Winning the Fight Within | Week 11

Winning the Fight Within | Week 11

From First Christian Church Champaign by First Christian Church Champaign

May 18, 2026 · 38 min

About this episode

This episode explores the importance of honoring spiritual leadership and the balance between grace and truth in faith.

What if the thing you dismiss as “just practice” is actually shaping everything people will see in public? This message takes you into 1 Timothy 5 to wrestle with what it means to honor spiritual leadership without excusing it, to handle accusations with wisdom instead of impulse, and to slow down before we hand anyone a platform. If you’ve ever felt tension between grace and truth, grown tired of performative faith, or wondered what real spiritual influence looks like when nobody’s watching, lean in—because your roots will always show up in your fruit.

Topics covered

  • spiritual leadership
  • grace and truth
  • performative faith
  • spiritual influence
  • accusations
  • honor

Keywords

  • spiritual leadership
  • 1 Timothy 5
  • grace
  • truth
  • performative faith
  • spiritual influence
  • accusations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: First Christian Church Champaign

Books & works: 1 Timothy 5

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