Today we are going to look at the sacrifice Christians are called to live out on a daily basis and the great sacrifices that come into our lives at various times. From the moment people become bona fide followers of Jesus they are called to live an uncompromising life of loving devotion to Him which will entail sacrifice in one form or another. Though this will be a challenging message, it will also be very encouraging.
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In today’s lesson we will look at some practical ways how genuine Christians are to sacrifice their lives for Jesus. We will learn how Christ’s life is the perfect example and standard of how true followers of Jesus are to live. We will dig into a couple of Christ’s parables that teach us what it means to sacrifice ourselves for Jesus. Then we will examine a little of Paul’s teaching on the matter. In this fallen world suffering and sacrifice are realities from which nobody can escape. The question is, “Who will we sacrifice and suffer for.” This question is clearly answered in a very practical way.
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We are beginning a new section in our continuing study on The Radical Jesus titled Radical Sacrifice. Today’s lesson will concentrate upon the eternal dimension of Christ’s sacrifice which will reveal another aspect of His tremendous love for mankind. This section on radical sacrifice makes a smooth transition from our last topic which was on radical compassion. It is just the reality of the world in which we live that whenever compassion is shown to those in need there is sacrifice involved. This study is sure to challenge you, so give a listen and grow in your knowledge of God.
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For the last two weeks we have been studying the radical nature of divine compassion and I will address this subject again today to bring some practical application. We will look at a couple of Christ’s parables that address the issue of compassion and how true followers of Jesus should be living out compassion on a daily basis. We will see the great privilege that is bestowed upon genuine believers to be Christ’s ambassadors to a world in rebellion against Him. This is a very high calling and is extremely important for us to understand. To this we are called.
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Last week we began digging into the wonderful subject of divine compassion. The radical nature of Christ’s compassion towards the rebel human race is staggering and beyond comprehension. Yet we should seek to comprehend His compassion to the best of our ability. Last week’s study ended with a brief glimpse at how God’s compassion is interwoven into His omniscience (all-knowing). I will pick up where we left off last week to delve deeper in the correlation between God’s omniscience and compassion. You will be enlightened.
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We are beginning a new section in our continuing study on The Radical Jesus. Today’s topic will be on Radical Compassion. The better we understand the radical compassion that defines Jesus, the more we will be able to grasp the compassion genuine followers of Jesus should be living. Jesus is our perfect example of what it means to compassionately love others. This is the love we are to live which will cause us to seek the eternal and temporal well-being of others. This message will surely challenge you.
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Can people please God? This is an extremely important question that every person should be asking. It is not enough to merely ask the question, we need to be striving to find the answer. In today’s lesson we will examine what it means to please God and how personal holiness is an integral part of it. So ask the question, “Can I please God?” Now listen to this podcast to get the answer.
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This is our second week studying the radical nature of holiness. In this lesson we will see how holiness is central to salvation. Only holy people will make heaven their home. Now if only the holy will go to heaven then the all-important question is how do unholy people become holy and what does that holy life look like? This is what we will investigate today.
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In today’s podcast we are beginning a new section in our continuing study on The Radical Jesus. This section is titled Radical Holiness and we will be on this topic for three weeks. I love the holiness of God and I love preaching on it as well. The divine holiness is actually what makes people and angels worship God. It is also what makes people to be awestruck by the Lord. Today we will look at why God’s holiness is so radical and why we have such a difficult time understanding it.
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We are continuing our study on the Radical Jesus. This is the final lesson in the section on radical surrender. Jesus gave us a principle from which we cannot escape–that a servant is not greater than his or her master. The spiritual principle is simple, we are to surrender to Jesus like He surrendered to the Heavenly Father. You are sure to be challenged in today’s podcast as we come to the practical application of Christ’s teaching on the surrendered life.
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In today’s podcast we will be continuing in our study on the Radical Jesus. Last week we began a new section in our study on the radical nature of surrender. This week we will continue in that same direction by looking at the surrender that Jesus lived to the Heavenly Father. By looking at the surrender He lived to the Father we will see the surrender that we are to live to Him. Jesus is our example, for this is what it means to be Christian–to be like Jesus. This lesson will challenge your faith.
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We are beginning a new section in our continuing study of The Radical Jesus that deals with the radical nature of surrender. It is a reality from which we cannot escape that if we want to be true followers of Jesus then we must learn to live the surrendered life. The only person that lived a life of perfect surrender to the Heavenly Father was Jesus. As a result, He is the perfect role model that we are to imitate. As you will soon see in this section on radical surrender that there is great joy, power and victory found when we live a life of surrender to Jesus. Put this lesson into practice and you will know that what I am saying is true.
