Taking Out the Trash - Into the Deep Series - Week 5

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What if your spiritual ceiling isn’t sin but clutter—old wins, safe roles, and the quiet pride that sounds holy but keeps you shallow? We open Philippians 3 and sit with Paul’s hard word—scubala—and let it reframe how we measure value: everything is garbage compared to knowing Jesus. From there, we follow a surprising thread through 2 Kings 4. The oil flowed only while there were empty jars. That image becomes a mirror. Many of us keep asking God to pour more while we protect what takes up our capacity: unforgiveness disguised as boundaries, people-pleasing dressed up as ministry, the busyness that makes us feel important and quietly starves our intimacy with Christ.

We talk about forgiveness without naivety—how releasing someone doesn’t require trust, but it does require love. We name how bitterness warps perception, how religion can keep us noisy but numb, and why adding church activities to a contaminated life won’t produce transformation. Then we get practical about subtraction. Hebrews 12 tells us to strip off weights, not pet them. Some weights are obviously toxic; others are good things that are no longer good for you in this season. Lot’s wife reminds us that longing for what God called us out of turns us to stone. Pressing forward means letting go on purpose.

Along the way, we offer concrete ways to make room for God to fill you: honest self-examination, small daily acts of obedience, community that helps you gather “empty jars,” and a posture that prizes presence over performance. The promise is simple and demanding: God fills what’s empty. If you’re tired of stalled momentum and hungry for depth, this conversation will help you clear space for the Spirit’s power, peace, and purpose to flow again.

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