My Truth, Part 2

MY TRUTH

February 13, 2022 | By Caleb Baldwin

SETLIST

MESSAGE NOTES

O. Alan Noble
“…the mantra of our age, and the fundamental lie of modernity is: “I am my own and I belong to myself.”

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The Lie
I am my own and I belong to myself.

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Matthew 16:24-26
Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

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Denying yourself
Taking up your cross
Following Jesus

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Warren Wiersbe
Denying self is not the same as self-denial. We practice self-denial when, for a good purpose, we occasionally give up things or activities. But we deny self when we surrender ourselves to Christ and determine to obey His will.

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O. Alan Noble
“To cope with the pressure of modern life, we medicate: Some drink, some take prescription anti-depressants or stimulants or anti-anxiety meds, some eat, some binge Seinfeld or Friends, some work more, some work out more, some cut themselves, some immerse themselves in the news, some immerse themselves in porn, some play video games, some shop, some sleep, some become K-Pop Stan’s, some scroll endlessly through Instagram, some post endlessly on Twitter, some argue online, some obsess about their health, some obsess about the environment, some protest online, some protest to be famous online, some travel, some attempt suicide, some attempt self-improvement, some abuse people, some join extremist movements, some join multi-level marketing programs, some take up yoga, some take up gambling, some participate in extreme sports, some participate in illicit romance, some daydream about being diagnosed with a disease that will justify their mediocrity, some invest in self-care, some invest in Bitcoin, some discover a new identity, some modify their bodies, some modify their diets, some embrace victimhood, some embrace mocking victimhood.”

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Rod Dreyer
“The changes that have overtaken the West in modern times have revolutionized everything, even the church, which no longer forms souls but caters to selves.”

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1 Corinthians 6:19-20
“Don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, the spirit God gave you, so that you don’t belong to yourselves? You were quite an expensive purchase! So glorify God in your body.”

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Romans 12:4-5
“As in one body we have many limbs and organs, you see, and all the parts have different functions, so we, many as we are, are one body in the Messiah, and individually we belong to one another.”

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Philippians 2:1-11
So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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1. Look to Jesus
2. Look to Others