Jeremy Utley - Short Circuit The Sin Cycle

Jeremy UtleyDecember 21, 201511mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: Jeremy Utley Title: Short Circuit The Sin Cycle Date: 12-20-2015 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)

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The sermon uses the example of Israel's tendency to reclaim what God has given, contrasting it with Joseph's initial success, to warn believers about complacency. The central message is the need for constant vigilance against the flesh's tendency to rebuild or reclaim areas surrendered to God, even after spiritual progress. The speaker emphasizes that sanctification is an ongoing process requiring diligence to guard against old habits regaining power.

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Why the Old Testament is written for our instructionThe New Testament tells us that things happened to Israel as examples so we can learn what not to do.

Israel's pesky habit of rebuilding what God tore downIsrael repeatedly reclaimed territory or rebuilt things that God had judged, just as King Jehoshaphat removed the high places early in his reign, only for them to remain at the end of his life.2 Chronicles 17:3

The old self is presently being corruptedEven though believers receive a new nature, the old self commanded to be laid aside is still tending toward decay, requiring constant vigilance.

The garden illustration of sprouts rising againJust as a grafted tree can sprout old branches again if a gardener is unwatchful, Christians can allow old habits to regain power through lack of diligence.

Keeping living by the same standardPaul encourages believers to press toward the goal while keeping the standard they have already attained, avoiding the temptation to ease up when things go well.Philippians 3:14

The vicious cycle of sin, sorrow, and false confidenceSin causes sorrow, leading to God's kindness and repentance, which produces fruit; however, that fruitfulness can bring a dangerous confidence that leads back to compromise.

Growing in altitude instead of repeating cyclesGod's will under the New Covenant is for believers to grow upward continuously rather than mirroring Israel's repetitive cycle of good and bad kings.

How to short-circuit the cycleTo break the cycle, fruitfulness must produce humility instead of confidence, driving the believer closer to Jesus in utter dependence.

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Jeremy Utley - Short Circuit The Sin Cycle

Jeremy Utley · December 21, 2015 · 11m

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

Why the Old Testament is written for our instructionThe New Testament tells us that things happened to Israel as examples so we can learn what not to do.

The old self is presently being corruptedEven though believers receive a new nature, the old self commanded to be laid aside is still tending toward decay, requiring constant vigilance.

Growing in altitude instead of repeating cyclesGod's will under the New Covenant is for believers to grow upward continuously rather than mirroring Israel's repetitive cycle of good and bad kings.

How to short-circuit the cycleTo break the cycle, fruitfulness must produce humility instead of confidence, driving the believer closer to Jesus in utter dependence.

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