Overcoming the World

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Reformed, Study, Jesus, Preaching, Christianity, Scripture, Spirit, Bible, Holy, Theology, Christian, God, Teaching

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🗓️ 27 July 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

When Jesus was arrested, tried, and killed, His disciples were broken and seemingly without hope. But soon, their sorrow turned into joy. From his expositional series in the gospel of John, R.C. Sproul reassures us with the truth: Christ, by His resurrection, has overcome the world.

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Meet Today’s Teacher:

R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.

Meet the Host:

Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast.

Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Transcript

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0:00.0	It's not like Jesus barely edges out the world and the flesh and the devil.
0:05.4	He crutches them under his feet by his blood.
0:09.4	He is the triumphant king.
0:12.6	And it's not going to look like that tomorrow afternoon, guys,
0:15.8	when they take my cold, dead body down from the cross and throw it in the cave.
0:20.3	But on Sunday morning, you're not
0:21.5	going to have to ask me any more questions about who won. Because I've overcome the world.
0:34.9	That's the king we serve as we live as pilgrims in a world filled with trials, tribulations,
0:40.3	and temptations.
0:43.3	Welcome to the Sunday edition of Renewing Your Mind.
0:46.3	I'm your host, Nathan W. Bingham.
0:49.3	Have you ever been discouraged?
0:51.3	Perhaps you're discouraged this morning. I think all Christians have
0:55.6	been there. Imagine what it was like, though, for the disciples, expecting victory, and their Lord
1:01.6	dies. Over the next few weeks, R. C. Spro will consider some of the intimate moments in the
1:08.2	upper room, what Jesus says to his disciples before his
1:12.1	betrayal, his crucifixion, and because we know the rest of the story, his resurrection.
1:18.1	If you'd like to study all of what is called the Upper Room Discourse and take your time to work
1:23.7	through all of John's Gospel, you can request R.C. Sproul's commentary on John
1:28.5	when you give a donation before midnight tonight
1:31.1	at renewing your mind.org.
1:34.6	Jesus said,
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