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Back to Episodes#468 - Joby Martin // It’s Not About You
Description
We open Philippians 2 and get painfully honest about what happens when we keep making life about ourselves instead of the interests of Jesus Christ. We draw a straight line from self-focus to self-loathing, then call each other to surrender that leads to real joy and purpose.
• reading Philippians 2:17–21 and highlighting Paul’s warning about self-interest
• putting it plainly that life is not about us even though God is for us
• asking whether we primarily seek our own interests
• connecting constant self-reflection to self-loathing and burnout
• reframing identity as a bit player in God’s redemptive narrative
• applying servant leadership through the shepherd and sheep picture
• contrasting “Here am I, send me” with “Here am I, bless me”
• fixing our eyes on Jesus and learning His interests through Scripture
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