Tri-Annual Singing!
February 21, 2026
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Category: Maturity
Mining the Scriptures: Hebrews 6:1-3
Having noted the importance of progressing beyond the first principles of God’s oracles, our writer now gives a list of such fundamental truths.
Repentance from dead works (necessary for God’s forgiveness); faith toward God (without which it is impossible to please Him); the doctrine of baptisms (while there are numerous immersions in scripture, there is one commanded by God, cf. Ephesians 4:5. It is baptism in water for the remission of sins, cf. Acts 2:38); laying on of hands (the means by which the spiritual gifts were distributed through the apostles, cf. Acts 8:17); the resurrection of the dead (a reality made available by Jesus’ victory over death, cf. 1 Corinthians 15:21); and eternal judgment (the inevitable end of all things, cf. 2 Peter 3:11-13).
These rudiments must be learned and remembered. Then, we are to progress to meatier matters as we progress in our understanding of God’s will and Christian maturity. We are told “And this we will do if God permits” (3). God wants us to grow stronger and more capable as His children, and has supplied the means. Will we do our part?
“They Shall Still Bear Fruit in Old Age”
People who enter their 60’s are generally looking forward to retirement from work – a typical goal that is sought with gladness, with the anticipation of a happy number of years to do what they want instead of what is required by an employer.
It is important to note that when it comes to the kingdom of God, there is no concept of retirement. As with all other things, if you desire to stop doing what you are doing, stop putting God first, it is an affront to the Creator and unacceptable to Him. Nothing is to come before the Lord. Continue reading ““They Shall Still Bear Fruit in Old Age””
Sermon: Spiritual Maturity
Once you become a Christian, it is important to grow to maturity, progressing rather than regressing.
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Sermon: Build and Grow
Justin discusses the call to add to our faith and love by becoming more Christ like day by day.
An Elder’s Demeanor
In 1 Timothy 3, the list of qualifications is given for an elder. Regarding his character, attributes such as: blameless, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, not given to wine, not greedy for money, gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous and humble are all listed. The list is similar in Titus 1. What they describe is an older man who is a mature Christian. One who has developed and practices the type of love and discernment that God requires of all who belong to Him.
There are other lists that are given in the New Testament which describe this kind of Christian. In Galatians 5, the apostle Paul gives us a list he defines as the fruit of the Spirit. The attributes are: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
Spiritual Growth
Peter calls upon Christians to grow spiritually. “But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love” (2 Peter 1:5-7). He supplies motivation, “For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1:8). He also warns of a lack of growth, “For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins” (1:9).
As it is with physical growth, certain things must be present in order to grow spiritually.
Sermon: Spiritual Maturity
Spiritual maturity is not measured by the passing of time, rather how you use the passing of time. Important truths regarding Spiritual Maturity are discussed in the lesson.
Sermon: Working Hard Spiritually
Speaker: Tommy Davis
Just as it is hard work to get in shape physically, it takes great effort to grow and mature spiritually as well.
