The Cost of Obedience: Following Christ Wholeheartedly - Sunil Thomas

Brief Summary

This sermon focuses on humility and obedience as exemplified by Jesus Christ, drawing from Philippians 2:5-11 and other scriptures. It emphasizes the importance of submission to one another, especially for young people to elders, and highlights that true humility involves a willingness to suffer. The sermon also touches on the need for self-examination and adherence to God's will in daily life.

  • Humility and obedience are key principles for Christians.
  • Submission to one another is essential, particularly for the youth.
  • Suffering is a part of obedience and following God's will.
  • Self-examination is necessary before partaking in communion.

Philippians 2:5-11

The passage from Philippians 2:5-11 is read in both Malayalam and English, focusing on Jesus' humility and obedience to death on the cross. The speaker emphasizes that believers should have the same mindset as Christ, who, despite being in the form of God, humbled Himself to become obedient to death.

Definition of God and Submission to Elders

The speaker discusses the definition of God and the importance of young people submitting to elders. He acknowledges that submission is not easy but necessary. He connects this to the idea of God resisting the proud but giving grace to the humble, as mentioned in 1 Peter 5:5.

Practical Application of Submission

The speaker shifts to practical advice, urging listeners to return calls and be responsive to one another. He stresses the importance of basic communication and care within the community, highlighting that humility involves being responsible and attentive to others' needs.

God Resists the Proud, Gives Grace to the Humble

The speaker reiterates the principle that God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. He emphasizes that humility is a basic principle of life and faith, and that humbling oneself under God's hand leads to His support.

Obedience and Hebrews 5:8-9

The speaker transitions to the topic of obedience, referencing Ephesians 6:1 regarding obeying parents in the Lord. He then reads Hebrews 5:8-9, noting that even Jesus, being God, learned obedience as a man.

Hearing the Word of the Lord and Isaiah 66:5

The importance of hearing the word of the Lord is discussed, referencing Isaiah 66:5. The speaker emphasizes that what we listen to is crucial, as it influences our responses and actions. He connects this to obeying the Lord and being independent in spirit.

Obedience to the Point of Death and Suffering

The speaker highlights that obedience often involves a cost, referencing Jesus' obedience to the point of death. He contrasts this with partial, delayed, or outright disobedience, which are common in human life. He also introduces 1 Peter 4:1, linking Christ's suffering in the flesh with the need for believers to arm themselves with the same mindset.

Establishing Standards and Holiness

The speaker discusses establishing standards and values, emphasizing that suffering is part of the process. He references 1 Peter 1:14-15, urging believers to be holy in all their conduct, not conforming to former lusts.

Living According to God's Will

The speaker encourages listeners to live for God's will, referencing the past and the transformation that comes through Christ. He emphasizes that Christ was humble, obedient, and ready to suffer, and that believers should emulate this.

Submission and Challenges

The speaker addresses the topic of submission, noting that it is often challenged. He reiterates the importance of submission to parents and elders, emphasizing that this is a daily study and practice.

Connectedness and Obligation

The speaker emphasizes the connectedness of believers and the obligation to care for one another. He encourages listeners to be present and attentive to each other's needs.

Humility, Obedience, and Suffering

The speaker summarizes the key points: humility, obedience, and readiness to suffer, as exemplified by Jesus. He encourages listeners to humble themselves, obey the Lord, and be prepared to suffer as Christ did.

Communion and Self-Examination

The speaker discusses communion, referencing 1 Corinthians 11:27-29. He emphasizes the importance of self-examination before partaking in communion, to avoid doing so unworthily and being guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

The Body of the Body

The speaker concludes by mentioning the body of the body, likely referring to the church as the body of Christ, and reiterates the importance of what they are doing.

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0:00 We have time to go through Philippians chapter 2. A few verses. Let's read the verse from 5 to 11. Chapter 2, verse 5 to 11. He is in the name of the God. தெய்வத்தோடுள்ள சமத்தும் முருகைபிடிச்சுகொள்ளனம் எந்த விஜாரிக்காதே, தாசரிூபம் எடுத்து மனிஷ் சாதரிஷ்தில் ஆயி, தன்னதான் வழிச்சு வேஷ்தில் மனிஷ்னாயி விழங்கி, தன்னதான் தாழுத்தி, கிருஷிலை மர்ணத்தோலம் தன்னே அனிசர்ண முள்ளவனாயித்தியிருந்து.

