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2 Born of water amp the Spirit Jn 35 5 Jesus answered Verily verily I say unto thee Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God 3 When we are born into the family of God we are babes in Christ ID: 701576

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Growing In Christ

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I. Must be born before we can grow

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Born of water & the Spirit

Jn. 3:5[5] Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

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When we are born into the family of God we are babes in Christ

Through proper growth we can become mature persons in Christ – able to accept great responsibilities and bear great

burdens

for our Lord

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Church = _________________|Mt. 16:18-19

[18] And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my

church

; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

[19] And I will give unto thee the keys of the

kingdom of heaven

: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

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Acts 2:47[47] Praising God, and having

favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

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II. Things essential for growth

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1. Food A child needs proper nourishment in order to grow physically

The spiritual child needs spiritual food

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The Word of God is spiritual food - Mt. 4:4

[4] But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that

proceedeth

out of the mouth of God.

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1 Pet. 2:1-3[1] Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil

speakings,

[2] As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

[3] If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

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1 Cor. 3:1-21] And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

[2] I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able

.

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Some are not ready for solid foodHeb. 5:12-14

[12] For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat

.

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[13] For every one that useth

milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

[14] But strong meat

belongeth

to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

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In order to grow and mature spiritually we must be involved in constant

and careful study of the word of God

We need to grow into mature men and women in the gospel

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2. Exercise – 1 Tim. 4:7-8[7] But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and

exercise thyself rather unto godliness

.

[

8

] For bodily exercise

profiteth

little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

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Exercise

= to train the mind

Godliness

= humble reverence and deep respect toward God which leads us to be more

godlike – leads us to submit to God’s will for us

The desire to be godlike should control all of our

actions

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Exercise by:We are to exercise godliness in

worship -

we must worship God in spirit and in truth

We are to exercise godliness in our

daily lives

--- our actions, words, attitudes and places we go are to demonstrate godliness

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Christian Service

– feed the hungry, clothe those in need, visit the sick, teach/preach the gospel to lost souls and to Christians to edify, encourage, etc.

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Denying ungodliness

Titus 2:12[12

] Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

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U

ngodliness = living irreverent and rebellious

lives before God

To deny ungodliness is to control this feeling of rebellion and irreverence and to bring it under subjection to God

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3. Right atmosphere/associationsWe need clean, pure air for physical growth – polluted air is harmful to the human body

A pure spiritual atmosphere is essential for spiritual growth of a child of God

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Christian

fellowship – found when we come together for periods of worship – in association with Christians – we have fellowship with God and with each other

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Clean

associates1 Cor. 15:33

[33] Be not deceived, evil companionships corrupt good morals

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A Christian home

Eph. 6:4[4] And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

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III. Necessity of Growth

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Growth is essential – 2 Pet. 3:18[18] But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and

Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

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2 Pet. 1:5-[5] And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

[6] And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness

;

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[7] And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

[8] For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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[9] But he that lacketh

these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.[10] Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

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[11] For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and

Saviour Jesus Christ.

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Lack of growth rebuked in the N.T. – Heb. 5:12-14

[12] For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat

.

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[13] For every one that useth

milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

[14] But strong meat

belongeth

to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

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Lack of growth is dangerous When one fails to grow spiritually they are not getting enough spiritual food or enough spiritual exercise or they are living in an impure atmosphere

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Conclusion1 Pet. 2:2

- As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby

:

2 Pet. 3:18

- But

grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and

Saviour

Jesus Christ.

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Reference – gleaned from a tract by Roy H. Lanier, Sr.

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