Grow Through God’s Word and Adorn It in Trials — Olu Talabi & Alan Thomas — November 5, 2023
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Summary
The central message is that Christian growth, or finding spiritual 'pasture,' comes directly from receiving, believing, and actively obeying God's Word. The speaker emphasizes that a Christian life is one of constant growth, requiring believers to desire God's word like newborn babies and to live by it, as demonstrated by Jesus' teaching on the necessity of doing what is heard. True intimacy with God is found not just in hearing the Word, but in obeying it.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
What is the pasture Jesus promises in John 10:9?Jesus describes Himself as the door where those who enter go in and out to find pasture, which serves as spiritual food necessary for the Christian life of growth.John 10:9
Growing in grace, knowledge, and the wordThe Christian life is one of continual growth rather than stagnation, requiring us to grow in grace, in the knowledge of Christ, and by desiring the sincere milk of God's word.2 Peter 3:181 Peter 2:2
Jeremiah's joy and the fruit of obedienceJeremiah found God's word to be the joy and delight of his spirit, and Jesus teaches that those who have His commandments and obey them will experience personal revelation and love from the Father.Jeremiah 15:16
Learning dependence through trials and squeezingGod allows us to be squeezed in new ways to strip away self-reliance and teach us our helpless dependence on Him, demonstrating something of His glory through our lives.
Being an ornament of the doctrine of GodDrawing from Titus 2, the speaker notes how believers are called to be an adornment or ornament to the doctrine of God our Savior through submission, faithfulness, and good faith in everyday situations.
The grace of God instructing us to live godly livesThe grace of God that brings salvation also instructs us to deny ungodliness and live sensibly, righteously, and godly, giving us an opportunity to display His grace when faced with pressure.
