Today on Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram.

Do you remember that one really good coach you had growing up?

I mean, who inspired you, challenged you, gave you

confidence, helped you get really better at what you wanted to be. Can you imagine having that

kind of coach spiritually? Someone who encourages you, helps you. I mean, to be the kind of Christian

that you long to be? Well, stay with me. We're going to get that today.

We all want life change, but wanting it and achieving it are two very different things.

So what's getting in the way?

And what would it look like if a real permanent change actually took hold?

Well, I'm Dave Drewie, and today on Living on the Edge,

Chip Ingram begins a brand new series called You Can Make Disciples,

Personal Coaching from the Apostle Paul.

Chip opens First Timothy and asks,

What does it take to step up and live boldly for Christ in a world that pushes back?

Well, stay close.

Now here's Chip with the start of a message titled, Step Up.

My father was a great athlete.

In fact, such a great athlete when World War II broke out.

He joined the Marines, Guam, Iwo Jima, Purple Heart, 50 caliber machine gunner.

He goes, I would set up the machine gun,

it would be like mowing grass and killing people.

And he said, in the midst of that,

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