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Our Pursuit For Our Growth
Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Sep 7, 2010 (message contributor)
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1. Our Pursuit For Our Growth Part 1
Contributed on Sep 7, 2010
Our pursuit for our spiritual growth calls for cooperation with God, commitment to grow and constancy in the process of growth.
We live in an instant world. We have instant noodles and instant coffee. Whenever we needed something, we can now have it delivered. We want to have what we want right here right now. That instant mentality is carried over even in our Christian life. We want instant growth. We want instant ...read more
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2. "Virtue": Our Pursuit For Our Growth Part 2
Contributed on Sep 7, 2010
Let us make every effort to add to our faith moral excellence.
Have we ever said these words? “I know my life doesn’t look like a Christian’s life should look, but I do believe in God.”[1] People who say those words are what Pastor Craig Groeschel called Christian atheists or “people [who] believe in God but live as if he ...read more
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3. "Knowledge": Our Pursuit For Our Growth Part 3a
Contributed on Sep 7, 2010
To know is to obey.
“What we don’t know won’t hurt us.” Have we ever heard or said those words? It’s an idiomatic expression used to justify denying or concealing an issue. “If you do not know about a problem or a misdeed, you will not be able to make yourself unhappy by worrying ...read more
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4. "Knowledge": Our Pursuit For Our Growth Part 3b
Contributed on Sep 7, 2010
To know is to be free, adding knowledge to virtue.
Would you believe a smoker who warns you about the dangers of smoking? Or, would you believe a drunkard who warns you about the error of drinking alcoholic drinks? Would you say that they really believed what they claimed to believe? What about Christians who sing that God will make a way but ...read more
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5. "Self-Control": Our Pursuit For Our Growth Part 4
Contributed on Sep 7, 2010
Let us make every effort to add self-control to knowledge.
Ever heard of the marshmallow test? Let’s watch this video.[1] [SHOW VIDEO] When Stanford University conducted this famous test in the 1960s on a group of four-year-old children, it revolutionized the emotional intelligence concept. “The researchers then followed the progress of each ...read more
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6. "Steadfastness": Our Pursuit For Our Growth Part 5
Contributed on Sep 7, 2010
Let us conquer life’s challenges through the right commitments, adding steadfastness to self-control.
Have you ever expressed your belief in a loving way but to your dismay your friends still accused you of being biased or opinionated? Or, you made a stand about an issue in your company and yet you end up being ridiculed for what you stood for even if your stance was actually right? Or, you tried ...read more
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7. "Godliness": Our Pursuit For Our Growth Part 6
Contributed on Sep 7, 2010
Keep in mind that to do what is right to make us distinct is doable, adding godliness to steadfastness.
Have you ever tried swimming against the current? For those of us who tried, I believe we found it so difficult and we even felt like drowning. I think that’s the same drowning feeling when we talk about living a godly life in an ungodly world. Either we feel like giving in or giving up. Yet, ...read more
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8. "Brotherly Affection": Our Pursuit For Our Growth Part 7
Contributed on Sep 7, 2010
A transformed life should lead to transformed relationships, adding brotherly affection to godliness.
What comes to your mind when you hear the word “fellowship”? Usually, we think of spending time with fellow believers, sharing a cup of coffee or chatting with them. Those were acts of fellowship. But there are times we just end up socializing with friends. This morning, we will look at ...read more
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9. "Love": Our Pursuit For Our Growth Part 8
Contributed on Sep 7, 2010
Passionate love must be our priority, protective and practical, adding love to brotherly affection.
I read a story about a woman who told a friend that she wanted to get a divorce. She was full of hatred toward her husband. “I just don’t want to get rid of him. I want to get even. Before I divorce him, I want to hurt him as much as he has hurt me.” Her friend suggested an ...read more