Jeremy Utley - A Personal Relationship With God
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.
Description
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)
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