Canaan Fellowship

Pursuing the Lord and the Lordship of Christ

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Pursuing the Lord and the Lordship of Christ
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Nathan Hepworth delivers a message on the importance of actively pursuing the Lord and walking with God. He emphasizes that this is something every believer needs but can easily lose sight of, with special attention given to the heart attitudes that truly define close fellowship with God.

  • [00:00:44] The talk is about pursuing the Lord, which is something we all need to be doing, but it’s easy to lose track of.
  • [00:01:10] The emphasis is on the end bits—the culmination—because it’s what people forget.
  • [00:01:25] Isaiah 55:6-7 gives reasons to seek the Lord: He is merciful and will abundantly pardon.
  • [00:02:09] Seek the Lord now, right now, because you don’t know if you have tomorrow.
  • [00:02:19] Micah 6:6-8 shows that walking with God is the point, not making sacrifices to patch up a broken walk.
  • [00:03:33] We were created to walk with God, and all earthly relationships are shadows of that relationship.
  • [00:04:35] God walked with Adam and Eve in the cool of the day, likely in the evening, to “catch up” after their work.
  • [00:06:13] Enoch also “walked with God” after the fall, and in the New Testament, we walk by faith, not by sight.
  • [00:08:55] The foundational requirement for walking with God is faith.
  • [00:10:59] Pursuing God requires effort, like studying scripture and resisting temptation.
  • [00:11:42] Confessing sins is essential to restore fellowship when we sin.
  • [00:13:02] A personal daily relationship with God through Scripture and prayer is essential.
  • [00:14:24] David knew this in the Old Testament, and New Testament believers have the advantage of the completed Scripture and the indwelling Holy Spirit.
  • [00:15:47] Abiding in Christ (John 15) means walking in righteous life and abiding in the Word.
  • [00:17:59] Walking with God is more than Bible reading and obedience; it’s a matter of the heart attitude.
  • [00:18:48] Obedience is necessary but not sufficient—a wrong attitude means you are no closer to God.
  • [00:20:32] 1 Peter 5:5-10 and James 4:6-10 both quote Proverbs 3:34, linking humility, submission to God, resisting the devil, and God’s promise to exalt the humble.
  • [00:24:08] Humility is not thinking badly of yourself, but thinking accurately of yourself in relation to God.
  • [00:25:43] Pride tells God “no, you don’t know better,” while humility acknowledges God’s authority and submits to it.
  • [00:26:28] Ungratefulness or resentment toward God’s provision is rebellion, not submission.
  • [00:29:20] The speaker uses a medieval vassalage analogy to illustrate the commitment of submission, loyalty, and mutual obligation.
  • [00:33:53] Luke 6:46 asks, “Why do you call me Lord, Lord, and not do the things I say?”
  • [00:37:24] Satan’s original lie was to question God’s goodness, and he still uses it to attack our humility and make us judge God.
  • [00:39:22] Resist the devil by staying in the Word, remembering who God is, and trusting that He is good.

Scripture References

  • Isaiah 55
  • Micah 6
  • Hebrews 11
  • Genesis 3
  • 2 Corinthians 5:7
  • 3 John 1:4
  • 1 John 1:7
  • Ephesians 5:8-9
  • John 8:12
  • Hebrews 11:6
  • John 15
  • Amos 3:3
  • 1 Peter 5:5-10
  • James 4:6-10
  • Proverbs 3:34
  • Philippians 2
  • Luke 6:46

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