Are you busy doing all the 'shoulds' but still feel exhausted and defeated? Many of us feel like we're constantly striving, yet lack the power, peace, and fruit the abundant life promises. This deep dive into spiritual maturity and fruitfulness challenges the conventional focus solely on "Christ in us" and explores the transformative power of "us in Christ".

Learn how dying daily to self is the path to greater life and freedom from things that hold you back. Understand that the greatest ability we have is not our gifts or callings, but our ability to love Him and set our entire life's purpose on Him alone. This session reveals that true spiritual growth means growing up in every way into Christ, becoming mature in Christ, not just mature in a system or your own understanding.

Explore the revolutionary concept that God sees you as a finished work in Christ right now, not based on your worst day or your sin. Grasp how this perspective can radically transform your view of yourself and, more importantly, how you treat others, seeing and responding to the Christ identity they are becoming. This teaching calls the church to unity around Christ alone, highlighting how division over doctrine makes us "babes in Christ," hindering our witness to the world. It challenges the "to be or to do" mentality, showing how doing God's work our way, even good things, can be subtle disobedience.

Finally, understand that spiritual warfare is not just about putting on armor, but about stepping back and surrendering into God's mighty power as your covering. Get rooted deep in Christ and rooted together in community to stand strong and bear fruit. This video offers powerful insights to move from striving and exhaustion to resting and living from the finished work Christ has done in you.

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1:00 - Review: The spiritual growth curve and the contrast between "Christ in us" and "us in Christ"

2:30 - The struggle: feeling beat up, busy with "shoulds," and not living in the abundant life

4:00 - Surrender as the remedy for the unsurrendered self and the heart of the universe

6:00 - True enjoyment through death to self and the call to "die daily"

8:00 - The greatest human ability is to love God and set our lives upon Him

10:00 - Growing up in every way into Christ; the goal is maturity in Him

12:00 - Christ as the Uniter of all things in the universe

15:30 - Understanding "work out your salvation" as working from God working in you, not straining at it

17:00 - Powerful truth: God sees us as a finished work in Christ, transforming how we see ourselves

21:30 - Casting anxiety by humbling ourselves and letting God take control

23:00 - The danger of false humility (self-doubt/criticism) and the call to agree with God's view

30:00 - The "to be or to do" question: finding where God is working instead of just doing good things (Mary vs. Martha)

46:00 - God's definition of "good": being conformed to Christ's image through the trials we face

58:00 - Strength through being rooted deep in Christ and rooted together in community

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