Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 26, 2003
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Ingratitude denotes spiritual immaturity. Infants do not always appreciate what parents do for them. They have short memories. Their concern is not what you did for me yesterday, but what are you doing for me today. The past is meaningless and so is the future. They live for the present. Those who
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Ingratitude denotes spiritual immaturity. Infants do not always appreciate what parents do for them. They have short memories. Their concern is not what you did for me yesterday, but what are you doing for me today. The past is meaningless and so is the future. They live for the present. Those who
                    
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                    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 16, 2009
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Sam wasn’t emotionally mature and was considered pretty insensitive. He just did not want to or could not pick up on what people were expressing. Sure he went to church every Sunday morning and evening. He was an usher every week. But he was stunted spiritually. He often understood what the
                    
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                    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 25, 2010
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Spiritual Near-Sightedness
One of my favorite riddles is this one
Q: What did the near-sighted porcupine say when it backed into a cactus?
A: Pardon me, honey!
 If you are near-sighted, you see objects that are near, but distant objects are blurry or unclear. To put is simply, you are equipped to
                    
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                    Contributed by David Simpson on Apr 17, 2018
                
                
                
                    Growth is a natural part of growing up!   The Lord wants us to grow up…to feed on Him and get growing!  
Ephesians 4:15 "Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ."
Col. 1:10 "And we pray this in order that you may live a life
                    
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                    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jan 2, 2012
                
                
                
                    A humorous birthday card read: "You are only young once, but you can be immature forever."
The sad truth is too many Christians have made that their mantra. Paul said to the believers at Corinth, “I, brethren, could not speak to you as
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    "There are two things, the actual and the ideal. To be mature is to see the ideal and live with the actual. To fail is to accept the actual and reject the ideal; and to accept only that which is ideal and refuse the actual is to be immature. Do not criticize the actuial because you have seen the
                    
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                    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 9, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    THE ANTONYM OF JOY
Discouragement is dissatisfaction with the past, distaste for the present, and distrust of the future. It is ingratitude for the blessings of yesterday, indifference to the opportunities of today, and insecurity regarding strength for tomorrow. It is unawareness of the presence
                    
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                    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 4, 2007
                
                
                
                    This particular  section is  filled with objects lessons for Jonah  because he has a immature spirit -  he has got the backbone -  but he fails in his heart  responses towards God and others  the lessons  come in the shape of a  vine,  the worm and the scorching wind  
CH Spurgeon wrote “ Jonah
                    
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                    Contributed by W F on Sep 21, 2004
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Have you ever seen a straight river? Canals are straight, but all rivers seem to be crooked. We call it “meandering.” Why are rivers crooked? Because the natural tendency of a river is to take the easiest way around any obstacle. So rivers are always crooked, and they always run downhill.
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                    A recent Jim Carry movie, Bruce Almighty, is the story of a human given the power but not the wisdom of God. Carry proceeds to make a huge mess of things, resulting in everything from natural disasters to financial calamities. But when his girlfriend, Grace, becomes fed up with his immaturity and
                    
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                    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    The people in Corinth had some interesting ideas about being single as well. Written from Ephesus during the Apostle Paul’s third missionary journey from 53-57 AD,  1 Corinthians 7 commences the second part or division of this Epistle, or, “the discussion of those points which had been submitted to
                    
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                    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 25, 2020
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                     A not-so- bright gal calls her boyfriend and says, “Please come over here and help me. I have a killer jigsaw puzzle, and I can’t figure out how to get it started.”
He asks, “What is it supposed to be when it’s finished?”
The girl says, “According to the picture on the box, it’s a tiger.”
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    . I REMEMBER AS A BOY GOING WITH MY GRAND DAD TO AN OLD GRIST MILL ON THEN SALADO CREEK, WITH A BIG WATERWHEEL THAT TURNED WITH THE WATER FROM THE CREEK. 
I. GRAND DAD WENT THERE TO HAVE HIS CORN GROUND INTO CORN MEAL AND ONE MORNING WE DROVE TO THE MILL AND THE WATERWHEEL WAS NOT TURNING BECAUSE
                    
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