Bobby McDonald - Perfect Love On Earth

Bobby McDonaldOctober 3, 201815mWatch on YouTube

Speaker: Bobby McDonald Title: Perfect Love On Earth Date: 09-30-2018 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 Christian life requires being a reflection of Jesus' perfect, self-giving love, which is the opposite of a 'give-me' mentality. The speaker emphasizes that Jesus exemplified this love by constantly giving himself for others, even to the end. He encourages listeners to fix their eyes on Jesus' life—his sympathy, gentleness, and willingness to serve—as the model for enduring life's difficulties.

Outline

The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.

Are we a leech to God?Proverbs 30 describes a leech with two daughters crying "give, give," prompting the question of whether we live our Christian lives just taking from God instead of asking what we can give Him.Proverbs 30:15

Fixing our eyes on JesusHebrews tells us to consider Jesus, who endured the cross with joy so that we will not grow weary and lose heart when we feel drained.

Jesus loved to the endJesus poured out all that He had for others and for God right up to the end, showing us what true, self-giving love looks like.

Jesus sympathizes with our needsWhen Jesus worried that the hungry crowds would faint on the way home, He showed that He puts Himself in our shoes and sympathizes with our trials and temptations.

Gentle correction for spiritual goodJesus cared deeply for His disciples' spiritual good, gently rebuking them when they argued about who was the greatest and when they fell asleep instead of watching with Him.

He wept before He whippedBefore driving out those selling in the temple, Jesus wept over Jerusalem, showing that His righteous actions were always driven by a profound love.

Submitting to imperfect parents and GodJesus submitted to imperfect earthly parents as practice for His ultimate obedience to the cross, before eventually submitting to God alone.

Walking ahead without fearAs they headed up to Jerusalem amid obvious danger, Jesus walked ahead of His fearful disciples because He was dead to Himself and fully committed to doing His Father's will.Mark 10:32

Overflowing gratitude to the FatherDuring the Passover, Jesus gave thanks even for the drink, showing an overflowing heart of gratitude that saw every single thing as coming from God's hand.Mark 14:23

Jesus is our forerunnerBecause Jesus lived this life of perfect love as our forerunner, His example gives us the hope and assurance that we can follow in His footsteps.

Being stirred to be like HimJust as an artist appreciates the difficulty and beauty of great art, a genuine desire to be christ-like will drive us to study the details of Jesus' life and be motivated by them.

Enduring by considering HimThe consistent selflessness found throughout the Gospels provides a lifelong source of rejuvenation that keeps us from growing weary.

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