Rankin Wilbourne Sermons Rankin Wilbourne: Step Twelve, 1 Cor. 15:1-10 | 11/23/2025 | Olivet Community Church
Dec 4, 2025
Rankin dives into the power of vulnerability within the church, drawing parallels with recovery communities. He emphasizes the importance of a disciplined spiritual life, highlighting the need for ongoing effort and routine. The paradox of grace versus human responsibility is explored, urging listeners to embrace both. Rankin also discusses how sharing past failures can transform them into strengths for helping others. Ultimately, the call to be other-focused through service resonates as a crucial measure of spiritual health.
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Vulnerable Community And Ongoing Discipline
- The church must recover vulnerable community and disciplined, ongoing practice to be healthy.
- Rankin Wilbourne argues these mirror AA's strengths and are essential for spiritual formation.
Maturity Reveals Greater Need For Grace
- Christian maturity increases awareness of personal imperfection and dependence on grace.
- Kierkegaard: perfection is deeper recognition of imperfect striving and deeper need for grace.
Pick One Sustainable Spiritual Habit
- Adopt one sustainable spiritual habit instead of trying to overhaul everything at once.
- Keep showing up and practice that habit routinely to produce long-term change.
