Bobby McDonald - It's Beautiful!

Bobby McDonaldDecember 21, 201715mWatch on YouTube

Speaker: Bobby McDonald Title: It's Beautiful! Date: 12-17-2017 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)

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The central message is that Christians should strive to be an exact reflection of Jesus by cultivating an attitude of profound excitement and gratitude for what God has done in their lives. This passion for God's promises and grace should not feel like a burden but rather a natural, joyful response, much like finding a great treasure. God is perfecting this work in us, leading us to a place where our greatest desire is to be satisfied only in Him.

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God who began a good work will carry it to completionPhilippians 1:6 gives a wonderful promise that God is actively working to complete what He started in us, rather than leaving the burden entirely on our own efforts.Philippians 1:6

A testimony of genuine excitement for ScriptureThe speaker shares a testimony of an older godly man whose natural response to God's word was to declare it beautiful, reflecting a deep, authentic treasure found in Christ.

Freed from the law to desire holinessTrue freedom from the law does not mean abandoning obedience, but having it so ingrained in our hearts that we naturally want to obey and see sin as despicable.

Precious promises and the beauty of the good newsScripture writers like Peter and Paul wrote from a place of passion, calling God's promises precious and magnificent and describing the bringers of good news as having beautiful feet.

Why aren't we more excited like spiritual trillionaires?Just as the rich admire what they have stored up, Christians have been given everything spiritually in Jesus and should look upon it with deep satisfaction and joy.

God is most glorified when we are most satisfied in HimQuoting a familiar principle, God is most glorified in us when we find our ultimate satisfaction and desire in Him alone, echoing Psalm 73:25.

The messy painting and the flipped canvasLife often looks like a messy, chaotic abstract painting from our perspective, but God is working behind the scenes to eventually flip the canvas and reveal the beautiful face of Jesus.

Maturing in faith to see trials differentlyAs we mature in the Lord, we stop hating trials and begin to appreciate how God uses them to root out sin, allowing us eventually to count trials as joy.

A heart swelling with joy to tell the old storyThe ultimate motivation for fighting sin and living a holy life springs directly from our love for Jesus and the joy of telling the old, old story of His love.

Musing on the works of God's handsReflecting Psalm 143:5, we should muse on the works of God's hands and remember past days, recognizing how He has guided every step of our lives.

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

Freed from the law to desire holinessTrue freedom from the law does not mean abandoning obedience, but having it so ingrained in our hearts that we naturally want to obey and see sin as despicable.

God is most glorified when we are most satisfied in HimQuoting a familiar principle, God is most glorified in us when we find our ultimate satisfaction and desire in Him alone, echoing Psalm 73:25.

Maturing in faith to see trials differentlyAs we mature in the Lord, we stop hating trials and begin to appreciate how God uses them to root out sin, allowing us eventually to count trials as joy.

Musing on the works of God's handsReflecting Psalm 143:5, we should muse on the works of God's hands and remember past days, recognizing how He has guided every step of our lives.

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