Bobby McDonald - We Reap What We Sow

Bobby McDonaldSeptember 19, 20169mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: Bobby McDonald Title: We Reap What We Sow Date: 09-18-2016 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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The sermon emphasizes the principle of sowing and reaping, advising that what we consciously feed our minds will eventually manifest in our lives. To cultivate a life reflecting Christ, we must guard our hearts by controlling the input to our minds, avoiding negative sources like gossip or excessive focus on materialism. True transformation comes when the truth of God's Word is sown into a heart that receives it with faith, leading to a good harvest.

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We reap whatever we sowDrawing from Galatians, the speaker introduces the principle that the thoughts and habits we consciously sow into our minds today will produce a definite harvest later.Galatians 6:7

Guarding your heart by guarding your mindBecause what enters our eyes reaches our minds and settles in our hearts, we must diligently guard what we feed our thoughts.

The danger of being preoccupied with moneyConstantly checking bank accounts and investments trains the mind to obsess over finances, creating a temptation to love money.

The trap of gossip and negative entertainmentFeeding our minds on gossip about other people, celebrities, or church splits eventually produces pride or discouragement rather than spiritual health.

Feeding our spirits with healthy inputJust as junk food ruins physical health, feeding our minds spiritual junk leaves our spirits unhealthy.

Transformation through the WordImmersing ourselves in Scripture and Christian community transforms our minds, shaping our view of God as a loving Father.

Knowing God's will to love what He lovesA second benefit of sowing truth is learning God's will, which helps us hate sin and grow in love for godliness.

The necessity of good ground and faithExposure to truth alone is not enough; like the parable of the sower and the example of the Israelites, the word must be united with faith to profit us.

Training spiritual taste buds for truthJust as a palate conditioned on junk food rejects vegetables, we must clear out mental junk and train our spiritual taste buds to desire God's word.

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