Jeremy Utley - A Promise Better Than God’s Love

Jeremy UtleyJanuary 18, 202222mWatch on YouTube

Speaker: Jeremy Utley Title: A Promise Better Than God’s Love Date: 01/16/2022 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 speaker argues that while God's love is foundational, it is insufficient to achieve God's ultimate purpose. He posits that God's pleasure is superior to God's love, citing instances like Jesus' baptism and the Transfiguration where the Father declared, "This is my beloved Son; I am happy with him." The central message is that Christians should strive not only to know that God loves them but to live lives that bring Him pleasure.

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Is there something even greater than God's love?While knowing God as a loving father is revolutionary and forms the foundation of our lives, God desires something even greater.

A foundation is meant to have a playground built on itJust as laying a concrete foundation for a playground is only the beginning, God's love is meant to support a life built for His purpose.

What is better than God's love?God's pleasure is better than God's love; while God loves everyone, His pleasure is found in those whose lives make Him happy.

Jesus lived to make His Father happyAt His baptism and on the mount of transfiguration, God declared not only His love for Jesus, but His great pleasure in Him.Matthew 3:16

The majesty of Jesus's lifePeter testifies that the true majesty of Jesus's life was hearing the Father express that He was well pleased with Him.

Our ambition should be to please GodPaul states that our ambition, by the power of the Holy Spirit and the cross of Christ, is to be pleasing to God.2 Corinthians 5:9

Praising God for what He has done and what He will doJust as the Israelites celebrated the Passover to remember past deliverance, they celebrated the feast of booths to look forward to future blessings.

The danger of forgetting God's promisesFor over 500 years, the Israelites neglected the feast of booths, failing to remind themselves of what God promised to do.

God's word will accomplish His desireGod's promise to transform our lives into a garden that pleases Him will not return empty, serving as an everlasting memorial to His awesome power.Isaiah 55:11–13

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