0:47 Praise God! We are going to talk about two verses. And being found in appearance

1:33 as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. First of all, we have to say that we have to do this matter. உன்னையும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும்

2:22 குறியும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும் குறியும Now, we are talking about the Thalma in our lives. We are talking about the

3:11 definition of the God. No, we don't have to say that. We don't have to say that. We don't have to say that. We don't have to say that. We don't have to say that. We don't have to say that. We don't have to say that. We don't have to say that. Yes, we don't have to say that. I don't have to say that. That's why we have the same things

3:57 in our hearts. But what we are thinking about is that we are thinking about the things we are thinking about. The word is not

4:48 அப்பா, தேயவத்தின்ட definition என்தானு?

5:36 இவின்டுக்கிற்று சந்தால் அல்லுங்கள் அவ்வாம்மைச் சிடுக்கிற்று சந்துத்து என்தான் வருந்து நெனக்கும் தைவுத்தே போலே ஆகாம் அல்லேயே அப்பாம் என்ன வருந்து வருந்தால் ஏன் வருந்து வருந்து வருந்து வருந்து வருந்து வருந்து வருந்து வருந்து வருந்து வருந்து வருந்து வருந்து வ Likewise, you young people submit yourselves

6:24 to the elders. elders. Now you ask all young people, you ask yourself the same thing, is it easy? Submitting to the elders, it's not that easy. Now, if we are not able to do it, we have to do it. If you are not aware

7:12 of the fact I will say that the Lord is not perfect will, permissive will, என்னைப் பர்ம்சி வில்லையும் பர்ம்சி வில்லையும் பர்ம்சி வில்லையும் பர்ம்சி வில்லையும் பர்ம்சி வில்லையும் பர்ம்சி வில்லையும் பர்ம்சி வில்லையும் பர்ம்சி

7:59 வில்லையும் பர்ம்சி வில்லையும் பர்ம்சி வில்லையும் பர்ம்சி வில்லையும் பர்ம்சி வில்லையும் பர்ம்ச Is it under option? Then exhortation is to young people also and exhortation is for others also. It says, likewise you young people, submit yourself to elders. Yes, all of you be submissive one another. Angoattu, meungattu, ullla, uiru thalmiyo. No? Praise the Lord, we are in the world. I want to correct you. Take it as a correction from my side. At some

8:48 point please return the call. Basic basic You can see what I am saying. See, we can talk about heavenly things, but let me talk to you very very simple personal things. You can be anywhere you want. But at some point, you can see what meeting is, what operation is, you can see what happens. When you are taking your phone, okay, some brother, you are not very important brother. I am telling you, are

9:33 you having that submission? One another. Basic catalyst. This is not a matter of day-to-day, but we have to say that in the office. We have to say that in the office, we have to say that in the office, we have to say that in the office. I have to say that in the Anusarnam illata, chala jeevatthindar dhidi allah. It's basically you have to have understand when you say humility means these are the things which he is talking about. Namada jeevatthil pradibhelikkennda illah. So there is angotum ingotum uluri videttham unda. Aarim aarudayim

10:18 mandakki boss allah. Summit to one another. Angotum ingotum. Apaphe enikki angoturi responsibility ond aadaybole That means you must be responsible one another. Because somebody is asking you, sister how are you, brother how are you, because they care about you. You are not saying anything, If you have a phone, you can't go to the phone. But you can't go to the phone. But you can't tell. Sister, I'm fine. Oh, brother, I'm

11:06 fine. I'm doing good. Don't tell. That's fine. Right? Please do that. Okay? Then, I'm going to say that the truth is very basic. Once you're submitting to one another, we can go to church in this church. We can come to the church in the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible. We can come to the Bible We are talking about dear brothers and sisters, what is your own

11:54 thing? So, what is your own thing? It pains. It pains. Where are they?

12:54 I said, I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calamity in India. I have a national calam I said, if you have a child, you will be able

13:43 to say, oh, I We are living in the world. We are living in the world. We are living in the world. We are living in the world. We are living in the world. We are living in the world. We are living in the world. It's always, whenever I remember all of these people. Praise God! One person who has said that I am not aware of this, I am

14:30 not aware of this, I am not So God's Deiwath's basic principle God resists the proud. Simple. The moment you are proud, God is not with you.

