Summary
The speaker emphasizes that Christian growth requires active 'pruning' to bear more fruit, which necessitates complete surrender to the Holy Spirit. This surrender means giving up personal control and allowing the Spirit to use one's body and life fully. True peace and rest are not derived from external circumstances but from choosing to come to Jesus and taking up His yoke.
Description
Speaker: Church Title: NCCF Church Sharing Date: 08-30-2015 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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