Worldly Winning
Victory over the world is achieved by cutting off worldly influences and seeking strength in God's power.
Mary Wilder Tileston preaches on the victory over the world through faith, emphasizing the need to identify and overcome the various temptations that hinder our spiritual growth. Edward B. Pusey highlights the importance of cutting off worldly influences and seeking strength in God to overcome weaknesses. Charles G. Gordon stresses the necessity of sacrificing things of value to walk in the power of the new life. Brooke Foss Westcott explains how faith enables us to fulfill our noblest desires by the Spirit's guidance.
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Whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world; and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
1 JOHN 5:4
WHAT is victory over the world? It is to cut off as far as we may, every hold which everything out of God has over us; to study wherein we are weak, and there seek in His strength to be made strong. Be your temptation the love of pleasure, it is to forego it; if of food, to restrain it; it of praise, to put forward others rather than yourself; if of being right in the sight of men, be content to be misjudged, and to keep silence; if of self-indulgence, use hardness; if of display, cut off the occasions and give to the poor; if of having thine own will, practice the submission of it to the wills of others.
EDWARD B. PUSEY
If we aspire to walk in the power of the new life, we must cast away all hindrances, and it must cost something we really value.
CHARLES G. GORDON
The Faith presses upon man his noblest desires as obligations, and makes their attainment possible by the gift of the Spirit.
BROOKE FOSS WESTCOTT
Sermon Outline
- Understanding Victory Over the World
- Practicing Victory
- Walking in the Power of New Life
- Casting away hindrances
- Embracing the cost of following God
- Receiving the gift of the Spirit
Key Quotes
“Whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world; and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“Be your temptation the love of pleasure, it is to forego it; if of food, to restrain it; it of praise, to put forward others rather than yourself;” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“The Faith presses upon man his noblest desires as obligations, and makes their attainment possible by the gift of the Spirit.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- We must be willing to let go of worldly temptations to experience victory over the world.
- Cultivating self-control and prioritizing others over ourselves is essential for walking in the power of the new life.
- Following God may require us to sacrifice something we value, but it leads to a deeper connection with Him.