Marks of Maturing as a Christian
- Greater desire to study the Scriptures
- Constant attitude of prayer
- Interest in the salvation of others
- Desire to glorify God
- Careful speech
- Desire to be natural
- Charity with faults and failures of others
- Maturing interests
- Realism in limiting desires
- Recognition of the spiritual
- Pressing toward a goal
- Creativity
*If grace is a gift (Eph. 2:8-10), what should we do with it?
*Dr. Spirozoahiates "Grace is like God's power generator, and we are like the conduits which carry His power to its intended purposes by the Holy Spirit."*Are we then to be conduits of God's grace to others since they are not aware of God's unmerited favor except through us?
*How can we show God's grace toothers?
*Does growing in grace mean that we increasingly recognize what God has done and is doing for us therefore we work to transfer that knowledge to others?
Building a Life
- Setting a foundation
- Salvation
- Putting up the shell (There has to be a solid structure)
- Sanctification (holiness)
- What is it?
- Why should we desire it?
- Doing the finish work
- Growth in grace
- Wiring for electrical power (Baptism in the Holy Spirit)
- Furnishing the building
- Acting on what we have learned
- Having an Open House
- Inviting others into the experience
- By their fruit you will know them. How is your fruit growing?
- Where else does it talk about fruit?
- Gal 5:22
- How could these fruit references be associated with growing in grace?
- In Gal. 5 Paul gives a list of what the acts of the sinful nature are. A kind of don't do this list, but he also gives a list of the fruits of the Holy Spirit.
- Read Gal. 5:16-26
- How do we keep in step with the Spirit?
- Do any of us have "growth plans"?
- Where do you want to be a year from now in your Christian walk?
- What are "growing pains" like for the Christian?
