Peace on Earth - Fear Not, God Uses Costly Obedience, Part 2
Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast
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🗓️ 23 December 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Did you know there is a hidden obstacle that prevents us from being used by God? In this program, Chip reveals this roadblock and connects it to the Christmas story in a way you have never heard before. Learn from the life and faith of Jesus’ earthly father, how to break through this barrier, experience the power of the Holy Spirit, and step into your God-given purpose.
Main Points The Christmas Message = “God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life.”- Exhibit A – Zechariah & Elizabeth: Elderly, barren couple receive a miracle baby who becomes the first prophet in 400 years. --Luke 1:13
- Exhibit B – Mary: Humble, peasant girl from the wrong side of town becomes the “earthly mother of God.” --Luke 1:30-33
- Exhibit C – Joseph: Blue collar worker marries unwed mother and becomes the “earthly father” of the Savior of the world. --Matthew 1:20-21
The Answer: Joseph teaches us the high cost of receiving God’s wonderful plans.
The Context: A genealogy that challenges and upends Matthew’s audience’s worldview and expectation about the Messiah.The Situation: Not so wonderful. --Matthew 1:18
Joseph’s Response: A painful dilemma. --Matthew 1:19The Angel’s Intervention – “Fear Not!” --Matthew 1: 20-23
Joseph’s Obedience – Immediate, radical & costly. --Matthew 1: 24-25- The Price --John 16:33, 1 Peter 4:12-16
- The Path --John 12:24, Luke 9:23-25
- The Process --Romans 5:1-5, James 1:2-4
- The Product --Ephesians 2:10, 3:20-21
- The Four Spiritual Laws by Bill Bright
- The Fellowship of the Unashamed by Unnamed Rwandan man
Chip Ingram’s passion is helping Christians really live like Christians. As a pastor, author, and teacher for more than three decades, Chip has helped believers around the world move from spiritual spectators to healthy, authentic disciples of Jesus by living out God’s truth in their lives and relationships in transformational ways.
About Living on the EdgeLiving on the Edge exists to help Christians live like Christians. Established in 1995 as the radio ministry of pastor and author Chip Ingram, God has since grown it into a global discipleship ministry. Living on the Edge provides Biblical teaching and discipleship resources that challenge and equip spiritually hungry Christians all over the world to become mature disciples of Jesus.
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| 0:00.0 | Did you know that there is one barrier that stops most Christians in their tracks from experiencing |
| 0:09.0 | the power of the Holy Spirit and being greatly used of God and finding God's peace? |
| 0:15.0 | One barrier. |
| 0:16.0 | We're going to talk about what that is and how to remove it. |
| 0:19.0 | Stay with me. |
| 0:27.8 | Thanks for listening to this edition of Living on the Edge with Chip Engro. Living on the Edge is an international teaching and discipleship ministry motivating Christians to live like Christians. |
| 0:33.7 | Well after Chip's set up, you may be wondering, what is this barrier he's talking about? |
| 0:38.5 | And how does it relate to the birth of Jesus? |
| 0:41.0 | Well, Chip will make that connection for us as we near the end of our newest series, Peace on Earth. |
| 0:46.1 | But before we begin, if this is your first time listening to Living on the Edge, |
| 0:50.1 | or you want to learn more about what we do, go to living on the edge.org. |
| 0:55.7 | You'll find resources on tons of topics |
| 0:57.9 | and countless programs to enjoy. |
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| 1:03.1 | to get plugged in with our ministry. |
| 1:05.1 | We'll get your Bible out and go to Matthew chapter one |
| 1:07.8 | as we join Chip for the second half of his talk, |
| 1:10.5 | Fear not, God uses costly |
| 1:12.5 | obedience God indeed loves each one of us and has a wonderful plan that brings great joy new life |
| 1:22.9 | requires radical costly obedience but somehow when expectation, like those Jews who thought, |
| 1:30.6 | the Messiah is going to come, and they rejected Jesus. Why? Because he didn't fit their box. I want a |
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