Die To Self And Live In Light

About this episode

The episode explores the concept of self-sacrifice in light of Jesus' teachings and the distractions of modern culture.

Drop us a note about the podcast. A child abuse arrest, a culture drowning in distraction, and a Savior who says a seed must die before it can multiply, all of it forces the same question: what are we clinging to that’s costing us our soul? I start with Jesus’ words from John 12 about losing our life in this world to keep it for eternity, then I slow down on the parts that sting: suffering, fear of people, and the temptation to ask God to remove the hard hour instead of letting Him use it f...

People in this episode

Host: Jesse

Topics covered

• self-sacrifice
• faith
• suffering
• distraction
• spiritual growth

Keywords

• self
• soul
• Jesus
• suffering
• faith
• distraction
• eternity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: John 12

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