Spiritually Stunted (10 of 13)
Volume 1: Great God, Messy Church
Bob Ingle
1 Corinthians 3:1-4
Open your bibles to 1 Cor. 3. There's probably nothing more precious on the planet than a baby. Agreed? There is something about a baby that can melt the hardest heart, weaken the strongest man, and brighten the worst of days. And what's amazing is that no two babies are alike. They come in all shapes and sizes.
For instance, I read this week about Baby Jasleen who was born in Leipzig, Germany who weighed an incredible 13 1/2 pounds (PIC on screens). What's scary and impressive is that her mother delivered her naturally rather than C-section. I don't know whether to applaud her or pray for her.
On the other end of the spectrum we have Baby Elora from Australia. She is the smallest baby born in Australia to survive. She was 11 oz at birth (PIC). There's just something about a baby that melts your heart.
I saw the cutest baby the other day and took a picture of him (pic of baby body with Pastor Bob head). Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. ??
Well, while all babies may be born in different shapes and sizes, they are all still born at the same stage: they are all born babies. No one is born a toddler, or a teenager, or an adult. Everyone starts at the same stage-infancy. But it's also true that while all of us are born the same stage, we don't all grow at the same pace.
What's true physically is also true spiritually. We all come into the Kingdom of God the same way. We are born again. We are all born again as spiritual babies. If you are saved, you believed the Gospel that Jesus Christ is God in the flesh, born of a virgin, He lived a perfect life fulfilling the Law, He died a sacrificial death as our substitute, and He rose from the dead in victory over hell, sin, death, and the Devil. And when a sinner places their faith in Christ, God moves into that person through the Holy Spirit, and that person's dead spiritual soul is made alive. ...
Volume 1: Great God, Messy Church
Bob Ingle
1 Corinthians 3:1-4
Open your bibles to 1 Cor. 3. There's probably nothing more precious on the planet than a baby. Agreed? There is something about a baby that can melt the hardest heart, weaken the strongest man, and brighten the worst of days. And what's amazing is that no two babies are alike. They come in all shapes and sizes.
For instance, I read this week about Baby Jasleen who was born in Leipzig, Germany who weighed an incredible 13 1/2 pounds (PIC on screens). What's scary and impressive is that her mother delivered her naturally rather than C-section. I don't know whether to applaud her or pray for her.
On the other end of the spectrum we have Baby Elora from Australia. She is the smallest baby born in Australia to survive. She was 11 oz at birth (PIC). There's just something about a baby that melts your heart.
I saw the cutest baby the other day and took a picture of him (pic of baby body with Pastor Bob head). Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. ??
Well, while all babies may be born in different shapes and sizes, they are all still born at the same stage: they are all born babies. No one is born a toddler, or a teenager, or an adult. Everyone starts at the same stage-infancy. But it's also true that while all of us are born the same stage, we don't all grow at the same pace.
What's true physically is also true spiritually. We all come into the Kingdom of God the same way. We are born again. We are all born again as spiritual babies. If you are saved, you believed the Gospel that Jesus Christ is God in the flesh, born of a virgin, He lived a perfect life fulfilling the Law, He died a sacrificial death as our substitute, and He rose from the dead in victory over hell, sin, death, and the Devil. And when a sinner places their faith in Christ, God moves into that person through the Holy Spirit, and that person's dead spiritual soul is made alive. ...
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