Jeremy Utley - We Will Reap the Life of Christ If We Don't Give Up

Jeremy UtleySeptember 26, 201933mWatch on YouTube

Speaker: Jeremy Utley Title: We Will Reap the Life of Christ If We Don't Give Up Date: 09-22-2019 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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The sermon uses the parable of a little boy planting a carrot seed to illustrate spiritual principles drawn from Galatians 6:8. It emphasizes that those who sow to their own flesh will reap corruption, but those who sow to the Spirit will reap eternal life. The key takeaway is that consistent effort—watering and weeding—is necessary to endure discouragement and ultimately reap the life of Christ.

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Sowing to the Spirit in Galatians 6The speaker opens by reading Galatians chapter 6, highlighting the command not to lose heart and the promise that we will reap in due time if we do not grow weary.

Reading The Carrot SeedJeremy reads the children's book The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss, where a little boy continues to water and weed his planted seed despite everyone telling him it will not come up.

Pop Quiz Parable BreakdownUsing a pop quiz with the children, Jeremy breaks down the elements of the story as a spiritual parable: the boy is a believer, the seed is God's word, and the carrot is the life of Jesus Christ.

Who is the Family?Examining the discouraging family in the story, Jeremy explains that while the devil, the world, and religious people are good answers, our own flesh—our feelings, reason, and past experience—is our biggest enemy.

What does it mean to pull up weeds and water?Pulling up weeds and watering the seed means denying ourselves, taking up our cross daily, meditating on God's word, and praying continually.

The Persistent Cry of BartimaeusJust like the blind man Bartimaeus who kept crying out to Jesus even when the crowd told him to be quiet, believers must keep crying out to the Lord in the face of discouragement.Luke 18:35

Praising God Like AbrahamPart of watering the seed is shedding tears and asking for mercy, while part of pulling up weeds is choosing to praise God and give Him glory instead of grumbling in unbelief.Romans 4:19–20

A Warning Against the Wrong Kind of PrayerIsaiah 5 warns against praying just so we can see results first, reminding us that true faith believes God and praises Him before seeing the fulfillment.Isaiah 5:19

Knowing the Carrot Will Come UpLike the little boy in the story who knew the carrot would grow, believers must be fully convinced and anchored in the hope of what God has promised to produce.

Scriptures on the Life of ChristJeremy lists numerous scriptural passages for the congregation to study, emphasizing that the Holy Spirit must reveal that God's desire is for Christ to be manifested in our mortal flesh.Philippians 1:21Colossians 1:27Galatians 2:20

The Sound of Weeping and Rejoicing in EzraDrawing from Ezra chapter 3, Jeremy compares the Christian life to the rebuilding of the temple, where the sound of joyful praise and the sound of weeping could not be distinguished from one another.Ezra 3:10–13

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Jeremy Utley - We Will Reap the Life of Christ If We Don't Give Up

Jeremy Utley · September 26, 2019 · 33m

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

Sowing to the Spirit in Galatians 6The speaker opens by reading Galatians chapter 6, highlighting the command not to lose heart and the promise that we will reap in due time if we do not grow weary.

What does it mean to pull up weeds and water?Pulling up weeds and watering the seed means denying ourselves, taking up our cross daily, meditating on God's word, and praying continually.

Knowing the Carrot Will Come UpLike the little boy in the story who knew the carrot would grow, believers must be fully convinced and anchored in the hope of what God has promised to produce.

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