S4: Obedience (Chase)
Chase (Jennie Allen)
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6m 34s
Many of us hear the word obedience and based on past experiences we feel pressure, and words like rules, punishment, and shame come to mind. Deep in the crevasses of present-day Christendom lies the backward theology that good behavior pleases God. But morality—doing good things for the sake of doing good things—has never won God’s favor. Morality is something we achieve, while righteousness is something we receive.
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S6: Repentance (Chase)
There are two places we typically run when we see our sin: we run and hide under our religion or morality, or we run in outright rebellion like the prodigal son. Both responses take us further from freedom, further from God's love. Repentance is the confession of the specific ways I have offended...
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S7: Surrender (Chase)
Surrender does feel costly when our lives are falling apart, but surrender sometimes feels even more difficult in the mundane everyday. And God calls us to trust Him with both. Surrendering to God means we will willingly receive whatever He has for us. He takes our surrendered lives and pours the...