15:16 The moment you are proud, the Lord is not with you. So God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. The moment you humble yourself under the mighty hand of the Lord, the Lord supports you. This is the basic principle. The basic principle of our lives is the basic principle. The God is

16:08 22nd, 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd. 42nd We are not in our family. We are not in our family. We

16:55 are not in our family. We are not in our family. We are not in Verse 8. So humility is one side. I am going to say, okay, here we go. The next thing which we learnt

17:44 from him is he was obedient. Don't get it wrong. Suddenly, you have to obey your parents in the Lord. Right? Which verse is that? Ephesians 5, 6 verse 1. Not 5, chapter 6 verse 1. Okay? அனுசரிக்கியானாய்துவில்லா. We need to obey our parents in the Lord. கர்தாவையேசிக்கிற்சு செருதாயிருந்தப்போல் இவுடையாயிருந்தப்போல் தன்டும்

18:31 இம்பர்ப்பேக்க்கும் மரியைம் ஜோசபும் கர்தாவினே அவேசியிற்கும் இம்பர்பேக்கும் இம்பர்பேக்கும் இம்பர்பேக்கும் இம்பர்பேக்கும் இம்பர்பேக்கும There is one thing to say that, okay, we have the position of being humble. And the other thing to obey in our

19:17 personal life. So, he has paid his price. So, let's read this Hebrews 5, verse 8 and 9. Because he himself was God. But as a man, he had to learn obedience. What I'm going to do is, we don't have to learn that we can't do it.

20:05 I have tried to do something. I have tried to do something. I have tried to do something. I have tried to do something. I have tried to do something. I have tried to do something. I have tried to do something. I have tried to do something. I have tried to do something. I have tried to do something. I have tried to do something. It is very very important that verse. Let's see this verse Isaiah. The first part of that verse in Isaiah chapter 66 verse 5 So

20:54 when he just told me about this verse and he says, hear the word of the Lord It's very, very important in our life. What are we hearing? What we are hearing is very important. What we are hearing is very important. What we are hearing is very important. What we are hearing is very important. What we are hearing is very important. What we are hearing is very important. What we are hearing is very important. What we are hearing is very important. For example, I am hearing about you. I am hearing about you. I asked him, how did I say that? I said, how did I say that?

21:40 I said, how did I say that? I said, how did I say that? I said, how did I say that? I said, how did I say that? I said, how did I say that? Now you know why you are responding this way. When you say, I am like this. Because you know what I said, how did I say that? Who are you listening to? Are you listening to your God? You are listening to God. Then, the text is the same way he is doing. He is obeying the Lord. That is what I have said. In my opinion, you have heard that.

22:30 Parasya Sushakya Arangaya Samenatha. And he was totally independent. Right? That one Samenatha Karthav, one of the things that he did. So, he was born in our life. So, the Lord says, I was obedient to the point of death. To the point of death. So, when obedience means there is a cost to be paid. So, when we We do partial obedience, we do delayed obedience, we do disobedience and some time we obey. This is our life. We have to say that we are not going to do anything, we are going to do anything, we are

23:20 going to do anything. We are going to do anything. We are going to do anything. When you are humbling yourself under the mighty hand of the Lord, the mighty hand of the Lord is not the only thing that you are doing. We are not going to be a person. We are not going to be a person. We are not going to be a person. We are going to be a person. Let's see that part. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death.

24:06 That's why we are not going to be a person. There is suffering. One thing we are going to be a person who is going to be a person. 1 Peter 4 verse 1

24:57 கிரிஸ்து வேஷ்யிருல் பாவந்த என்னை நீங்கள் குண்டாயிருக்கிறேன் என்னும் பரண்ணாம் போயின்னும் போயின்னும் போயின்னும் போயின்னும் பார்ந்தி கர்தாவின்னை அனிசரிச்சப்போல் மரண்ணாமான் அவுடையில் விடித்து இப்போல் அப்போசலை பத்தில் பரையானே, HAVE THIS MIND IN YOU நீங்கள்கும் என்னையும் என The suffering is part

25:43 of it. Established churches are also established. Now, we have to establish a standard standard. We have to establish a certain point in our own. We have to establish acceptance in

26:31 our own way. We have to establish our own values and values. Suffering is also a part of it. As obedient children, not conforming to the former less as in your ignorance, but as we who called you is holy, so also be holy in all your conduct. Why, Chhata? Yeah, sorry. Verse 2. Dandamtha Bakke. Therefore no longer should leave the rest of the time in the flesh. That's why we have to say

27:19 that we live in God for a few days. That is enough. So stop that. Then in our words, we have a past. We have a past. But we have a past. But now, we are going to get to Christ. Christ is the one

28:20 was in the will of God. He was doing according to the will of God. He was humble himself and he obeyed and then he was ready to suffer. He is not a bad thing. He is not a bad thing. He is a bad thing. He is a bad thing. He is a bad thing. We are going to talk about this. We are going to talk about two things. What are the things?

