In 1 Pet 5:1-4, Peter exhorted the elders, who were among the scattered strangers to whom he wrote this epistle, 1 Pet 1:1. He told them, in verses 2 and 3, to “Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly;...
Stages of Christian Maturity Mk 10:15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO As Christians we should go through stages of maturity, just like we go through natural stages of growth. Physically, we start out as newborns and progress to full maturity through our lives. But Christians don’t always grow to full maturity. ...
Essentials of Spiritual Growth 1 Peter 2:2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This sermon should help you with your spiritual growth, whether you have already grown some or you are newly saved. We receive missionary prayer requests every month in which we are asked to pray for the spiritual growth of their...
A Fruitful Christian Life II Pet 1:1-8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO All of us want to have a fruitful Christian life and this passage gives us the recipe. I like recipes because if you follow them you are sure that your meal is going to turn out right. Likewise, if...
Spiritual Growth Col. 1:9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Paul wrote to the Colossians he told them that he prayed for several things concerning their spiritual growth. The things for which he prayed are the same things that we need for our spiritual growth. Our spiritual growth involves: Knowing God’s will...
Grow in the Knowledge of God II Pet. 3:17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO I am convinced that the reason some Christians don’t grow much is that they don’t grow in the knowledge of God. They are content to know that they are saved but they make no effort to get to...
Ephesians 4:23-29 Putting on the New Man CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Yesterday we talked about putting off the old man and today about putting on the new man. This is something you do continually. There is competition between the “old” and “new” all the time. There is a constant battle. Versus....
Ephesians 1:15-16 Thank God for New Converts CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this passage, Paul tells the Ephesians of his prayers for them. The first prayer on the list is Thanksgiving (v. 16) and the things he is thankful for are: Their faith in Jesus Their love of the saints...
Growing As A Christian 1 Peter 2: 1-3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When we were kids we knew we were growing because we could see ourselves in the mirror, our clothes wouldn’t fit, our relatives would say, “My you have grown,” and so forth. But how do you know when you...
Conquering Canaan Deut. 10, Joshua 23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When God instructed Israel to go in and possess the land [Deut 10:8-11] he gave them five things to do so that God could drive out the inhabitants of the land. He told them to fear the Lord, walk in his...
