The Idolatry of Comfort and the Glory of Christ

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David Platt

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🗓️ 10 April 2018

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

We are taught from a young age to “be safe” in whatever we do. This isn’t bad advice for the everyday tasks God has given us to do, but when it comes to following Jesus, we can wrongly assume that God would never call us to something costly or dangerous. Our time, effort, and resources are spent on maximizing our comfort. However, Jesus said that following Him would mean forsaking everything. And while we aren’t to seek out suffering, we know that proclaiming the gospel in many areas of the world requires taking risks. In this sermon from Philippians 1:12–30, David Platt reminds us not to let comfort become an idol, but instead to pursue faithfulness to Christ, even if it costs us our lives. Being with Christ is infinitely better than any temporary security this world offers.

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0:00.0	We are taught from a young age to be safe in whatever we do. This isn't bad advice for everyday tasks that God has given us to do, but when it comes to following Jesus, we can wrongly
0:14.7	assume that God would never call us to do something costly or dangerous.
0:20.0	Welcome to the Radical with David Platt Podcasts the latest sermons from teacher, author, and
0:25.2	pastor David Platt delivered weekly.
0:28.0	As always, you can find thousands of more free resources over at our website radical dot net.
0:34.8	Well our time effort and resources are spent on maximizing our comfort.
0:39.8	However, Jesus said that following him would be forsaking everything.
0:44.0	And while we aren't to seek out suffering, we know that proclaiming the gospel in many areas of the world requires taking risks.
0:51.0	In today's sermon from Philippians chapter 1 verses 12 through 30, David
0:56.5	Platt reminds us not to let comfort become an idol, but instead to pursue faithfulness in Christ, even if it costs us our lives.
1:06.0	Being with Christ is infinitely better than any temporary security this world can offer.
1:12.0	Here's David Platt with a sermon titled The
1:14.2	Idolatory of Comfort and the Glory of Christ from Philippians chapter one. If you have a Bible and I hope you or somebody around you does that you can look on with
1:31.0	I want to invite you to open with me to Philippians chapter one and
1:37.0	new testament feel free to use your table of contents in the Bible of me too
1:42.0	Philippians chapter one and while you're turning there, I want to welcome those are you in other places in Prince William and Montgomery County and Louden and the wharf and different micro sites.
1:51.0	It's good to be together across Washington around the word.
1:57.0	The plan this morning was to dive back into our 12 traits of a biblical church series after Easter last week and
2:08.4	Lord willing will continue that series next week but as I was praying this week I was in the middle preparing
2:16.0	something different and I just had a strong sense so we needed to go in a different
2:22.2	direction today, particularly in light of a couple
2:27.0	people who are in worship with us. So for those of you who are joining with us from other locations, I want to fill you in on something we just heard from a brother named Gilbert
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