Talk

The Fullness of Life

Brett Younker
June 7, 2022

“The fullness of life is only found in Jesus.”

Brett Younker joins us for Summer in the City night one with a powerful message on fulfillment. As we look to the things of this world to satisfy our every desire and make us feel whole, he reminds us that Jesus alone can fill us and that He is always enough.

Key Takeaway

God has already given you everything you need. You can stop trying to pick up other things along the way to give you the answers you're looking for and instead grab onto Jesu, who is the fullness of everything you're searching and desiring.

  1. Paul wants you to have a deep understanding of who Jesus is so you're able to discern truth and make decisions. It's a prayer for a continuing filling from God. The more you know God, the more you will have alignment with God. You can have hope because of the future promise.

  2. There's an inward change with an outward expression.

  3. God gives you strength and patience to endure pain and suffering.

  4. You would be giving thanks if you are transformed.

  5. Jesus is all you need. Ask God for wisdom and seek it within His Word rather than looking outside of scripture. We look to things, people, or labels to fill us instead of looking to Jesus.

  6. The things we use to enlighten us are actually the things that weigh us down.

  7. These philosophies don't deny Christ, but they do try to dethrone Christ in your life.

  8. God wants to bring clarity to your confusion.

  9. You don't move on from Jesus to something else.

  10. We can see the growth of a tree because of the fruit it bears, and we can be rooted and secure in our faith.

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"When you come to that realization that you are not enough and that you do have a need, Jesus says 'I am enough, and I can fulfill everything that you need.'"
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Brett Younker

Discussion Questions

  1. What are you looking for to have fulfillment in your life right now?
  2. Does your life look different because of what God has done in your life?
  3. Have you looked to other things, people, or places to give you the answers that only God can give you?
  4. Are you in an environment that is conducive to growth in your faith?
  5. Is your tree of faith growing, bearing fruit, and bringing security and a firm foundation through its roots Christ?

Scripture References

1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ:

Grace and peace to you from God our Father.

3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
4because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people—
5the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel
6that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace.
7You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,
8and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.
9For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,
10so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
11being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,
12and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.
13For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,
14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Brett Younker
Brett Younker
Brett Younker is a pastor, worship leader, and songwriter at Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia. His heart is to help people see and know Jesus in a real way through preaching, teaching, music, or just hanging out. Over the last decade, Brett has helped carry the heart of Passion Music and the Passion Movement to the world, calling a generation to live for the glory of God. Brett has helped write many songs the Church is singing, including “Build My Life,” Fall Like Rain,” Christ Our King,” God, You’re So Good,” “Holy Ground,” “Worthy of Your Name,” and many others. He also hosts a podcast called Jesus Songs that explores the stories of some of the songs we sing each week in church. Brett and his wife, Aynsley, have three kids and a dog named Sgt Pepper.