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For the last two weeks we have been digging into the subject of humility. Today we are going to look at the radical nature of humility as it relates to true followers of Jesus. Anyone that would be an genuine disciple of the meek and lowly Jesus must strive to live a life of humility like He lived. Now I am not saying this is an easy call. Nonetheless, it is an integral part of the Christian calling. So listen closely to this lesson and make this subject an object of prayer in your life. You will not regret it!
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In this week’s study we will dig a little deeper into the humility that defined the Radical Jesus. As we look at the radical humility that Jesus lived out on a constant basis, we are forced to look at ourselves. What defines our character? Pride or humility? In this lesson we will learn a little more about humility and why it is important for us to mature in this fruit of the Spirit through the grace of God.
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Have you ever thought about where pride originated and why it is so deeply imbedded in our lives? In today’s podcast we will begin examining the radical nature of true humility. To do this we will look at the radical Jesus who is the perfect example of what it means to be humble. As we look at Jesus we will see the beauty and strength of humility and learn about our tremendous need to be delivered from the pride that so easily grips our heart and mind. You will be challenged by this teaching.
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Today’s podcast will stir your heart, mind and soul. We are continuing our series on the Radical Jesus and have been for the last two weeks studying the radical nature of truth. I will close out this section on the radical truth by looking at its revolutionary nature. The truth is not revolutionary in the way that the world defines revolution as a violent means of overthrowing a government. The truth is revolutionary to the spiritual, moral and intellectual life of an individual or people. It transforms the person that in turn becomes an agent of change in the world. Its time for you to have a spiritual revolution.
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In this week’s episode of The Radical Truth we will look at the fact that the truth is under attack. We will first see how the war against the truth began and how it has progressed. From there we will move on to study a couple of very interesting verses found in Isaiah 59. These verses reveal what is going on in our country today and why the nation is in a moral and spiritual tailspin. The closing thoughts will focus on why people are so hostile to the truth. This podcast will be very enlightening.
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Today’s podcast will be focusing upon the truth. The importance of this subject is tremendous. If truth cannot be known then there is no such thing as good and evil, right or wrong. The end of such a belief is meaningless of life. But if truth can be known then there is no greater pursuit we can have than to seek after the truth, and when we find it, strive with all that is within us to live it out. This podcast is all about the truth.
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Left to our sinful condition we cannot have fellowship with a holy God. The most important question that we could ever ask is, “How can we become holy enough to have fellowship with God?” In today’s lesson we will examine this issue and learn how sinful mankind can enter into fellowship with God.
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In today’s podcast we will look at how we are not like God and how we can become enough like Him to have authentic fellowship with Him. You will be challenged by this lesson and if you have ears to hear, you will be changed by it as well
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The subject of today’s study will focus on God’s self-disclosure and the history of salvation. This is a very interesting lesson that will stir your heart and invigorate your mind. Gather the family together or meet with some friends and listen to this podcast which will help you grow in the true faith.
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The Radical Jesus is the subject of the teaching series we have been in for the last four weeks. In today’s podcast will see that Jesus was not a conventional leader and that He broke all the church growth rules that are promoted in our time. With satirical humor I show just how foolish most of our church growth principles are and how radical Jesus was. Jesus was and is absolutely amazing and when He walked this earth He amazed people to such a degree that at times He offended them. I then present an original parable to help illustrate the thesis of this study that Jesus is absolutely radical. You’ll enjoy this one!
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We are now three weeks into our series on The Radical Jesus. Today we will concentrate upon the radical nature of the atonement. The atonement is about what Christ’s crucifixion was all about and what it accomplished. So this is a very important lesson for anyone that wants to understand the true Christian faith that is founded upon God’s Word. The faith that Jesus gave us is absolutely radical in how it came about and in what it can do for mankind. Don’t miss this soul stirring teaching that will surely build your faith.
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This is part two in our new study on The Radical Jesus. Today I am still laying down some foundational thought to the study which is an investigation into the Biblical Jesus. You will be challenged in this podcast to see Jesus a little more clearly. He is infinitely greater than we imagined. A weak, make-believe god is powerless because he does not exist. But the True and Living God is mighty to save and His name is Jesus Christ. You can follow along with this study by getting my book The Radical Jesus. Just click the following link https://www.ihpministry.com/store/
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Today we start a new series titled, The Radical Jesus. This is an investigation into the Biblical Jesus and we will find that He is more radical than we ever imagined. You will be challenged and enlightening through this Bible study. There is the distinct possibility that this will revolutionize your concept of Christ and cause you to stand in awe of Him. In today’s episode I will lay some important ground work so that when I use the word radical to describe Jesus you will know what I am talking about. This series is coming out of my book, The Radical Jesus and is available in paperback or Kindle versions if you want to follow along. Just copy this link, www.ihpministry.com/store/ now paste the link in your browser and take it from there.
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