Bobby McDonald - Who Is Caring For God's Familiy

Bobby McDonaldJune 7, 201717mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: Bobby McDonald Title: Who Is Caring For God's Familiy Date: 06-04-2017 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 speaker emphasizes that the Christian goal is to reflect Jesus by growing in personal purity and functioning corporately within the local church. He argues that caring for God's family—the local church—is a divine responsibility, drawing parallels between caring for one's own family and caring for fellow believers. Ultimately, the message calls for a renewed burden for the local church, recognizing that the care for God's family is essential to the believer's joy and fulfilling Christ's commission.

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What will we face at the judgment seat of Christ?Our eternal joy is tied not only to our own standing before God, but also to the spiritual state of our brothers and sisters in Christ.2 Corinthians 5:10

Why must we care for our local church family?Just as we have a natural burden for our own children, God has a deep burden for His children in the local church.

Do we share Jesus' heart for the distressed sheep?Jesus felt deep compassion for dispirited people and noted that the laborers willing to care for them are few.Matthew 9:36–37

Who is going to take care of God's family?Just as a dying father finds rest in knowing someone will care for his children, God looks for those who will tend His family while He is away.

How do we practically care for God's sheep?Instead of relying on a prescribed list of actions, our goal should be taking someone's hand and placing it into the hand of Jesus.

Seeking spiritual gifts to encourage othersWe should seek spiritual gifts like prophecy that enable us to build up others and foster an intimate walk with God in private.

Not getting discouraged when labors lack tangible resultsEven when our efforts seem fruitless, we must remember that Jesus' own earthly ministry yielded few visible followers by human standards.

God's word will accomplish what He desiresLike rain that waters the earth, God's word and the burdens He places on our hearts will successfully accomplish His purpose.

Always abounding in the work of the LordBelievers are called to be steadfast and immovable, knowing their toil for the Lord is never in vain even without seeing results.1 Corinthians 15:58

Being one of the few who labor for what lastsThough very few people are willing to labor for what truly lasts, our challenge is to spend our lives caring for God's family.

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