Posts Tagged ‘Spiritual Growth’
Forward // Part 2: Forward in Christlikeness
Forward: Christlikeness Culture vs. Scripture We are living in a world that tells us it’s all about self. Our culture tells us that you are the star of your own movie. It’s all about you and what people can do for you. When we make our lives all about our own selves like the world…
Read MoreWords from the Mount // Part 5: Put It Into Practice
Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. Matthew 7:24 1. The gift of prayer Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who…
Read MoreWords from the Mount // Part 2: Fulfillment of the Law
Jesus affirms the Law and the Prophets. Jesus fulfills the Law and the Prophets. Jesus transforms our understanding and teaches us the Way of the Kingdom The question we are all asking is “what does it mean to be good?” It is not enough to focus on the outward. Jesus is interested in your heart.…
Read MoreFinding Your Focus // Part 3: Favor with God
Things we get distracted by are rarely as important as what we get distracted from. If we are going to have spiritual traction in 2020, we have to learn to deal with distraction. Jesus doesn’t want us to be doing things at the expense of being with Him. She had a sister called Mary, who…
Read MoreFinding Your Focus // Part 2: Stature
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. Luke 2:52 Jesus grew physically, so what does God say about our physical bodies? You are beautiful! Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm…
Read MoreFinding Your Focus // Part 1: Wisdom
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. Luke 2:52 God wants us to grow in wisdom: 1. Wisdom begins with God In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 Wisdom doesn’t start with self, it starts with God. God’s Word becomes the Guide of…
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