Jeremy Utley - How To Deal With A Leaky Heart

Jeremy UtleyNovember 28, 201716mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: Jeremy Utley Title: How To Deal With A Leaky Heart Date: 11-26-2017 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

Summary

The speaker uses the analogy of parenting and sports training to illustrate that true growth requires focusing intensely on one or two core lessons at a time, rather than trying to learn everything at once. He applies this principle to his relationship with God, warning against the modern obsession with novelty and new stimuli. Instead, he urges listeners to deeply internalize and establish themselves in the truths and teachings they have already received, as advised in Proverbs 4:20.

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Trying to teach too many things at onceRaising children teaches us about God, but trying to teach a child too many things at once often sets them up for failure.

How good instructors focus on one priorityExperienced coaches and music instructors know to focus on a single fundamental skill to take someone's ability to the next level.

God as our heavenly coachJust like a good parent or coach, God sees countless areas for growth in our lives, but He typically focuses on one or two lessons at a time.

Resisting the urge to constantly move onWe often want to graduate from a lesson too quickly, but spiritual training requires repetition and muscle memory just like music or sports.

Beware of a Twitter-obsessed culture of noveltyWe live in a culture obsessed with new information, but God warns us not to let this desire for novelty creep into our walk with Him.

Do not let God's words depart from your sightProverbs 4 instructs us to pay attention to God's words, keep them in the midst of our hearts, and actively prevent truth from leaving us.Proverbs 4:20

We are leaky vesselsBecause we are leaky vessels, the church continually reemphasizes foundational truths like God's love and the wickedness of sin to safeguard our souls.

Truth is not like computer programmingTruth encoded in human flesh does not stay encoded forever, which is why the scriptures repeat key themes so often because we are prone to forgetting.

Old truths are always freshEven though foundational teachings are repeated constantly, they always remain fresh and new to those who walk in them.

Watch over your heart with all diligenceGuarding our hearts is not just about keeping bad things out, but diligently keeping the good things from leaking out.

The danger of losing revelation like PeterPeter went from receiving a blessed revelation about Jesus to being rebuked moments later because he failed to hold onto what he had been given.

Submit to today's training programInstead of lusting after novelty, we must submit to the Lord's current lesson plan and conquer the giants He has placed before us one by one.

Keep your gaze fixed straight aheadIf we focus on attending to the Lord's present instruction for us today, He will take care of the rest and establish all our ways.

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