About this episode

Chris Dillon discusses the radical willingness of Paul to surrender personal rights for the sake of spreading the gospel.

In 1 Corinthians 9, Paul shows a radical willingness to surrender his personal rights if it means more people can hear and respond to the gospel. Rather than demanding comfort, status, or freedom, he chooses sacrifice for the sake of mission. Paul stays completely anchored to the truth of Jesus while remaining flexible in how he connects with different people — becoming “all things to all people” so that some might be saved. This challenges the mindset of our culture, which tells us to protec...

People in this episode

Host: Chris Dillon

Topics covered

• sacrifice
• gospel
• mission
• flexibility
• cultural mindset

Keywords

• sacrifice
• gospel
• 1 Corinthians
• Paul
• mission
• flexibility
• New Life Church

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New Life Church

Books & works: 1 Corinthians 9

Places: Asheville, NC

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