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  (5) ONE VERSE MORE. GAL_4:19 :
  by F.B. Meyer
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Summary: F.B. Meyer emphasizes the transformative process of having
Christ formed within us, urging ministers to focus on this spiritual
growth in their preaching.

Topics: "Indwelling Christ", "Spiritual Growth"
Scripture References: John 14:20, John 15:5, Romans 8:29, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 4:19, Ephesians 3:17, Philippians 1:6, Colossians 1:27, 2 Peter 1:4, 1 John 3:2

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F.B. Meyer emphasizes the transformative process of Christ being formed
within believers, likening it to the growth of a chick in an egg, where
the life of Christ gradually absorbs all other elements of life. He
urges ministers to focus on preaching the profound truth of the
indwelling Christ, moving beyond mere political and social concerns to
reveal the depth of what it means to have Christ in us. Meyer expresses
a deep longing for believers to experience this spiritual birth and
growth, highlighting the importance of understanding our unity with
Christ and the Father.

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"My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be
formed in you." You know, of course, that an egg has in it a little
embryo of life, and the nutriment, the viscous fluid upon which it shall
grow; and every day the little life germ pecks into this more and more,
and the chick is formed in the shell. Until now there has been a good
deal more of other elements in your life than of Christ, but from now
the Christ is going to grow and increase and absorb into Himself
everything else, and be formed in you.

Brother ministers, will you forgive that I have stated the truths of
Christ's holy gospel so imperfectly? How can human words tell what
Christ is prepared to be?

But let me entreat you to pass by a great deal of political life, and it
may be, (though it is not wrong), of the social life around you; and I
charge you to live to preach the deep philosophy of the indwelling
Christ, and let men know what Jesus meant when He said:

"In that day ye shall know that I am in the Father, and ye in me, and I
in you."

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/fb-meyer/5-one-verse-more-gal-419/
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