Jeremy Utley - Full Consecration

Jeremy UtleySeptember 14, 201518mWatch on YouTube

Speaker: Jeremy Utley Title: Full Consecration Date: 09-06-2015 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 the call to total consecration, urging believers to present their bodies as a living and holy sacrifice to God, as taught in Romans 12:1. The speaker emphasizes that true surrender means recognizing that one's time, money, and thoughts belong to God, not to personal default habits. He concludes that genuine surrender is actively choosing *not* to do one's own thing, but instead waiting expectantly for God's direction.

Outline

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

Presenting our bodies as a living sacrificeRomans 12:1 calls believers to present their bodies as a holy sacrifice to God, which challenged the speaker to consider if he has truly given his life completely to the Holy Spirit.

Are our 24 hours our own possession?Reflecting on a quote from CS Lewis's Screwtape Letters, the speaker realized his default is to treat his daily 24 hours as his own right rather than belonging entirely to God.

Being careful how we spend the Lord's moneyA passing comment from a fellow brother convicted the speaker about giving money unthinkingly, leading to a moment where God reminded him that even charitable donations must be guided by His will.

Surrendering our time and thoughtsThroughout the week, the speaker experienced gentle reminders from the Lord regarding how he spends his time reading magazines and what he fills his mind with in his thoughts.

What is the true definition of surrender?Surrender is not merely doing our own thing and expecting God to intervene, but deciding not to do our own thing at all and waiting to hear from Him.

Learning from the obedience of angelsJust as angels sit in God's presence and worship before executing His will, believers should have no agenda other than waiting on and listening to Him.

Surrender brings freedom and joyAbandoning personal defaults and giving God more bandwidth does not feel condemning; rather, it opens up space for profound rest, peace, and joyous fellowship.

Honesty in prayer about personal attachmentsWhen searching his heart regarding absolute surrender, the speaker had to honestly lay down small attachments like his lifelong love of reading books.

The story of Ahab, Jehoshaphat, and MicaiahIn 2 Chronicles 18, King Ahab sought counsel from prophets who only told him what he wanted to hear, whereas the true prophet Micaiah spoke the actual word of God.

Does God give us what we secretly want?If we approach God with a predetermined agenda and do not genuinely want His will, He may let us follow our own minds while believing we heard from Him.

Cleansing our motives before the LordWhen praying about decisions, we must confess our underlying agendas and ask God to cleanse our motives so we can truly accept His contrary will.

Proving God's perfect and acceptable willRomans 12 urges believers not to be conformed to this world but transformed by the renewing of their minds to prove God's will.

Focusing on what we gain, not what we loseInstead of worrying about what worldly pleasures we might miss out on, we should focus on the perfect peace, joy, and rest gained in spending time with God.

Coming to the gentle and humble SaviorJesus invites the weary to take His yoke in Matthew 11, and we can approach Him confidently because He is gentle and humble in heart, providing the strength and joy needed to obey.

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