TMCP 2: How Can Fasting Help My Spiritual Life? [Troy Keaton]
Troy Keaton is the senior pastor of Eastlake Community Church in Moneta, Virginia.
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Troy Keaton is the senior pastor of Eastlake Community Church in Moneta, Virginia.
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It's easy to lean on your own human ability, but this week, resolve to depend on God.
It's natural to want to put ourselves first, to look out for our own interests, but Jesus models self-sacrifice, calling us to be a part of his upside-down kingdom where we seek the good of others before our own.
Our world prioritizes external success, the recognition that comes when the spotlight is trained on you. But Paul calls us to cultivate the inner light of Christ, a steady glow of the Spirit that quietly dispels the darkness around us.
In our fallen state, we naturally grasp upward, reaching for recognition, status, glory; Paul points to Jesus and shows us a better way, the way of humility.