SERMONS ON SPIRITUAL MATURITY
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Climbing the Mountain of Spiritual Maturity (4 of 15)
by James Merritt
The apostle John begins by addressing his readers as little children. The Greek word teknia literally means born ones, it is a generic term used by John for all believers. He is calling all born again Christians ''little children.'' these are all of the people who have been born again into the family of God and qualify as his children. There are those who say that we are all God's children. They teach the universal fatherhood of God and the universal brotherhood of man. That is God is every man s father and we are all equally brothers. But that simply is not true. God is not the father of every man. He is the creator of every man but he...
Three Keys to Spiritual Maturity
by John Barnett
James this morning is exhorting us. He says, hearing of the Word must be followed by obedience; truly accepting God's Word logically means doing it. This spiritual logic was given memorable illustration by Chuck Swindoll in his book Improving Your Serve: Let's pretend that you work for me. In fact, you are my executive assistant in a company that is growing rapidly. I'm the owner and I'm interested in expanding overseas. To pull this off, I make plans to travel abroad and stay there until the new branch office gets established. I make all the arrangements to take my family in the move to Europe for six to eight months, and I...
The Marks of Christian Maturity (1 of 23)
by Chuck McAlister
Begin a new series: THE FAITH THAT WORKS. Study of the Book of James. (A) CHARACTERISTICS OF CHRISTIAN MATURITY. 1- Book of James : Proofs that are meant to be used as a measuring stick to measure your maturity as a Christian. 2- 2 major themes in Bible (all 66 books): a- The Way to God - directed toward the person who is lost in sin. b- The Walk with God - directed toward the Christian; how to live your faith. 3- James - fits into this 2nd theme. 4- It is practical - plain talk to plain people. 5- D.L. Moody has called the book of James -''religion in shoe leather.'' a- James attacks phonies - He...
Built up to Maturity (20 of 40)
by Jesus Culture Resources
People are organizing, connecting, networking, and socializing almost everywhere you look. Whether it's a successful business venture, a persuasive argument, or even individual success and fame - the act of building is all around us. Amidst all that busyness, where do you see progress - that is, what type of building and connecting appeals to you? What organizations or causes have captured your interest and commitment? What has your support? An unlikely but compelling example of support rallying (which is a type of building) is displayed by die-hard super-fans - people who support their beloved...
The Roadmap to Maturity
by Adrian Rogers
Take God's Word and turn with me this morning to 1 Corinthians chapter 2. 1 Corinthians chapter2, and when you have found it, I want you to look up here at me. I want to tell you something that happened here in Bellevue church many years ago. Our erstwhile pastor, former pastor of this church, Dr. Robert G. Lee, the great of man of God, but he was never known to flinch, never known to back up or water down the Word of God. On a particular occasion he preached an excoriating message against sin. There was a lady in the church who was well, her fur was rubbed the wrong way. Ha, she did not like the message. As a...
Moving on to Maturity (14 of 15)
by Stan Coffey
This morning if you have your Bible let's go again to the book of Joshua and we're coming to a close in the series on Joshua. There is one more message besides the message today. We're going to preach today on the title ''Moving on to Maturity,'' moving on to maturity, becoming all God wants us to be, claiming God's richest blessings for our lives. Well we've been talking for several weeks now about ''Journey Into Freedom'' as we've followed the Israelites on their journey out of the wilderness, across the Jordan River and into the land that God had given them, the land flowing with milk and honey. We've been seeing how...
Stepping Into Maturity
by Curt Dodd
John Maxwell has identified four levels of maturity for Christians. They are given in progressive order with the least mature viewpoint listed first: 1. I'm going to do what I want, regardless of any thought for God. 2. If God gives me what I want, then I will give him what he wants. 3. I will give God what he wants, with faith that he will give me what I want. 4. I will give God what he wants, regardless of any thought for myself. Many Christians spend the balance of their life at level two or three, but the greatest joy is found at level four. Rick Warren notes the mark of spiritual maturity occurs when a believer ''takes off the bib and puts on an...
