Bobby McDonand - God Is Rooting For Us

Bobby McDonaldNovember 9, 201512mWatch on YouTube

Speaker: Bobby McDonald Title: God Is Rooting For Us Date: 11-08-2015 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 speaker reflects on a real-life dilemma regarding home renovations, contrasting worldly wisdom with God's will. He learns that giving everything to God, even when it seems unwise by worldly standards, is honoring to Him. The message culminates in the understanding that living with integrity—letting your 'yes' be yes and your 'no' be no—is the path to God's intimacy, illustrating that God is actively rooting for us to follow His will.

Outline

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

Considering home repairs and city permitsWhile planning to install a new heater and air conditioner, Bobby and his wife encountered high costs and complications involving city permits from Fremont.

Questioning God's will with human reasoningBobby questioned whether he really needed the permit and debated with fleshly logic, trying to find an excuse to avoid the extra expense and hassle.

Finding peace in sacrificing for obedienceGod gave Bobby peace about doing the right thing, showing him that it is better to sacrifice money and obey God than to follow worldly wisdom.

The example of the widow's offeringThinking about the widow who gave her last pennies, Bobby realized that giving everything to live for God overrides worldly financial prudence.

Reading the Sermon on the Mount slowlyAs Bobby read the Sermon on the Mount slowly, a passage about oaths and honesty suddenly became deeply practical to his daily life.

Letting your yes be yes through integrityJesus teaches us to live uprightly and stick to our principles without arguing against God when He tells us to do the right thing.

God is intimate with the uprightWillingness to let obedience cost us something paves the way to intimacy with God, who draws close to those who live with integrity.

God is rooting for us to pass our testsJust like a loving parent hopes for their child to succeed in school, God roots for us and helps us through our daily trials.

What is the true definition of love?Love is actively rooting for another person rather than competing with them, just as God roots for His children.

God has cared for us since the beginningGod compares His faithful care for Israel to a parent teaching a child to walk, lifting burdens and feeding them in ways they did not even realize as babies.

Remembering the days of oldBy diligently meditating on God's past faithfulness in different seasons of life, we can recognize how He has always been with us.Psalm 143:5

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