Jeremy Utley - Our Christian Ambition

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Speaker: Jeremy Utley Title: Our Christian Ambition Date: 04/17/2022 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 central ambition for Christians is not achieving outward success or gathering crowds, but rather being an exact reflection of Jesus by pleasing God the Father. The speaker draws parallels from Jesus' life, noting that his true desire was to please his Father, not to perform miracles. Therefore, our ambition should be to live in a way that pleases God in all areas of life, recognizing that worldly distractions can hinder this primary goal.

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What was Jesus's ambition?Looking at how we can learn a person's lifelong dreams from their family, the speaker explores what Jesus's true ambition was compared to what people expected.

The crowds and the family's reactionWhen Jesus was surrounded by crowds and doing great miracles, his family thought he had lost his senses because his path appeared to depart from what they knew.

Always doing what pleases the FatherJesus stated that he always does the things that please his Father, and the Apostle Paul similarly set his ambition to be pleasing to God.John 8:29

Well pleased before any miraclesBefore performing any miracles or sermons, the Father declared Jesus to be his beloved Son in whom he was well pleased after thirty years at work and home.

The ordinary difficulties of work and homeJust as Jesus faced mundane challenges like supply shortages, difficult customers, and tired work, we often wrongly view daily interruptions as obstacles rather than God's appointed way.

Cast your burden on the LordPsalm 55 reminds us to cast what God has given us onto the Lord, trusting that the difficulties he appoints are the very means by which we please him.

Drinking the cup the Father givesWhen facing arrest, Jesus saw his suffering not as an unfair interruption but as the cup his Father had given him to drink.John 18:10–11

Do not let your heart be troubledJesus commands his disciples not to let their hearts be troubled, actively fighting the natural human tendency toward anxiety by looking for the Father's hand.

Peace be with youIn moments of fear and locked doors, Jesus stood among his disciples and repeatedly offered them his divine peace.John 20:19

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