2006-04-23 Significant Purpose
from Spiritual Wisdom from Old Guys Hosted by Dave DeVries
When you see something you want—a dream, goal, or possession—how quickly do you tune out the needs of others to pursue it? What rights are you holding onto that prevent you from fully following God's will? At a baseball game, 28-year-old Matt Starr sees a ball heading his direction. Heart pounding, he leaps over seats, pushes people aside, and throws a four-year-old boy into the wall to catch it. While Matt celebrates his prize, fans scream at him and players stop the game to check on little Nicholas. In that moment, Matt lived purely me-first, silencing everyone else's needs. This message uses Philippians 2 to show how living God-first requires the opposite: putting yourself last and others first, following Jesus who gave up all His rights, was undeterred by the cost, and waited for glory later rather than demanding it now.
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