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  THE CROSS TAKES AWAY ALL SELF MERIT (CLIP)
  by Gary Wilkerson
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Summary: This sermon emphasizes the transformative power of the cross in
extinguishing self-merit, glory aspirations, and reliance on self-
effort. It highlights how the cross exposes the futility of seeking
righteousness through human strength, wisdom, or positive thinking,
redirecting us to the desperate need for Jesus' sacrifice. Through the
cross, our self-achieved righteousness is consumed, leading us to
recognize our helplessness and dependence on Christ for true restoration
of righteousness.

Duration: 0:53 Topics: "Transformative Power of the Cross", "Dependence on Christ"
Scripture References: Galatians 2:20, Philippians 3:8, 1 Corinthians 1:18, Romans 5:8

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This sermon emphasizes the transformative power of the cross in
extinguishing self-merit, glory aspirations, and reliance on self-
effort. It highlights how the cross exposes the futility of seeking
righteousness through human strength, wisdom, or positive thinking,
redirecting us to the desperate need for Jesus' sacrifice. Through the
cross, our self-achieved righteousness is consumed, leading us to
recognize our helplessness and dependence on Christ for true restoration
of righteousness.

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Every form of self-merit or of glory aspiration or ever being thinking
that it's possible to obtain it by self-effort, the cross puts those
things to an end. Theologians of the cross know that they can't be
helped by mere optimism, by appeals to seek glory or strength or wisdom
or positive thinking, because these things in themselves are the
problem. And the cross is striking at the root.

The cross extinguishes the flame of self-achieved righteousness. It
burns the flesh out, the confidence in the flesh, leaving us helpless
and hopeless and desperate for the alternative, which is the cross of
Jesus Christ. The cross is the only true right means to restoring what
is missing.

Righteousness is found not in self-worth but through Christ's work in
us. The cross of Jesus Christ.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/yn_lf8xAw_U.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/gary-wilkerson/the-cross-takes-away-all-self-merit/
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