“Naaman in this story keeps trying to go to the top. God keeps sending him to the bottom. God will only speak to him through servants. He’s going to make Naaman bathe in a nasty creek. You see, the path to God is the path of humility, and you can’t get there any other way. The one thing that you absolutely need when you come to God is need.” — J. D. Greear
In this podcast, J. D. Greear preaches from 2 Kings 5:1–18 on the story of the healing of Naaman and the servant girl who introduced him to the God of Israel. You can find a video version, along with sermon notes, on the Summit Church website.
Free eBook by Tim Keller: ‘The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness’
Imagine a life where you don’t feel inadequate, easily offended, desperate to prove yourself, or endlessly preoccupied with how you look to others. Imagine relishing, not resenting, the success of others. Living this way isn’t far-fetched. It’s actually guaranteed to believers, as they learn to receive God’s approval, rather than striving to earn it.
In Tim Keller’s short ebook, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness: The Path To True Christian Joy, he explains how to overcome the toxic tendencies of our age一not by diluting biblical truth or denying our differences一but by rooting our identity in Christ.
TGC is offering this Keller resource for free, so you can discover the “blessed rest” that only self-forgetfulness brings.
