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Summary
Drawing from Psalm 18:25 and James 4:8, the speaker contrasts the Old Covenant's transactional obedience with the New Covenant's relational approach: rather than earning God's kindness through self-effort, Christians should draw near to God, recognizing that He jealously desires intimate fellowship with them. The practical focus shifts from striving to be kind through willpower to becoming kind as an overflow of deepening one's relationship with Jesus, allowing Him to purify motives and remove distractions that compete for the believer's heart.
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Speaker: NCCF Church Title: NCCF Church Sharing Date: 01/28/2024 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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