Tag: spiritual growth
-
Running the Race
Hebrews 12:10-12 “He disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees” You do realize, don’t you, that the ultimate…
-
Spiritual Maturity
Hebrews 5:12-14 “You need milk, not solid food,for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.” It is a wonderful thing to be born of the Spirit.…
-
True Spiritual Growth
Titus 3:1-2 “Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.” I can recall the moment so very well. It was an evening many years…
-
The Health of the Elderly
Titus 2:1-2 “But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.” I’m sure you’ve heard the term “the golden years.” I’m not sure who first coined this phrase or what was meant by it in the beginning, but it has come to…
-
“More and More” or “Less and Less”?
1 Thessalonians 4:1 “Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more.” One of the ways the life that pleases God can be characterized is…
-
A Holy Dissatisfaction
1 Thessalonians 4:1 “Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more.” If you are a believer, are you every discouraged by the fact that you aren’t a better one? …
-
Finishing Well
1 Thessalonians 3:12-13 “May the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you, so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.” In the verses above, we see the heart of Paul for the…
-
Pressing On
Colossians 3:17 “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” The Christian life is a very high calling. No matter how long a person has known Christ, and no matter how closely they have walked with Him, there…
-
Rooted and Built Up
Colossians 2:6-7 “Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith.” The Christian life has two aspects, one seen and the other unseen, that are equally vital to its growth and maturation. The verses above are written to Christians, i.e., those who have…
-
Infinitude
Ephesians 3:14-19 “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father . . . that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the…
To Encourage You 