Summary
The central message is that true discipleship is demonstrated first in private obedience to God, rather than solely through outward acts of love within the church. The speaker argues that while loving one another is the evidence others see, God judges us by our daily self-denial and obedience to the Father in secret. Jesus exemplified this by living obediently and humbling himself every day, which is the model for Christian discipleship.
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Speaker: Church Title: Church Sharing Date: 01-13-2019 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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