Jeremy Utley - The Most Important Command

Speaker: Jeremy Utley Title: The Most Important Command Date: 3/9/21 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 central message is that true discipleship requires more than just believing or studying scripture; it demands actively obeying the specific word or command God is giving at the present moment. The speaker uses analogies like the uphill marathon and the manna to illustrate that hoarding knowledge without immediate obedience will ultimately spoil, emphasizing that the most important command is to heed the Lord's next step.

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The uphill marathon of life with ChristThe Christian life is a marathon rather than a sprint, requiring endurance and perseverance as we run the race.

What does it mean to continue in Jesus' word?In John 8, Jesus tells those who believed in Him that they are truly His disciples and will know the truth that sets them free only if they continue in His word.John 8:31

Reading the Bible as a form of disobedienceContinuing in His word is not just studying scripture or performing holy duties; it means obeying where Jesus is commanding correction right now, like leaving an offering at the altar to be reconciled with a brother.Matthew 5:23

To obey is better than sacrificeJust as Samuel told Saul that obedience is better than sacrifice, the most important command for us in our uphill marathon is the specific step of obedience the Lord is asking of us right now.

Living by every word proceeding from GodJesus quoted Deuteronomy in Matthew 4 to show that true disciples live by every word currently proceeding from the mouth of God, just as Israel was meant to learn from the manna.

The warning of the manna in ExodusWhen the Israelites kept manna past its time in Exodus 16, it bred worms and became foul, picturing how accumulating spiritual learning without obedience spoils and rots in our lives.

Finding strength to obey through God's loveObedience often involves a cross and a willingness to be delivered over to death, and the only way to find the strength for this is by staying rooted and grounded in the love of God.

Returning to the whistleWhen the Lord convicts us, we cannot make further spiritual progress until we return to the point where we ignored His voice and choose to obey.

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The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.

The uphill marathon of life with ChristThe Christian life is a marathon rather than a sprint, requiring endurance and perseverance as we run the race.

Returning to the whistleWhen the Lord convicts us, we cannot make further spiritual progress until we return to the point where we ignored His voice and choose to obey.

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