Today’s Sermon Notes: 6-1-2025
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“How We Grow”
A Sermon Series on Spiritual Disciplines
“The Importance of Bible Study”
Miscellaneous Scriptures
Introduction
Our spiritual habits will help you grow closer in your walk with the LORD. Did you know that who we are and who we will become are based on habits and commitments that we have made or will make?
4 G’s (Gather– worship service attendance, Grow – be in a small group in community, Give – financially and in service, and Go – take the gospel outside the walls of the church and engage the community),
Spiritual growth is not about coming and being fed, it’s learning to feed yourself, on your own. You learning to cook something other than mac-n-cheese, everyday.
Let’s Pray
Why Should I Spend Time In His Word?
So That I Can Grow Up
1 Peter 2:2-5 “Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. 4 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, 5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.”
Psalm 19:9-10 “the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.”
So That I Can Mature
Hebrews 5:11-14 “About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, 13 for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. 14 But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.”
Spiritual maturity is all about application– applying God’s word to your life and coming back for more.
Acts 20:32 “And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.”
So That I Can Be Effective
2 Timothy 3:16-17 “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”
Matthew 4:4 “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”
A five-step plan for what to do when you have your quiet time:
Start with prayer.
Read a specific passage of Scripture–perhaps a chapter or two.
Meditate on it for a while after you have read a passage.
Write down questions about the passage as you read. Journaling.
Finally, respond and take action.
Conclusion
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