SERMONS ON SPIRITUAL GROWTH
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Developing a Spiritual Mentality
by Daniel Rodgers
In (vs.5), I want you to underscore the words, ''Giving all diligence, add to your faith...''a. In (vv.5-7), Peter goes on to tell us the things we are to add to our faith. We are to add: ''virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity (love).''In (vs.8), he continues, ''if these thing be in you, and abound,'' then you will not be ''barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.''Then, again, notice (vs.9), ''But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath FORGOTTEN that he was purged from his old sins.'' In this passage of Scripture, we find Peter encouraging...
The Secret of Growth
by Dr. Ed Young
I've been on vacation these weeks. I haven't preached in so long, I told one of my boys that I may preach like Paul. And sometime he just preached all night. My son said, ''Yeah, but one fellow went to sleep in the window and fell out of the window and was killed.'' I said, ''Yeah, but Paul went out and raised him from the dead and put him back in the window and kept on preaching.'' My son said, ''When you can do that, you can preach all night, too, Daddy.'' If you'd open your Bibles - not to the scripture mentioned, though that's one of the scriptures that's very important - to II Corinthians instead, Chapter 3...
Growing in Faith
by William Wyne
Ephesians 4:14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. There is this fruit called Jack Fruit, this fruit produces the largest vegetation on the planet. These botanist and chemist take the best soil they can find and they put nutrients in that soil, and then plant the seed of what they want. Of course they water the soil constantly, and insure at best that the ground is in the sunlight. And as time and the germination process takes place, it produces an enormous size of fruit that is called...
Suffering - God's Instrument for Growth (11 of 15)
by Rick Ferguson
Series Verse: BUT GROW IN THE GRACE AND KNOWLEDGE OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST (2 PETER 3:18). Question: Have you noticed that our greatest spiritual lessons are learned through episodes of pain, suffering, and adversity? Question: Have you noticed that real spiritual growth and character development does not happen during times of prosperity and comfort? They occur rather during times of intense pain and suffering. Ex: If I could go back and chart the greatest episodes of growth and spiritual depth in my life, they ALWAYS occurred during times of adversity and pain I mean...
How to Stunt Your Spiritual Growth (1 of 4)
by Rick White
Introduction: I suppose you can blame it on my demented sense of humor but I have always enjoyed articles that take a back door approach to instruction. You know the kind of articles that I'm talking about, How To Ruin A Round of Golf. That gets your attention. The author then offers some helpful hints. For example, to ruin a round of golf;Take your wife along. Better yet, take along an honest score keeper. Disallow mulligans or gimmes (which is golfer talk for cheating). Play the ball down at all times. It's a fun way to learn about the game of golf. On a somewhat more serious note, author Paul Meir talks about How...
The Permanence of Pentecost: Why We Fail to Grow
by Ron Dunn
The book of Acts is similar to the first two chapters of Genesis in one way. The first two chapters of Genesis reveal to us what God intended the world should be like before sin entered. And the first few chapters of the book of Acts, I think, or most of the book of Acts, or most of the N.T. reveal to us what God intended the N.T. church to be like before it apostatized. And what I am doing in the next - this morning, and tonight and next Sunday, and for a few Sundays - is preaching of those things that I think distinguish the N.T. church. This morning I preached on what I consider to be one of the distinguishing characteristics of the N. T. church...
Profile of a Spiritual Champion (1 of 8)
by Stan Coffey
Today I speak to you on ''The Profile of a Spiritual Champion''. What is a spiritual champion? What does a spiritual champion look like? Of course in II Timothy 4:7-8 we see a spiritual champion that has been there, one who has succeeded, one who has come to the end of his life and has always been a champion for Christ. The Apostle Paul, to me, is the man to whom we should look other than the Lord Jesus if we want to see the profile of a spiritual champion. In Reader's Digest not long ago they published the seven characteristics of an Olympic champion. I was in Atlanta when they announced that Atlanta would...
We've Got To Cooperate With God To Grow! (2 of 5)
by Jerry Branch
Harry Emerson Fosdick once said, "Now if God has left some things contingent on man's thinking and working, why may he not have left some things contingent on man's praying. The testimony of the great souls is a clear affirmative to this: some things never get are conceived without someone doing some thinking; some things never happen without someone…
The Power of Faith (2 of 2)
by Randal Ross
(1) and you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins: (2) wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: (3) among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. (4) but god, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, (5) even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with christ, (by grace ye are saved;)...
A Formula for Spiritual Growth
by Robert Walker
I was reading about a teenager named Hudson Taylor. One day, he had the afternoon off from school. And the whole house to himself. He decided to read something to pass the time. He found a pamphlet on his father's desk that said, ''It is Finished.'' Wondering what it was about, he started reading it. And he realized that Christ had finished the work that needed to be done for our salvation when he died on the cross for our sins. And then Hudson Taylor said, ''At that moment, I realized that there was nothing left for me to do but to fall down on my knees and accept this Savior and His salvation and to love Him forever.'' Later on...
