April 2nd Follow-up
Sunday Follow-up
1 Corinthians 3 – “Keys to Spiritual maturity”
Spiritual maturity is not something we obtain upon our spiritual birth, nor does it happen automatically. Spiritual maturity comes through spiritual growth and it is something that we have to be intentional about. There are things we can do to facilitate our spiritual growth thus allowing us to mature in our walk with Jesus.
But what is spiritual maturity? Stephen Rankin defined a spiritually mature Christian this way - “One whose whole character - dispositions, words, and actions - emulates the character of Jesus Christ himself.” In other words, when your life as a whole reflects the character of Jesus, you are maturing as a follower of Jesus.
Keep in mind though, we will never stop growing spiritually until the day we go to be with Jesus. This means you will never stop maturing. It is also true that we can hinder our spiritual maturity by stunting our spiritual growth.
How do we facilitate our growth? First, become a student of the word of God. Our spiritual growth is directly connected to our knowledge and understanding of the Bible. In addition, develop a strong prayer life, stay connected to the body of Christ, and serve others. Spiritual growth happens as we take in and give out.
Another key to spiritual maturity is the foundation we build on. Every believer is building their life upon something. Either we are building our life upon the Rock (Jesus) or we are building our life upon the sand (anything else other than Jesus). A solid and stable foundation is necessary for spiritual growth.
As you begin your week, do an honest assessment of where you are spiritually. Don’t assume that because you have been a Christian for a long while that it means you are maturing. Identify areas that you need to strengthen and then commit yourself to do so. Spiritual maturity is not only important to ourselves, but it is also important to the body of Christ. Have a blessed week.
1 Corinthians 3 – “Keys to Spiritual maturity”
Spiritual maturity is not something we obtain upon our spiritual birth, nor does it happen automatically. Spiritual maturity comes through spiritual growth and it is something that we have to be intentional about. There are things we can do to facilitate our spiritual growth thus allowing us to mature in our walk with Jesus.
But what is spiritual maturity? Stephen Rankin defined a spiritually mature Christian this way - “One whose whole character - dispositions, words, and actions - emulates the character of Jesus Christ himself.” In other words, when your life as a whole reflects the character of Jesus, you are maturing as a follower of Jesus.
Keep in mind though, we will never stop growing spiritually until the day we go to be with Jesus. This means you will never stop maturing. It is also true that we can hinder our spiritual maturity by stunting our spiritual growth.
How do we facilitate our growth? First, become a student of the word of God. Our spiritual growth is directly connected to our knowledge and understanding of the Bible. In addition, develop a strong prayer life, stay connected to the body of Christ, and serve others. Spiritual growth happens as we take in and give out.
Another key to spiritual maturity is the foundation we build on. Every believer is building their life upon something. Either we are building our life upon the Rock (Jesus) or we are building our life upon the sand (anything else other than Jesus). A solid and stable foundation is necessary for spiritual growth.
As you begin your week, do an honest assessment of where you are spiritually. Don’t assume that because you have been a Christian for a long while that it means you are maturing. Identify areas that you need to strengthen and then commit yourself to do so. Spiritual maturity is not only important to ourselves, but it is also important to the body of Christ. Have a blessed week.
Posted in Sunday Follow-up
Recent
Archive
2023
January
January 2nd DevotionFollow-up to January 1st teachingJanuary 3rd DevotionJanuary 4th DevotionJanuary 5th DevotionJanuary 6th DevotionJanuary 9th DevotionFollow-up to January 8th teachingJanuary 10th DevotionJanuary 11th DevotionJanuary 12th DevotionJanuary 13th DevotionJanuary 16th DevotionJanuary 17th DevotionFollow-up to January 15th teachingJanuary 18th DevotionJanuary 19th DevotionJanuary 20th DevotionJanuary 23rd DevotionFollow-up to January 22nd teachingJanuary 24th DevotionJanuary 25th DevotionJanuary 26th DevotionJanuary 27th DevotionJanuary 30th DevotionFollow-up to January 29th teachingJanuary 31st Devotion
February
February 1st DevotionFebruary 2nd DevotionFebruary 3rd DevotionFebruary 6th DevotionFebruary 5th follow-upFebruary 7th DevotionFebruary 8th DevotionFebruary 9th DevotionFebruary 10th DevotionFebruary 13th DevotionFebruary 12th follow-upFebruary 14th DevotionFebruary 15th DevotionFebruary 17th DevotionFebruary 16th DevotionFebruary 19th Follow-upFebruary 20th DevotionFebruary 21st DevotionFebruary 22nd DevotionFebruary 23rd DevotionFebruary 24th DevotionFebruary 27th DevotionFebruary 26th Follow-upFebruary 28th Devotion
March
March 1st DevotionMarch 2nd DevotionMarch 3rd DevotionMarch 6th DevotionMarch 5th Follow-upMarch 7th, DevotionMarch 8th DevotionMarch 9th DevotionMarch 10th Devotion3-12-23 Follow-upMarch 13th Devotion3-14-23 DevotionMarch 15th DevotionMarch 16th DevotionMarch 17th DevotionMarch 20th DevotionMarch 19th Follow-upMarch 21st DevotionMarch 22nd DevotionMarch 23rd DevotionMarch 24th DevotionMarch 27th DevotionMarch 28th DevotionMarch 26th Follow-upMarch 29th DevotionMarch 29th DevotionMarch 30th Devotion
April
April 2nd Follow-upApril 3rd DevotionApril 4th DevotionApril 5th DevotionApril 6th DevotionApril 7th DevotionApril 9th Follow-upApril 10th DevotionApril 11th DevotionApril 12th DevotionApril 13th DevotionApril 14th DevotionApril 17th DevotionApril 16th Follow-upApril 18th DevotionApril 19th DevotionApril 20th DevotionApril 21st DevotionApril 24th DevotionApril 23rd follow-upApril 25th DevotionApril 26th Devotion
No Comments