Season 2, Episode 18

The Clash: Worldly Expectations vs. God’s Truth

Date: May 28, 2024

Duration: 23:27 minutes

Hosts: Brigette Heller, Jazzael Taylor, Andrew Blackwood, Tanja Bentley Ward

Episode Summary:

In the latest episode of "Connected in Christ," hosts Tanja Bentley Ward, Coach Drew, Brigette Heller, and Jazzael Taylor dive into a discussion titled "The Clash: God's Truth vs. the World's Truth." They explore how God's truth often conflicts with societal norms, focusing on key issues like self-centeredness, suffering, community, and humility.

Key Points:

• Self-centeredness: The world promotes putting oneself first, whereas God's truth emphasizes putting Him and others first.

• Misunderstanding of Self-Care: Differentiating between healthy self-care and selfishness, with a focus on self-love in the context of God's love.

• Independence vs. Community: The world promotes extreme independence, while God's truth values community and interdependence.

• Isolation Tactics: Discussion on how isolation can be a tactic of the enemy to weaken individuals.

• Humility vs. Pride: Christian humility contrasts with the world's promotion of pride and self-glorification.

• Vulnerability: Emphasizing the importance of being vulnerable and relying on God's strength rather than personal perfection.

Key Scriptures:

• John 16:33 (NIV)

• • "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."

• Romans 12:2 (NIV)

• • "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."

• Philippians 2:3-4 (NIV)

• • "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others."

• James 1:2-4 (NIV)

• • "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."

• Matthew 6:33 (NIV)

• • "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."

• Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)

• • "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."

• 1 Corinthians 10:31 (NIV)

• • "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."

• 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)

• • "But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me."

• Galatians 6:2 (NIV)

• • "Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."

• Matthew 22:37-39 (NIV)

• • "Jesus replied: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.'"

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