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Renewing Your Mind

Triumphantly Living

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.85.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

We have no power in ourselves to obey God's will, yet the Lord strengthens His people to live joyfully and triumphantly for His glory. Today, Steven Lawson explains how this truth enables us to be content in all circumstances.

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Meet Today's Teacher:

Steven Lawson is founder and president of OnePassion Ministries in Dallas. He is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow, professor of preaching and dean of D.Min. studies at The Master's Seminary, and teacher for the Institute for Expository Preaching. He is author of many books, including The Passionate Preaching of Martyn Lloyd-Jones, John Knox: Fearless Faith, and The Moment of Truth.

Meet the Host:

Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.

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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

Paul says, when I'm weak, then I'm strong.

0:04.0

So we can all relate. We're all frail.

0:07.0

We're all jars of clay.

0:10.0

But it is in our weakness that his strength is made strong.

0:15.6

The longer that I walk with Christ, the more aware I become of my weakness, my utter

0:27.5

dependence upon Him. Isn't that your experience as well? We are all jars of clay. Yet the Apostle Paul reminds us in

0:36.0

today's text that we can do all things through him who strengthens us. Welcome to the Friday edition of Renewing Her Mind

0:45.2

as we conclude a week in Philippians with Stephen Lawson.

0:49.4

The messages you've heard this week are from Dr Lawson's 42 message overview of Philippians.

0:55.1

And today is the last day to request the series on DVD and in the Ligonier app

1:00.0

when you give a donation of any amount at renewing your mind dot org.

1:05.4

So what does it mean that we can do all things through him who strengthens us?

1:10.2

And how does that relate to our contentment?

1:12.8

To conclude this week's study, here's Dr. Lawson.

1:15.8

Well, once again, I want you to take your Bible and turn with me to the book of Philippians, Philippians chapter 4 and in this session

1:26.9

we're going to take in several verses believe it or not. We'll see how far along we are able to advance. I want to begin reading in verse 10 and I'm going to read

1:36.4

through verse 14. We'll see how far we can work our way into this. These are great verses and Paul writes, but I rejoiced in the

1:48.8

Lord greatly that now at last you have revived your concern for me.

1:54.0

Indeed, you were concerned before, but you lacked opportunity.

1:58.0

Not that I speak from want, for I've learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.

2:06.2

I know how to get along with humble means,

2:08.7

and I also know how to live in prosperity.

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