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The Trap of Asceticism: When Self-Denial Becomes Pride | The Invitation
Self-denial can look holy while still keeping our attention fixed on ourselves.In this episode of the SALT Podcast, Pastor Jessi Green sits down with Sav and Selah to examine asceticism—the practice of denying physical desires in pursuit of spiritual growth. Together, they explore fasting, consecration, wealth, social media, personal conviction, and the subtle ways religious pride can disguise itself as radical devotion.Through Colossians 2 and 1 Timothy 4, they confront the difference between biblical discipline and self-made religion. Holiness is not something we manufacture by rejecting everything enjoyable. Christ is the One who makes us holy. From that foundation, fasting, generosity, sacrifice, and self-denial become responses of love and obedience—not attempts to earn closeness with God.If this conversation challenges or encourages you, share it with someone learning how to live both consecrated and fully alive.HIGHLIGHTS0:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc) – Can You Be Consecrated and Fully Alive?4:16 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=256s&pp=0gcJCWMAwfN6Pr3D) – Awakening God-Given Desire5:46 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=346s) – What Is Asceticism?8:54 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=534s) – Colossians 2 and Self-Made Religion14:34 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=874s) – How Do We Actually Become Holy?19:18 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=1158s) – Does Asceticism Belong in Christianity?24:06 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=1446s) – Should Christians Fast?32:06 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=1926s) – Monasticism and Spiritual Perfection40:26 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=2426s) – Why You Fast Matters41:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=2460s) – Radical Devotion or Comfortable Christianity?49:53 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=2993s&pp=0gcJCWMAwfN6Pr3D) – The Warning in 1 Timothy 455:25 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=3325s) – What Makes Something Holy?56:57 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=3417s) – Receiving God’s Gifts With Thanksgiving1:01:34 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=3694s) – Judging Christians Who Enjoy Good Things1:04:20 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=3860s) – Self-Denial Can Still Be Self-Focused1:08:51 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=4131s) – Living as a Good Soldier of Christ1:11:55 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=4315s&pp=0gcJCWMAwfN6Pr3D) – Deleting Social Media Doesn’t Change Your Heart1:13:55 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=4435s&pp=0gcJCWMAwfN6Pr3D) – A Mission Trip or a Luxury Hotel?1:18:57 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=4737s) – Gluttony, Fasting, and the American Church1:21:49 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=4909s) – Christ Sets Us Apart1:24:17 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=5057s) – Healthy Self-Denial and Personal Conviction1:27:57 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=5277s) – When Social Media Abstinence Becomes Pride1:30:16 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=5416s) – “God Told Me To Watch TV”1:34:34 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=5674s) – The Myth of Secret Spiritual Practices1:36:27 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=5787s) – The Pharisees Were “Separated Ones”1:42:21 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=6141s) – Learning To Receive Extravagant Gifts1:47:18 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=6438s) – “Jesus Didn’t Make Me Poor”1:49:02 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=6542s&pp=0gcJCWMAwfN6Pr3D) – What the Rich Young Ruler Reveals1:50:30 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=6630s&pp=0gcJCWMAwfN6Pr3D) – Prayer and Closing SCRIPTURES REFERENCEDNumbers 6 — The Nazarite vowPsalm 119:9 — Remaining pure through obedience to God’s WordColossians 1:22 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=82s)–23 — Made holy and blameless through ChristColossians 2:1–5, 16–23 — Christ versus self-made religionMatthew 6:16 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=376s&pp=0gcJCWMAwfN6Pr3D)–18 — Jesus’ teaching about fastingMatthew 16:24 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=984s) — Deny yourself and follow JesusMatthew 19:16 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=1156s)–22 — The rich young ruler1 Timothy 4:1–16 — Receiving God’s creation with