Speaker: Jeremy Utley
Title: Put Away All Bitterness
Date: 03-27-2016
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 speaker emphasizes the necessity of recognizing one's true spiritual condition, drawing parallels from Malachi and Revelation. He focuses heavily on the command to 'put away all bitterness,' realizing that difficult circumstances provide unique opportunities to obey God's commands. Ultimately, he teaches that the true enemy in any struggle is not another person, but one's own fleshly inclination toward ease and irritation.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
The worst state to be in is ignorance of our true spiritual conditionCiting brother Zac Poonen and the book of Malachi, the speaker warns that not knowing our true spiritual state is spiritually dangerous.
Jesus came to call sinners, not the righteousJesus explains that only the sick need a doctor; we must come to Him as needy sinners rather than self-righteous individuals.
Seeing our sinfulness helps us see God's gracefulnessRecognizing our present sin is necessary for Jesus to be a present savior, and where sin abounds, grace abounds even more.
Put away all bitternessReflecting on Ephesians 4:31, the speaker was convicted to deal with every single trace of bitterness in his life.Ephesians 4:31
Uncovering bitterness through a difficult work partnerWorking with a high-maintenance business partner revealed that Jeremy was giving himself a mental out by thinking he could just quit working with them.
Embracing difficulties as opportunities to obeyInstead of trying to escape the difficult circumstance, the Lord showed him to rejoice in the chance to obey the command to put away bitterness.
Our struggle is not against flesh and bloodThe speaker realizes that the difficult partner is not the enemy; the real enemy is his own fleshly inclination toward irritation and taking the easy path.Ephesians 6:12
Victory is manifested when our response changesGod intends to give victory without necessarily changing the outward situation, proving His triumph when bitterness is replaced by holiness.1 Peter 1:14
Speaker: Jeremy Utley
Title: Put Away All Bitterness
Date: 03-27-2016
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 speaker emphasizes the necessity of recognizing one's true spiritual condition, drawing parallels from Malachi and Revelation. He focuses heavily on the command to 'put away all bitterness,' realizing that difficult circumstances provide unique opportunities to obey God's commands. Ultimately, he teaches that the true enemy in any struggle is not another person, but one's own fleshly inclination toward ease and irritation.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
The worst state to be in is ignorance of our true spiritual conditionCiting brother Zac Poonen and the book of Malachi, the speaker warns that not knowing our true spiritual state is spiritually dangerous.
Jesus came to call sinners, not the righteousJesus explains that only the sick need a doctor; we must come to Him as needy sinners rather than self-righteous individuals.
Seeing our sinfulness helps us see God's gracefulnessRecognizing our present sin is necessary for Jesus to be a present savior, and where sin abounds, grace abounds even more.
Put away all bitternessReflecting on Ephesians 4:31, the speaker was convicted to deal with every single trace of bitterness in his life.Ephesians 4:31
Uncovering bitterness through a difficult work partnerWorking with a high-maintenance business partner revealed that Jeremy was giving himself a mental out by thinking he could just quit working with them.
Embracing difficulties as opportunities to obeyInstead of trying to escape the difficult circumstance, the Lord showed him to rejoice in the chance to obey the command to put away bitterness.
Our struggle is not against flesh and bloodThe speaker realizes that the difficult partner is not the enemy; the real enemy is his own fleshly inclination toward irritation and taking the easy path.Ephesians 6:12
Victory is manifested when our response changesGod intends to give victory without necessarily changing the outward situation, proving His triumph when bitterness is replaced by holiness.1 Peter 1:14
