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  THE 3 SECRETS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
  by Zac Poonen
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Summary: This sermon emphasizes the profound humility of Jesus, who
descended from God to man, then to the level of a slave, and ultimately
to the depth of being crucified as a criminal, showcasing the essence of
humility in the Christian life. It challenges the worldly notion of
success based on upward progression, highlighting that true spiritual
growth involves a downward journey of humility and servanthood.

Topics: "Humility", "Servanthood"
Scripture References: Philippians 2:5, Matthew 20:28, Luke 14:11, James 4:10

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This sermon emphasizes the profound humility of Jesus, who descended
from God to man, then to the level of a slave, and ultimately to the
depth of being crucified as a criminal, showcasing the essence of
humility in the Christian life. It challenges the worldly notion of
success based on upward progression, highlighting that true spiritual
growth involves a downward journey of humility and servanthood.

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He became a slave. That's going further down. That's why he washed
people's feet, is the job that slaves did.

And as if that was the bottom, no, he still went further down and was
crucified like a criminal. That's even lower than a slave. So, from God
he became man, man he became a slave, and slave he became like a
criminal, even though he was not a criminal.

So, it was humility, humility, humility. So, that's why I say those are
the three secrets of the Christian life. And have this attitude in you.

He went down, down, down. So, my spiritual growth is evaluated in
exactly the opposite way the world thinks. The world thinks of going up
and up and up in business or in your profession or from grade two to
grade three to grade four to grade five, always going up.

But in the Christian life, growth is the other way around.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/xEUsW1kNyTM.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/zac-poonen/the-3-secrets-of-the-christian-life/
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