thanksgivingJohn 15 — Abiding in Christ2 Timothy 2:1–12 — Training and endurance in ChristGalatians 5:16 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=316s)–24 — The Spirit, the flesh, and self-controlEcclesiastes 5:19 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34oYSdFUIc&t=319s) — Receiving and enjoying God’s giftsRomans 14 — Personal conviction without judging others Plan Your Visit to SALT Church:https://www.saltchurches.com/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUZZTVljR1phQ0ZoMzVjaFpsTTBONDF2Z2xqanxBTl9pYzRlOWxDZGVjaU1XeFNqMFAwQW1rNTU1OHAtTldhdG9zZHNMWFJPOG91MnlUY3lHSEpHYnZMRFVHaTgxVWg5aENMQWxIZExzTzJmZm9ORjhINVhLazZUcU41TVg1ZzBC&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.saltchurches.com%2F&v=b34oYSdFUIc)Ways to Support the Ministry:https://www.saltchurches.com/giving (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUZZTVljRVNpQ1c0VTlFamVESmJwNU4wTE9kVHxBTl9pYzRkMnRVZFV3anoxLWxGb21jVkxlQkVza3B4bkJqSXlaZy1KQ0gyWkxydW13S2VoOWZndDJHbkdxWF9hREY0UlljYkFEbmhOZGx5Z2g4V0hKbDZqXzFlU0ZNN1NGNHRF&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.saltchurches.com%2Fgiving&v=b34oYSdFUIc)Connect With SALT Church: / saltchurches (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUZZTVljRmJNTmprSGVndkJ3aFdLRUpFU1V2RHxBTl9pYzRjM3lUeHVnaUJMOWFWcFlVd2lBTERUdncwa3hwaFF5T21KWG1EODFBR1lmaE0ybWhOcE41X0dQYWw3enZMRnpfOFUzNEktWExpTXp5WGN3UUxvd1hSclNrZEhCUUlJ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fsaltchurches%2F&v=b34oYSdFUIc) / @saltchurchnc (https://www.youtube.com/@saltchurchNC)Connect With Jessi Green: / jessi.green (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUZZTVljRTFJZjNZTWVGRkFIdFdpTl85VGZoVHxBTl9pYzRjWnRKTVJUVUtuUnhqRWxpRFd4R3FfUWdxbnZMeW5RMmFlLTRXTkZOcXAtVGNCMk53UHo2YTVtMmlhTkNlNXdnRjY4aWdhazNleWRVWElkZE9hOTh1YldsMm5JNF9H&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fjessi.green%2F&v=b34oYSdFUIc)https://www.jessi-green.com/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUZZTVljRl9SUXJ6YzVXalJVSGJENllLZ1N4OHxBTl9pYzRmNlcyUnJ4VUJJMndtelVaNUZ2clNLWW9KQUxGWXQwWTd1QlVHM2hGR2hHTkUtaW5EbFA1WjhNWENDV0xTSGRNU1lHUDl6WHZpd0ZiZTIzWm55c3A0YlFFQjNmbGgt&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jessi-green.com%2F&v=b34oYSdFUIc)#asceticism (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/asceticism) #holiness (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/holiness) #consecration (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/consecration) #fasting (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/fasting) #christianpodcast (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/christianpodcast) #biblestudy (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/biblestudy) #saltchurch (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/saltchurch) #jessigreen (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/jessigreen)
29 Sept 2026
GOSPEL NIGHT | BRAVEHEART | Peter Louis, Aaron Tedeschi + Salt Church
You were never meant to follow Jesus anonymously.Peter Louis of Braveheart Ministries teaches from Ephesians 2 about what it truly means to be the Church. Scripture describes God's people as a bride, a body, a temple, a witness, and a family. These are more than poetic descriptions; they reveal how Christians are called to live with Jesus and with one another.Through the blood of Christ, we are not only saved from sin—we are brought near to the Father and placed in His household. Peter challenges believers to surrender control, receive the peace of Jesus, move beyond spiritual consumption, and become people who are willing to be known, chosen, corrected, and carried.If you have felt alone, anonymous, anxious, or disconnected from the Church, this message is an invitation to come out of hiding and experience the family Jesus purchased for you.Plan Your Visit to SALT Church:https://www.saltchurches.com/Connect with Peter Louis and Braveheart Ministries:https://www.braveheart.run/
29 Sept 2026
The Fall Wasn't the End | Genesis 3 | Parker Green
The fall of humanity was not the moment God lost control. It was the moment His plan of redemption began to unfold.Pastor Parker Green teaches from Genesis 3 and traces the story from Adam and Eve's rebellion to Jesus, the second Adam. What begins with shame, accusation, passivity, and exile becomes a revelation of a God who comes looking for His children, makes the first sacrifice, and ultimately gives Himself as the final sacrifice.Jesus entered a garden and chose the Father's will. He bore our shame on the cross, was pierced in His side, rose again in a garden, and restored the way to life. God does not merely want to be known as Creator; He wants you to know Him as Redeemer and Savior.Plan Your Visit to SALT Church:https://www.saltchurches.com/
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