Jeremy Utley - Defeating the next giant

Jeremy UtleyJanuary 15, 201819mWatch on YouTube

Speaker: Jeremy Utley Title: Defeating the next giant Date: 01-14-2018 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 that manifesting the life of Christ requires a constant, willful commitment to taking up one's cross daily, which means being continually delivered over to death for Jesus' sake. The speaker draws a parallel between the Israelites conquering the Promised Land and believers overcoming sin and worldly desires. He advises that one's attitude toward the very next 'giant' in life is the best indicator of one's overall readiness to conquer all remaining struggles.

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Called to proclaim His excellenciesBelievers are a chosen race and royal priesthood called out of darkness so that they may proclaim the excellencies of the one who called them.

Carrying about the dying of JesusThe Apostle Paul explains that the life of Jesus is manifested in our bodies only as we constantly carry about his dying and are delivered over to death for his sake.2 Corinthians 4:10–11

Willfully taking up the cross dailyManifesting the life of Christ requires a daily, willful choice to take up the cross anew, regardless of past track records or experience.

Every last giant must dieDrawing on the Israelites entering the promised land nation by nation, believers must not allow any unlawful desire or sin to remain in the land.Romans 6:14

Examining our attitude toward the next giantWe discover our attitude toward every giant by examining how we treat the very next giant currently holding sway in our lives.

Rejecting an uneasy peaceMany believers settle into an uneasy peace with long-standing sins, but God demands a radical resolve that the giant must die.

What is the giant's attitude toward you?Looking at Rahab's confession in Joshua, the nations melted in terror when they heard what God had done for his people.

The danger of making peace with enemiesJust a generation after Joshua, the Israelites compromised with the inhabitants and fell into distress because they stopped driving out their enemies.Judges 2:11–14

Laying aside encumbrances by fixing our eyes on JesusBelievers find their strength to fight not through grim striving, but by resting in the Father's love and fixing their eyes on Jesus.

Treating the next giant as a dead man walkingBelievers must determine in their hearts that the very next giant is a dead man walking, with its destruction sealed by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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