Jeremy Utley - A Personal Relationship With God

Jeremy UtleyFebruary 27, 202323mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: Jeremy Utley Title: A Personal Relationship With God Date: 02/26/2023 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

A personal relationship with God is defined by active, reciprocal interaction, much like a conversation. This requires more than just being alive; it demands hearing and obeying what God speaks. The speaker emphasizes that true relationship involves guarding what we hear, as God's word cannot be hidden, and we must be careful how we listen because what we receive will be given to us.

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What does it mean to have a personal relationship with Jesus?We often hear the phrase that we need a personal relationship with Jesus, but we must understand what that actually means for both children and adults.

Jesus is aliveYou cannot have a relationship with someone who is dead, but we serve a living God who is risen and seated at the right hand of the Father.

A relationship is an interaction and conversationJust like talking with your mother where one speaks and the other answers, a relationship with God is a two-way connection and ongoing conversation.

Hearing and obeying the word of GodJesus defines His mother and brothers as those who hear the word of God and do it, establishing that relationship is about listening and obeying.

The good soil and the hidden lampJesus uses the parable of the soils and the lamp to show that no one receives God's word and immediately hides it or pretends they heard nothing.

Nothing is hidden that will not be revealedOn the final day, God will replay the tape to show everyone that we did indeed hear Him, exposing those who acted like He never spoke.

The eye as the lamp of the bodyWhen you honestly admit the Lord has spoken and obey, your whole body is full of light, but acting like He hasn't spoken fills your body with darkness.Luke 11:33

Why were the disciples afraid to ask Jesus?When Jesus told the disciples about His coming death, they did not understand and were afraid to ask Him because His words opposed what everyone else was saying.

Mary asks a question and is not punishedWhen the angel tells Mary she will have a baby, she asks how it can be since she is a virgin, and God gladly answers her instead of punishing her.Luke 1:31–35

Contrasting Zacharias, Mary, and AbrahamZacharias doubted with unbelief, Abraham took matters into his own hands and sinned, but Mary asked a clarifying question and received God's insight.

A simple summary of a relationship with GodHaving a relationship with God simply means listening to Him, doing what He says, and asking questions when we do not understand.

An invitation to children and adultsA true relationship is not about church background or Bible reading routines, but about interacting, listening, answering, and letting a good Father lead us.

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