Questions & Answers for Young Adults - Jeremy Utley - August 2, 2018
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Summary
The speaker uses the miracle account from John 9, where Jesus uses mud and his own saliva to restore sight, to illustrate that life's ordinary, even unpleasant, circumstances can be God's anointing. He encourages the audience to embrace the
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
The strange miracle in John 9Jesus heals a blind man by spitting on the ground, making mud, putting it on the man's eyes, and telling him to wash in the pool of Siloam.
Mud and spit as an anointingThe man describes Jesus anointing his eyes with mud, showing that the irritating, difficult circumstances of this world coupled with Jesus' instruction act as an anointing for our spiritual blindness.
Walking the road Jesus walkedJesus Himself experienced being spit upon by Roman soldiers and priests, showing us that He does not ask us to endure anything He did not walk through first.
What kind of music should I listen to?We must guard against emotionalism in modern worship music where repetition stirs our emotions without producing a real change in our attitude toward sin.
How can you tell when it's God's voice?To know God's voice and prove His will, we must renew our minds daily through His Word and continually present our bodies as living sacrifices.
Training our senses through practiceSolid food is for the mature who have their senses trained by practicing the word of righteousness, and we cannot expect God to guide us in unknown things if we disobey what He already said.Hebrews 5:14
Confessing to God and to othersBecause Jesus is the mediator of a better covenant, we can go directly to God for forgiveness based on His promises, while also apologizing to people we have directly wronged.
The danger of accountability groupsThe common practice of round-table sin confessions in accountability groups often leads to complacency, treating sin lightly, and perfecting holiness in the fear of men rather than God.
Closing encouragement and prayerJeremy encourages young adults to pursue undistracted devotion to the Lord while single or married, followed by a closing prayer of thanksgiving and dedication.
