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