |
| 1:11.8 | I want to share a leadership lesson that I learned many, many years ago that really reshape my |
| 1:16.7 | life, and it's one that I have to keep on learning. |
| 1:20.1 | On the very front of your notes, you'll notice I've written, our expectations powerfully |
| 1:25.0 | shape our relationships and our responses. Circle the word expectations. |
| 1:32.1 | Our expectations, they're so subtle. We have them often. We don't even know what they are. |
| 1:37.7 | I grew up in a home and no ladies feel guilty, but my mom was really into breakfast. |
| 1:43.8 | At about 6.15 or 6.30, I could smell bacon and eggs every single morning, and our whole |
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