Try to think of the most godly, spiritual, faithful Christian who ever walked the face of the Earth. Who would that be? For many, the Apostle Paul springs to mind, a man that needs no introduction, who’s contribution to the kingdom of God seems unparalleled. He preached to more people, suffered more hardship, planted more churches, and wrote more books of the New Testament than anyone else, and yet at the end of all that, his passion was only stronger than when he started out. how was that possible? what exactly drives a person to live that kind of a life for God? how did Paul define his own life goal?
Hi, I’m Joshua Nah, and you’re listening to the new ‘Tried and True’ podcast, an outreach of Bethel Bible Presbyterian Church. Today, there are countless voices for you to listen to and take advice from, but the one voice you know you can depend on is the voice of God, speaking to us through his Holy Word, the Bible. And it’s for this reason that each week Pastor Paul Cheng will dive into the meaning of these words that have stood the test of time, to help you apply them into your life, today.
Welcome to the first episode, a sermon taken from Pastor’s ongoing series on the epistle to the Philippians. As Christians, we often feel tired or uninspired, at ease, or even frustrated. We know we’re not living our lives to the spiritual maximum, the way God wants us to. At other times, we feel a surge of zeal for the Lord, only to find that feeling fading soon after. in today’s text, the apostle challenges these attitudes, by describing his own mindset towards each day. the mindset that drove him to do the myriad of things he did, and be the relentlessly passionate man he was. He’s Pastor Paul to break this down.
That was Pastor Paul Cheng from His series on the Epistle to the Philippians.
Prior to hearing this message, I might’ve thought that letting go of the past and pressing on towards the future was nothing more than a worldly cliche. In fact, if I’m not careful, i think the fact that we are saved by grace alone, and not by our works, might be misleading. i might mistake that fact that i can add nothing to my salvation, with meaning that all i have to do is ride on the coattails of Jesus’ sacrifice, that there’s no real goal for me aim for with my life anymore. Clearly, that’s not true, knowing that God has a reason for keeping me on this Earth, knowing that my salvation frees me to serve God with all of my heart, and face each day eager and willing.
Thanks for joining us for our first episode, on the Tried and True podcast. Our hope, is that these words will help you assess your own life, and do all that you can, so that in the final analysis, God would find us tried and true. For the full series on the epistle to the philippians which this sermon belongs to, as well as series on other books of the bible, and other biblical resources published weekly, visit our website at BethelBPC.com.au or our YouTube channel under the same name.
Now that we’ve marked out our end goal, the finishing line which all Christians are to aim for in life, often we’ll find ourselves faced with options, unclear of precisely which step to take going forward. The age-old question inevitably arises, ‘what is God’s will for my life?’ Join us next Sunday, when the Apostle addresses this very question here, on Tried and True.