Going Deeper with God - Knowing Christ Ep. 19

About this episode

The episode explores the importance of intimacy with Jesus over mere busyness for God, reflecting on Paul's teachings in Philippians 3.

Send us Fan Mail What if your spiritual resume is the very thing keeping you from truly knowing Jesus? We dive into Philippians 3 and confront the difference between being busy for God and being close to God. Paul calls his best achievements “garbage” compared to gaining Christ, and that bold language becomes a mirror for our own platforms, reputations, routines, and theological pride. We explore why intimacy with Jesus is the center of Christian life, not a side project, and how a relationsh...

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Host: Stephen Tilmon

Topics covered

• spiritual intimacy
• knowing Christ
• Christian life
• theological pride
• Philippians 3
• relationship with God

Keywords

• spiritual resume
• intimacy with Jesus
• Christianity
• Philippians
• theological pride
• relationship with God

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Books & works: Philippians 3

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