The Importance of Spiritual Growth
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What is Growth?
What is Growth?
Growth is the process of increasing in physical size
Growth is the process of increasing in physical size
What is Spiritual Growth?
What is Spiritual Growth?
Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
Spiritual Growth is more of Christ being Expressed in my life through less of me.
Spiritual Growth is more of Christ being Expressed in my life through less of me.
“He must increase, but I must decrease.
John 3:30
The Alternative to growth is Stagnation.
The Alternative to growth is Stagnation.
After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He was spending time with them and baptizing.
John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people were coming and were being baptized—
for John had not yet been thrown into prison.
Therefore there arose a discussion on the part of John’s disciples with a Jew about purification.
And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, He is baptizing and all are coming to Him.”
John 3:22-
“He must increase, but I must decrease.
Spiritual Growth is Necessary
Spiritual Growth is Necessary
Many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned;
like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation,
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
1 Peter 2:2
Phil
Philippians 6:1
Spiritual growth is not a Program.
Spiritual growth is not a Program.
Its a PROCESS
Its a PROCESS
Philippians 6:1
You must have Nourishment for Spiritual Growth.
You must have Nourishment for Spiritual Growth.
like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation,
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You must have the Right Relationship.
You must have the Right Relationship.
We must have the right RELATIONSHIP to grow spiritually.
We must have the right RELATIONSHIP to grow spiritually.
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
2) The Alternative to growth is __________.
You must have the Right Ingredients.
You must have the Right Ingredients.
but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
2 Peter 318
The ingredients for spiritual growth are Grace and Knowledge.
The ingredients for spiritual growth are Grace and Knowledge.
Knowledge
The Essence of Grace
The Essence of Grace
Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,
Colossians
Grace is all that God is free to do for you based on the FREE Christ has done on our behave.
Grace is all that God is free to do for you based on the FREE Christ has done on our behave.
The knowledge of Jesus of Christ
The knowledge of Jesus of Christ
“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Our GOAL is to KNOW Christ, not just to know ABOUT Him.
Our GOAL is to KNOW Christ, not just to know ABOUT Him.
The Product of Spiritual Growth.
The Product of Spiritual Growth.
but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
The product of growth is the GLORY of God.
The product of growth is the GLORY of God.
Created to Glorify God
Created to Glorify God
Everyone who is called by My name,
And whom I have created for My glory,
Whom I have formed, even whom I have made.”
isaiah 43:7
Sin is failure to bring God GLORY.
Sin is failure to bring God GLORY.
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans
Glory means to be heavy or weighty, and it came to refer to something or someone of great worth..
Glory means to be heavy or weighty, and it came to refer to something or someone of great worth..
Glorifying God must be our Passion
Glorifying God must be our Passion
Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
1 corinthians
The Benefits of Spiritual Growth.
The Benefits of Spiritual Growth.
And He said to them, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,
who will not receive many times as much at this time and in the age to come, eternal life.”
Luke 18:29-30
“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Matthew
and are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the sons of Israel would not look intently at the end of what was fading away.
2 Corinthians
The benefits of spiritual growth are BLESSINGS and his GLORY.
The benefits of spiritual growth are BLESSINGS and his GLORY.
3) Spiritual growth is not a ______.
4) We must have the right ____________ to grow spiritually.
5) The ingredients for spiritual growth are _____ and _________.
6) Grace is all that God is free to do for you based on the ____ Christ has done on our behave.
7) Our ____ is to ____ Christ, not just to know ____ Him.
8) The product of growth is the _____ of God.
9) Sin is failure to bring God _____.
10) The benefits of spiritual growth are _________ and his _____.