29:15 உன்னும் கொடுந்த பெய்னதாம் தியாத்தில் பிராதமியும் பிராதமியும் பிராதமியும் பிராதமியும் பிராதமியும் பிராதமியும் பிராதமியும் பிராதமியும் பிராதமியும் பிராதமியும் பிராதமியும் பிராதமியும் பிராதமியும் பிராதமியும் பிராதமியும் பிராதமியும் பிரா Why we are three people, they are three people. Basically, if you understand, that is basically it is all about submission. Correct? Do you agree with me? Why is it going to be a question? Because there is somebody challenging the whole position. Submission is

30:02 basically the question. So, when you say that, a person is saying that, You see, understand. I will say that the first thing is submission. Basically, the first thing is that the first thing is to submit. There is a submission for the parents, a submission for the parents, a submission for the parents, a submission for the parents, a submission

30:51 for the parents, a submission for the elders, a submission for the elders, a submission for the elders, a submission for the elders. This is all we have to study every single day. We have to do the mother and mother. That is the word of God. He is dead. He could be challenged. He said, I am not going to hold on. He is dead. We hear that Lord, this was the Lord. We hear that Lord, this was the Lord. We hear that Lord,

32:08 We are all connected to each other. We are all connected to each other. We are all connected to each other. We are all connected to each other. We are all connected to each other. We are all connected to each other.

33:05 They are doing the same thing. They are doing the same thing. They are doing the same thing. They are doing the same thing. They are doing the same thing. They are doing the same thing. They are doing the same thing. They are not doing the same thing. They are doing the same thing. and the person

33:56 who Go to the face, go to the face, go to the face. It's a obligation to go. I'm

34:47 going to ask you, what do I want to ask? The two of us are the two of us. என்று நின்று கர்தாவில்லும் பிராவித்து? நான்று கர்தாவில்லும் சவாவுவிட்டு? நான்று

35:35 நம்மடு சவேக்கான்னம் நம்மடு பிரையே காலங்களும் போட்டு? பிருத்து நம்மடுக்குத்தையங்கள்லும் கர்தாவாயேசுக்கிருசுவிரும்ல தாழம் நம்மடுக்கான்னம் கர்தாவாயேசுக்கிருசுவிரும்லான் த These are realities.

36:22 I received from the Lord. I have been taught in the past. Hallelujah. I have been taught in the past. I have been taught in the past. I have been taught in the past. I have been taught in the past. I have been taught in the past. I have been taught in the past. It needs to be like the Lord humbling yourself. You need to obey the Lord as the Lord did it. And you should be ready to suffer. As the Lord

37:12 did it. I am not going to do this. I am not going to do this. I am not going to do this. Why do I do this? அவன்னன் தன்னே அத்தாளம் கழின்ச சேசம் அவன் பானபாத்ரவும் எடுத்து. ஏ பானபாத்ரம் என்டே ரெக்தத்தில் புதிய நேமமாகுன்னும் இது குடிக்கும் போல் ஓக்கேயம் என்டே ஓர்மக்கியாயி செய்யவின் என்று பர்ந்து பர்ந்து. அங்கனே நீங்கள் ஏ அப்பம் தின்னுகையம் பானபாத்ரம் குடிக்கிவேய அதுகொண்ட ஐயோக்யமாயி அப்பன் தின்னுகையோ கர்த்தாவின்ட

37:59 பானபாத்ரம் குடிக்கிவையோ செய்யுன்னவன் எல்லாம் கர்த்தாவின்ட சரியிரவும் ரெக்தவும் சம்பந்திச் செய்யும் குட்டகாரனாகும் மனிஷ்யன் தன்னதான் சோதன செய்திட்டு வேணம் இய அப்பன் தின்னுகையும் பானபாத்ரத்தில்லின I am not a father, but I am not a

38:45 father. In the first chapter, we will begin to begin with the first one, the body of the body. So, that is what we are doing. We are doing that.

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