The Biblical Guide to Spiritual Maturity
by Eddie Snipes
Spiritual maturity shouldn't be a mystery, yet anyone who has spent time in the church has likely noticed varying levels of spiritual growth among the members. Some grow slowly, some grow quickly, and some never grow at all. Why is it that so many never mature beyond spiritual infancy? I have yet to hear anyone declare, ''I don't want to grow closer to the Lord.'' But I've heard many testify their desire to know him deeper. Sometimes those who make such a declaration begin growing, but many times they find themselves in the same position of stagnated growth year after year. The Bible warns that there will be many...
The Marks of Maturity - A Leadership Checklist (4 of 10)
by Larry Osborne
THE BIG PICTURE: The minimum requirements for spiritual leadership. The telltale marks of spiritual maturity. THE PASSAGE: 1 Timothy 3:1-16/ Titus 1:5-9/ Acts 6:1-4/ 1 Peter 5:1-4/ Acts 20:17-30 A QUICK FLY-BY: - Spiritual Maturity In A Nutshell: No glaring weakness. 1 Timothy 3:1 and 8/ Titus 1:7/ Acts 6:3 - Notice What's Not In The List: 1 Corinthians 1:7 and 3:1-3/ Matthew 7:21-23/ John 13:17/ Colossians 2:20-23/ Romans 10:1-3 - Giftedness - Spiritual Power - Theological Training - Religious Disciplines - Zeal A BAD TRANSLATION, A BLIND SPOT and THREE SURPRISES: - The Bad Translation: ''Husband of but...
Steps to Christian Maturity
by John McKain
Peter is full convinced that spiritual growth in the Christian life requires strenuous involvement by the believer. God has rescued us from a corrupt world and promised us a share in the divine nature. In fact, it is for this very reason that we are now to commit ourselves to a life of moral and ethical growth. Peter was writing to individuals dissatisfied with orthodox Christianity. Their dissatisfaction, however was in great part the result of their own lack of genuine involvement in spiritual growth. So Peter lays out a program of moral development consisting of eight virtues ---- beginning with faith and ending with love....
The Means to Maturity (8 of 23)
by Chuck McAlister
Studying the New Testament Manual on Maturity.The Book of James . the 1st Book written in the New Testament. Purpose to move us from being moral to being spiritual. Society today . not even moral. James teaches that God wants to move us from morality to spiritual maturity. God gives us a tool to help that happen . His Word. James told us that our spiritual birth was the product of God's Word.. Read Ch. 1: 18a ! Now . he tells us to utilize God's Word as the tool to grow us on to maturity. You need more than a one-time experience with Jesus to pass the tests of life . to make good decisions .to win over temptation . to choose a...
Myths about Maturity (2 of 4)
by Rick White
Message Truth: There are some myths regarding the subject of spiritual growth in the community of faith. Today we are going to dispel four of those myths. God wants everyone of His children to grow up in Christ. 2Pet. 3:18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him {be} the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. Introduction: One New Year's Day, in the Tournament of Roses parade, a beautiful float suddenly sputtered and quit. It was out of gas. The whole parade was held up until someone could get a can of gas. The amusing thing was this float represented the Standard...
Learning to Be a Spiritual Success Story
by Robert Dawson
According to the television, internet and printed media advertisements everyone and anyone in this room could and should be a millionaire or at least look like a celebrity. - In order to become wealthy or financially independent all you have to do is order their course on how to invest, buy and sell real estate, open your own internet business or work from home - you can even do it in your spare time. - If you want to get rid of those thunder thighs and baggy buns then all you need to do is purchase their exercise program and in 3 minutes a day 3 days a week you can have chiseled arms, shoulders, sculpted abs...
Hope Beyond Maturity (7 of 14)
by David Cawston
Growing up is hard to do, but sooner or later we all have to do it. The sooner we do it the easier our life will become. The problem is: How do we determine whether we have grown up? Does it mean our hair turns gray? No, that just means we're growing older, but not necessarily wiser. Signs of aging do not mean we are showing signs of maturity. How do you know that you are more mature this year than you were last year? Has living 12 months longer made any difference? We know that we are growing older, but how do we know that we are growing up? Is growing up something God requires of us? The writer of Hebrews...
