Bobby McDonald - A Clear Conscience Is Priceless

Bobby McDonaldJune 29, 20216mWatch on YouTube

Speaker: Bobby McDonald Title: A Clear Conscience Is Priceless Date: 06/27/2021 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 message is the priceless value of maintaining a clean conscience, drawing inspiration from Paul's commitment to a blameless conscience before God and man. The speaker shares personal experiences battling temptation and anxiety, concluding that the best way to please God is by cultivating great faith, much like Jesus calming the storm, and clinging to God's Word when temptations arise.

Outline

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What does being holy mean?Being holy recently has meant keeping a clean conscience, a concept the Lord put on the speaker's heart.

Paul's example of a blameless consciencePaul states in Acts that he does his best to always maintain a blameless conscience before God and men.

The parking lot testWhile opening a car door in the wind, the speaker accidentally hit a nice new car, sparking an immediate internal battle between his flesh and his conscience.

The value of a clear conscienceDespite the temptation to lie and the worry about a costly repair, the Lord reminded him that a clean conscience is priceless.

Dealing with anxiety after the incidentAfter addressing the car damage honestly, a second temptation arose in the form of anxiety when the owner chose to get the car looked at.

Jesus sleeping through the stormIn Mark 4, Jesus sleeps through a fierce gale in the boat, rebukes the storm to bring calm, and then questions the disciples' lack of faith.Mark 4:37

It is impossible to please God without faithHebrews 11 states that without faith it is impossible to please God, and that He rewards those who seek Him.

Having the spirit to sleep in any stormThe way to please God is to have big faith and be spiritually at rest in whatever storm is going on, just like Jesus did.

Clinging to the word to overcome temptationsGod's word helps and changes believers daily, reminding us not to argue with scripture, but to obey it and keep a clean conscience.

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