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Wouldn’t it be Nice:To not have to work
To have FUN all Day!!!
To sleep as much as you wanted
To not have to make your own food
To not even have to dress yourself.
To not carry responsibility
Limitations:You’d be dependent on othersYou wouldn’t have authority to
make choicesYou wouldn’t be able to help or lead
othersYou wouldn’t be able to enjoy the
opportunities that responsibilities bring
While it might seem Nice:To not have to work
To Play all Day!!!
To sleep as much as you wanted
To not have to make your own food
To not even have to dress yourself.
To not carry responsibility
Spiritual Maturity: We all begin as New-born babes:
We need nourishment (1 Peter 2:2)We need nurturing We need teaching/training (Acts 8:31; Rom. 10:14)
We are to grow and develop and MATURE!!!We are to put away fleshly practices and eat meat.
(1 Cor. 3:2-4)We are to mature in our thinking (1 Cor. 14:20)We are to become true disciples and be capable of
bringing others to Christ
SPIRITUAL MATURITY
Spiritual Maturity Necessary:
To Have Stability (Eph. 4:14-15) Easily tricked as a child Blown by every wave of doctrine Deceived by craftiness of men 2 Peter 2:13-15
To Teach (Hebrews 5:12-14) To discern between good and evil To Become teachers
To Lead we want people to be led to Christ we must adequate
leaders!!! Luke 6:39-40
Aspiring to Lead and Teach
There are different Roles: Teachers Evangelists Parents
There are different ways to lead Publicly
Elders Bible Class teacher Song Leader Leading in other Acts of worship
Privately At home Bible studies Older woman training younger women Leading your family
Plans To Aid in MaturityAdult Bible Classes:
How we got the bibleHow we got the English BibleThe Living OraclesTruly Spiritual WorshipMusic of the assemblyThe Lord’s SupperPreaching and TeachingThe ContributionPrayers in the AssemblyThe Work of the Church
Plans To Aid in MaturityAdult Bible Classes:
The creation of the worldThe work of the Holy Spirit in ConversionThe second coming of ChristWhy Jesus came to the earthOne another relationships
Young boys/men Bible Class:How to Lead a PrayerHow to Song LeadHow to Lead a Scripture Reading
What it will take to Mature:
DesireOur Bodies often grow/mature whether we want them
to or notFor us to mature spiritually, drive, passion, desire must
be there. 1 Peter. 2:2
Just like we are to desire the milk, we must also desire the meat, we must also desire to lead and teach.
Desire things that will help us grow and improveThe wordTeaching and equippingCorrection
What it will take to Mature:
Hard workGoals: most people set goals/most people want to
growLuke 14:28-32
Wanting to build a tower was not the problemWanting to win a battle was not the problem. Counting the cost, planning, preparing, being will to
do hard work and sacrifice is the difference here.
What it will take to Mature:
EnduranceChristianity is a lifetime of growth
Ex. 1 Tim. 3:6 “not a recent convert”Not only will it take hard work and desire but it will
take desire and hard work over a continued period of time.
Ex. “Were any great men born here?”Great men are not born, great men are made!
Brooke Greenberg
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