Bobby McDonald - Giving God Our Best

Bobby McDonaldApril 26, 201720mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: Bobby McDonald Title: Giving God Our Best Date: 04-23-2017 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)

Summary

The central message is that Christians must strive to give God their absolute best in all aspects of life, rather than treating devotion as a mere checklist of duties. This requires intentional focus, whether in Bible reading, prayer, or service, and resisting the distraction of busyness. The speaker uses the example of Martha and Mary to illustrate that prioritizing time with God and listening to His word is the most necessary task.

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Giving God our bestStudying the book of Malachi convicts the speaker not to treat God as a routine duty to check off a list, but rather to give Him the best quality time in prayer and Bible reading.

The entanglement of everyday lifeBusyness and the pressure to accomplish everything can lead believers to treat God like a checkmark because other tasks have taken the throne of the heart.2 Timothy 2:4

Satan's strategy of preoccupationSatan often traps Christians not through major sins, but by simply preoccupying them with endless worldly tasks and distractions.

Martha and Mary's exampleLike Martha, believers often become worried and bothered about many things, whereas Mary chose the necessary priority of sitting at Jesus' feet and listening to Him.

Doing God's will instead of our own scheduleWhile laziness should be avoided, believers must question whether their endless lists of tasks are truly God's will or just self-imposed burdens.

His yoke is easy and His burden is lightGod only gives grace for the specific tasks He assigns; if a person is constantly stressed and overwhelmed, they may be taking on things God never asked them to do.

Holding everyday routines looselyEven good things like education, house cleaning, and daily comforts can be overdone and need to be held loosely so they do not crowd out prayer and seeking God.

Prioritizing the church family over personal convenienceBelievers who sacrifice valuable time, studies, and comfort to fellowship and care for their church family will find that God remains faithful to them.

The promise of hundredfold returnsJesus assured His disciples that anyone who leaves houses, family, or farms for His sake and the Gospel's will receive a hundredfold return along with persecutions.

Rejecting worldly compromisesChoosing a distant church, prioritizing children's sports over fellowship, or hoarding money instead of giving reflects an attitude that forgets God's faithfulness.

Serving out of love rather than legalismSacrifices and cutting back on earthly pursuits must be driven by love for the Lord and a desire to increase in relationship with Him, not by cold legalism.

The Lord longs to be graciousBelievers are motivated to give God their best because God first longs to be gracious to them and spend time with them.

What we take into eternityEducation, money, and comfort cannot be taken into eternity, but the sacrifices made to know God and build up His people will never be regretted.

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