Growing up ain't hard to do
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- 1. Growing Up Aint Hard To Do
- 2. Hebrews 5:12-14For when for the time ye ought to be
teachers,ye have need that one teach you again which be the first
principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need
of milk, and not of strong meat.For every one that useth milk is
unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.But strong
meat belongeth to them that are offull age, even those who by
reason of use have their senses exercised to discern bothgood and
evil.
- 3. Ten Stops#1 Ignorance of the concept or existence of sin#2
Aware of and indifferent to sin#3 Concerned about the implications
of personalsin#4 Confess sins and ask Jesus to be their Savior#5
Commitment to faith activities
- 4. Ten Stops#6 Experience a prolonged period of
spiritualdiscontent#7 Experience personal brokenness#8 Choosing to
surrender and submit fully to God:Radical dependence#9 Enjoying a
profound intimacy with and love forGod#10 Experiencing a profound
compassion and lovefor humanity
- 5. Maximum FaithBut what you might not know is theitinerary of
that journey: the stopsalong the way, what happens ateach of those
stops, and how tosuccessfully navigate through theobstacles that
you encounter andkeeping advancing while enjoyingthe journey.
- 6. Maximum FaithA majority never make aconfession and
profession of faith inwhich they invite Jesus Christ tosave them
from the penalty of theirsins against God. They are not, inother
words, born-again Christians.(p.xviii)
- 7. Maximum FaithEven among the born-againpopulation, only a
tiny proportionget beyond their profession of faithto experience
the more robust andsignificant outcomes that are madeavailable by
Christ to His followers(p. xviii)
- 8. Maximum FaithA majority of believers who figureout where the
journey goes, andwhat it takes to maximize theopportunity God
grants us bycompleting the journey towholeness, instead choose to
settlefor a less complete and fulfilling life.(p. xiv)
- 9. Maximum FaithWe are pretty random about ourefforts to
experience genuine God-driven transformation. Think of it asa
mindless mutiny: we refuse togive God control of our lives, butwere
not really guiding the shiptoward a particular destination
- 10. Maximum Faithsometimes it seems as if theChurch is indeed a
ship of fools. Weare not so much Christ followers aswe are Christ
admirers who listen tostories about His life and Histeachings, then
go about ourbusiness with a smile and alobotomy. (p. 16)
- 11. Stages of GrowthBasic TrustJude 1:21: Keep yourselves in
thelove of God, looking for the mercy ofour Lord Jesus Christ unto
eternallife.
- 12. Stages of GrowthBasic
TrustIndependenceIndividuationInternalization
- 13. Stages of GrowthBasic TrustIndependenceGangIncorporate
- 14. Stages of GrowthBasic TrustIndependenceGangAdult
- 15. Causes of ImmaturityMissing one or more stages.Lack of
practice.Discussion.
- 16. The Middle Road?
- 17. I am the Way