Sermon
Gaining by Losing
Center Church
Speaker: Josh Miller
September 14, 2022 · 37 min
Summary
Jesus teaches that spiritual gain comes through loss—surrendering control and serving sacrificially like the grain of wheat that dies to bear much fruit. The sermon challenges listeners to either leave for gospel mission or leverage their current positions for kingdom impact, exemplified through Coastway Church's planting initiative.
Highlights
At the heart of the gospel is a God who gained by losing and who invites us to do the same.
Jesus did not get to a resurrection without first facing a crucifixion, and neither can we.
If God is my co-pilot, then I'm in the wrong seat. Because whenever Jesus comes into our lives, he's not coming as an advisor, a tour guide, or a handyman, he pulls the car over and he says, 'This is my car, and you stole it.'