Category: Maturity
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.