Free to Pursue Spiritual Growth (4 of 10)
by Josh Malone
There is a temptation in the Christian life to think that somehow after you become a Christian, that you sort of graduate from grace and now you go to the school of law/works. The temptation is to think you come to Christ by grace through faith but that ultimately to really be ''spiritual'' there must be MORE. - That living the Christian life must different than entering it. The Bible speaks of salvation as past, present, and future tense. It's grace through faith start to finish. A couple of thousand years ago in Galatia they battled this same thought. - The false teachers, they weren't simply saying Paul was wrong. No, they'd say ''It's super Paul...
The Prayer of Spiritual Growth (7 of 13)
by Benny Perez
The book is broken up into 2 sections: 1) the Believers Position, chapters 1 - 3, and 2) the Believers Practice chapters 4 - 6. This is important to understand that Position always precedes practice. Practice does not secure Position, rather your Position secures your practice. In other words God does not accept you on your Practice but rather on your Position secured in Christ. Background Paul wrote Ephesians around A.D 62 from a prison cell in Rome. It was written to Gentile Believers living in the city of Ephesus. The City of Ephesus was a world class city. It would be considered an ancient Las Vegas. One of the...
Spiritual Warfare (1 of 4)
by Josh Malone
Today we begin a new series where we are dealing with various subjects and answering the questions, ''What does the Bible say about that?'' - Easter Survey... This week we are dealing with Spiritual Warfare. Spiritual Warfare... it's real. It's taking place right now as we are about to study God's Word, it will continue throughout the message. It takes place when your alarm clock goes off and your day begins. It's takes place at work, in your friendships, etc. Just because something is unseen doesn't make it unreal, and ignoring it doesn't make it go away. - An invisible enemy is a dangerous enemy, and an enemy that is...
Evidence of Growth
by Lenny Ports
I don’t know about your life, but I think I am accurate when I say that many of us have had grandmothers or great aunts or other relatives that when we visited them growing up that they would say, ‘‘Oh how much you have grown!’’ Or they pinch your cheek and say to your parents, ‘‘he has gotten so big!’’ For me most of my growth back then was sideways rather than vertically! The issue is that grandma hadn’t seen you in several months or years and when she sees you she remembers how little you were the last time she saw you so she can’t help but be excited about it. I had an aunt named ‘‘Tante Dora.’’ Tante is Aunt in German and...
The Spiritual Danger of Doctrine Without Devotion (2 of 8)
by Drew Hunter
This is one of the most unique parts of the Bible. The book of Revelation as a whole is, of course, unique. And in Revelation 2-3, Jesus gives direct messages to his churches. He gives seven messages to seven churches. These were real, historical churches. With real Christians like you and me. And what Jesus says to each one applies particularly to each one of them. He knows what each church needs to hear from him. But what Jesus said to each church is relevant to every church. Each of these seven messages ends with a call for all Christians to listen-in and apply it to their own lives. Each message ends with, ''he who...
The Grip of Fear or the Growth of Faith
by David Cawston
Have you ever panicked? Have you ever been so anxious that you have made stupid decision? I have! Let me share with you a message this morning about the destructive and constructive sides of emotion. God has a special message for you today to bring release in your life. Let God speak to you though this message this morning. Fear and Faith are two powerful forces. They are emotions that we all have to deal with. Fear can cause you to lose perspective. It can cause you to react instead of respond. Faith on the other hand can enlarge your perspective. It can cause you to respond because of a greater...
Promoting the Body's Growth (52 of 52)
by Christopher Harbin
Society has many competing concepts for what the church is and should be. We have choices to make in regard to which voice we will heed. If we choose to listen to the definitions God has for us, they may well be much more involved than we would hope for. Are we willing to own up to what God wants? I have conflicting thoughts on Paul's writing, especially when he quotes from Hebrew scriptures. Too often, he may rip a quote from its context. At times, he drastically changes the text, misrepresenting the original quote as a new saying. We see that in this passage. Paul quotes Psalm 68, but he changes it according to a...
Dealing with Growth Pains (11 of 34)
by Robert Dawson
When I was little my Granny used to tell me that my hiccups were a sign that I was growing. When I had aches and pains in my joints she would tell me those aches and pains were a sign that I was growing which is why they called them growing pains. I am not sure it was true, especially the hiccup part, but I do know that in life we all experience some form of growing pains. That is true of individuals, families, companies and churches. The Jerusalem church, the first church, in the book of Acts was definitely experiencing its share of challenges as well as its share of growing pains. The church that essentially started...
The Growth of God's Kingdom (11 of 25)
by Collin Wimberly
Jesus explains to his disciples how the Kingdom of God grows. Proposition - Christians today can be confident and encouraged by the truths of the Kingdom's Growth. INTRODUCTION: Sometimes the work of the Lord can become frustrating. It can be disappointing. We work hard but see little fruit from our efforts. We shine the light of the gospel and sow the seed of the Word but not much happens. It seems almost futile. Why even continue? William Carey (1761-1834), the father of the modern missionary movement, labored in India 7 years before seeing his 1st Indian convert. He shared the gospel faithfully...
