Posts Tagged ‘Spiritual growth’
Word For The Day: Learning Dependency
Last evening at Connection Group, we discussed what it means to live in a gospel-centered community and why it is vital for our Christian growth! We observed that we all tend to rely on ourselves. God must continually work to break us of this. The reality is that apart from our union to Christ and…
Read MoreWord For The Day: Growing In Holiness
1 Peter 1:14-15 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct. When I was a kid, I described a holy person as someone who sat alone all day in meditation and prayer. Perhaps you…
Read MoreWord For The Day: Growing Through Adversity
I have been sharing with you thoughts from a helpful book by Jerry Bridges: Trusting God Even When Life Hurts. This week lets talk about how to grow through adversity. We have learned that when difficulty comes, we must recognize that it comes from God’s sovereign hand. God uses adversity to teach us, and we…
Read More📖 Word For The Day: God Works Through Adversity
God is at work in us to cause us to grow. He does not consult us to find out if we feel the need for growth, or ask us how we would like to grow. As a well-skilled farmer, God tends his own.…
Read More📖 Word For The Day: Growing Through Adversity
Who among us enjoys an encounter with adversity? We desire for everything to go according to plan, and for life to be easy. Why is it that the reality of our Christian life is something very different? Adversity is the womb in which…
Read MoreThe Prerequisite for Spiritual Passion
The Prerequisite of Spiritual Passion Text: 2 Kings 4:1-7 Since we have arrived in Zambia, I have heard several people make comment about wanting to experience a spiritual breakthrough. It seems to be a common expression here and around the world, but what do people mean by it? Well, there are many things, but here…
Read MoreOur Source of Power for Salvation and Godliness
Life is tough. How can God expect us to live like He asks us to live? Too many of us have a testimony of frustration over our own inability to live life the way God asks. Peter instructs us that God does in fact expect us to live righteously in this world. (Therefore, beloved, be…
Read MoreThe Church is a Field: The Goal is Quantity
We have all seen the signs along the road saying, “Have you eaten today? Thank a farmer.” There is a lot of truth to that sign. We all need food to survive, to stay healthy, and to grow. As a boy, I grew up on a family farm. I remember the year my Dad told…
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