Part 2: Two-a-Days. 3 Assumptions 1.God desires each of us to grow spiritually. (think relationship)

Part 2: Two-a-Days

3 Assumptions

1. God desires each of us to grow spiritually.(think relationship)

3 Assumptions

1. God desires each of us to grow spiritually.(think relationship)

Colossians 1:9-10(NLT)

9 So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. 10 Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.

1 Peter 2:2-3(NIV)

2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

Hebrews 5:12-14(NLT)

12 You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food. 13 For someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn’t know how to do what is right. 14 Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong.

3 Assumptions

1. God desires each of us to grow spiritually.(think relationship)

2. Spiritual growth is possible.

3 Assumptions

1. God desires each of us to grow spiritually.(think relationship)

2. Spiritual growth is possible.3. We are responsible for our own spiritual

growth.

The starting point:The day we begin following Jesus.

The finish line:When we go to be with Him.

3 Reasons for Stunted Growth1. We have a predisposition towards comfort.

3 Reasons for Stunted Growth1. We have a predisposition towards comfort.2. We have a predisposition towards

procrastination.

3 Reasons for Stunted Growth1. We have a predisposition towards comfort.2. We have a predisposition towards

procrastination.3. We lack the motivation to live a spiritually

disciplined life.

1 Corinthians 9:25(NIV)

Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.

Hebrews 6:1-3(NLT)

1So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don’t need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God. 2 You don’t need further instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3 And so, God willing, we will move forward to further understanding.

Measuring Spiritual Growth• Thinking like the Son

Measuring Spiritual Growth• Thinking like the Son• Behaving like the Son

Measuring Spiritual Growth• Thinking like the Son• Behaving like the Son• Praying like the Son

Measuring Spiritual Growth• Thinking like the Son• Behaving like the Son• Praying like the Son• Loving like the Son

Measuring Spiritual Growth• Thinking like the Son• Behaving like the Son• Praying like the Son• Loving like the Son• Serving like the Son

Measuring Spiritual Growth• Thinking like the Son• Behaving like the Son• Praying like the Son• Loving like the Son• Serving like the Son• Giving like the Son

GROWEngaging in a life-long process of surrendering

to the Holy Spirit and the authority of the Bible is essential to living.

What God Uses to Grow our Faith1. Practical teaching2. Providential relationships3. Private disciplines4. Personal ministry5. Pivotal circumstances

Next Steps1. Get a vision for where you want to be2. Take inventory 3. Make a plan4. Take the first step

To begin to grow, make a plan and GO.

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