Bobby McDonald - Simple And Pure Devotion To Christ

Bobby McDonaldDecember 21, 201510mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: Bobby McDonald Title: Simple And Pure Devotion To Christ 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)

Summary

The central message is that the Christian life requires making Jesus Christ everything—the sole focus of one's devotion. The speaker uses analogies, like a valuable coin, to illustrate that everything outside of Christ is worthless. True devotion means seeking to love God and obey Him with all one's heart, which involves casting off worldly attachments and even the smallest sins, as these actions suggest that Christ is not everything.

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An early lesson that Jesus is everythingAn illustration from childhood about a valuable coin taught the speaker that worldly things are worth nothing compared to Christ.

Simplicity and purity of devotion to ChristSecond Corinthians 11:3 warns against being led astray from single-minded devotion to Christ, just as Eve was deceived.

Devotion to Jesus as the Christian lifeDevotion to Jesus means making Him and the Father everything, which is not just part of the Christian life, but the entirety of it.

The pearl of great priceJesus illustrated the supreme value of the kingdom of God like a treasure that is worth selling everything to gain.

Making God the only thingEchoing a past message from a brother named Sandeep, the speaker emphasizes making God not just a great thing or the main thing, but the only thing.

All anointed sermons point to ChristEvery impactful sermon and word from God ultimately drives the speaker back to the basic principle that Christ is everything.

Translating scriptures to mean Jesus is everythingPassages about contentment, prayer, loving God's commandments, and spiritual gifts all translate practically to making Jesus everything.

Living for the Father's opinion in secretDoing works in secret for the Father shows that His opinion is the only one that matters because He is everything.

He must increase and I must decreaseGod's word consistently points to the fact that He is everything, meaning our lives must be lived to show Christ is supreme.

Depending on Him in difficult trialsIn the midst of trials and afflictions, praying and submitting to God's will declares that He is our only hope and everything.

Why we take sin seriouslyEven the smallest sin implies that Jesus is not everything and that we still retain some self-importance in the situation.

Carrying our cross as self-denialCarrying our cross means crucifying our self-will with every step to show that our comfort is nothing and Christ is everything.

Resisting worldly temptations to honor ChristWhen tempted to covet, lust, lash out in anger, or be greedy, we make Jesus everything by looking away, holding our tongues, and surrendering our possessions.

Jesus as the center of our livesThe central focus of the church is that Jesus is the only thing, making Him the center of our joy, ambition, plans, and hope rather than just following rules.

Revolving around Christ like planets around the sunEvery aspect of the believer's life should revolve around Christ, and God graciously gives His Holy Spirit to help those whose hearts desire this.

The message we are saved byIf Jesus is only a part of our life we have missed Him, because making Jesus everything is the very message of salvation.

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