Show Notes
In this message, “Hell Hates Pleasing: Why The Church Must Never Get Too Selfish,” we look at Paul’s prayer in Colossians 1 and confront a sobering truth: the goal of our lives is to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord—fully pleasing to Him.
The enemy doesn’t fear comfortable Christianity. He fears a Church that lives to please God.
This sermon challenges believers to examine whether we are living worthy of the Gospel or drifting into self-centered faith. Because we do not belong to ourselves—we were bought at a price. Our calling is higher. Our purpose is clearer.
In this message, you’ll hear about: What it truly means to live a life worthy of God Why pleasing the Lord requires obedience, not convenience How real faith produces visible fruit through good works Why knowing God deeply matters more than success, power, or status The danger of a selfish Church in a world that needs light
Drawing from Colossians 1, 1 Corinthians 6, Ephesians 4, Philippians 1 & 3, James 2, Titus 2, and more, this message calls the Church back to its true focus: honoring God, bearing fruit, and increasing in the knowledge of Him.
Because when the Church lives to please God, hell loses ground.
And when believers stop living for themselves, the Gospel becomes visible again.
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In Ephesians 4:1–6, Paul called us to walk worthy of our calling by maintaining the unity of the Spirit — through humility, gentleness, and bearing with one another in love. That’s how we protect unity as individuals. But in verse 7, Paul turns to how we maintain it together as a church.
In Ephesians 4:1–6, Paul called us to walk worthy of our calling by maintaining the unity of the Spirit — through humility, gentleness, and bearing with one another in love. That’s how we protect unity as individuals. But in verse 7, Paul turns to how we maintain it together as a church.
For the first three chapters of Ephesians, Paul has been showing us who we are in Christ, what we have received through Him, and what His grace has accomplished on our behalf. But when chapter 4 begins, the focus shifts. Paul moves from what we believe to how those beliefs should actually shape the way we live.
For the first three chapters of Ephesians, Paul has been showing us who we are in Christ, what we have received through Him, and what His grace has accomplished on our behalf. But when chapter 4 begins, the focus shifts. Paul moves from what we believe to how those beliefs should actually shape the way we live.
What do you pray when life gets hard?