3 Assumptions God desires each of us to grow spiritually think relationship 3 Assumptions God desires each of us to grow spiritually think relationship Colossians 1910 NLT 9 ID: 371548
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Part 2: Two-a-DaysSlide2Slide3
3 Assumptions
God desires each of us to grow
spiritually
.
(think relationship)Slide4
3 Assumptions
God desires each of us to grow
spiritually
.
(think relationship)Slide5
Colossians 1:9-10
(NLT)
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So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding.
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Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while,
you will grow
as you learn to know God better and better
.Slide6
1 Peter 2:2-3
(NIV)
2
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk,
so that by it you may grow up in your salvation
, 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.Slide7
Hebrews 5:12-14
(NLT)
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You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word.
You are like babies who need
milk
and
cannot eat solid food.
13
For someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn’t know how to do what is right.
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Solid food is for those who are mature
,
who through training have the skill
to recognize the difference between right
and
wrong.Slide8
3 Assumptions
God desires each of us to grow
spiritually
.
(think relationship)
Spiritual growth is
possible
.Slide9
3 Assumptions
God desires each of us to grow
spiritually
.
(think relationship)
Spiritual growth is
possible
.
We are
responsible
for our own spiritual growth.Slide10
The starting point
:
The day we begin following Jesus.
The finish line
:
When we go to be with Him.Slide11
3 Reasons for Stunted Growth
We have a predisposition towards
comfort
.Slide12
3 Reasons for Stunted Growth
We have a predisposition towards
comfort
.
We have a predisposition towards
procrastination
.Slide13
3 Reasons for Stunted Growth
We have a predisposition towards
comfort
.
We have a predisposition towards
procrastination
.
We lack the
motivation
to live a spiritually disciplined life.Slide14
1 Corinthians 9:25
(NIV)
Everyone
who competes in the games goes into strict training
. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.Slide15Slide16
Hebrews 6:1-3
(
NLT)
1
So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don’t need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God.
2
You don’t need further instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
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And so, God willing, we will move forward to further understanding.Slide17
Measuring Spiritual Growth
Thinking
like the SonSlide18
Measuring Spiritual Growth
Thinking
like the Son
Behaving like the SonSlide19
Measuring Spiritual Growth
Thinking
like the Son
Behaving like the Son
Praying like the SonSlide20
Measuring Spiritual Growth
Thinking
like the Son
Behaving like the Son
Praying like the Son
Loving like the SonSlide21
Measuring Spiritual Growth
Thinking
like the Son
Behaving like the Son
Praying like the Son
Loving like the Son
Serving
like the SonSlide22
Measuring Spiritual Growth
Thinking
like the Son
Behaving like the Son
Praying like the Son
Loving like the Son
Serving
like the Son
Giving
like the SonSlide23
GROW
Engaging in a life-long process of surrendering to the Holy Spirit and the authority of the Bible is essential to
living.Slide24
What God Uses to Grow our Faith
Practical
teaching
Providential
relationships
Private
disciplines
Personal
ministry
Pivotal
circumstancesSlide25
Next Steps
Get a
vision
for where you want to be
Take
inventory
Make a
plan
Take the first
stepSlide26
To begin to grow, make a plan and GO.Slide27
http://www.lifehousedsm.org/growSlide28