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Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 25, 2023

Striving to mature in your spiritual walk in Christ

Good morning, brothers and sisters in Christ. I am delighted to see each one of you here today, gathered in the house of our Lord, eager to hear His word and grow in His love. As we come together in fellowship, let's take a moment to quiet our hearts, to set aside the cares of this world, and to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-11

Topics: Spiritual Growth

Marks Of Maturity

Contributed by Jeff Hughes on Apr 10, 2003

How to identify a mature believer.

Marks of Maturity 1st John 4:17 – 5:5 Jeff Hughes I. Introduction a. Tonight we will be looking at maturity in our walk. Our text comes out of First John, chapter 4, verse 17, and continuing through chapter 5, verse 5. b. In these 10 verses, we’re going to take a deeper look at our walk and how ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spiritual Maturity Series

Contributed by Bruce B. Miller on Jun 7, 2012

Spiritual maturity comes not in some “new” teaching, but through a deeper grasp of the cross of Christ.

Spiritual Maturity 1 Corinthians 3 For those of you who are new, we are in a series called Spiritual Wisdom in a Foolish World, looking at deep roots of our faith. The Apostle Paul wrote a letter to the Christians in ancient Corinth in Greece. The churches there were filled with immature people ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Spiritual Maturity

Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 24, 2004

Spiritual maturity of the person inside is being seen from the attitude outside-Arnorld Glascow

I. The test of maturity 1. his ability to instruct others v.12 2. his ability to discern the true and false in religious teachings v.13b, Eph.4:14 3. his ability to advance from elementary teachings v.6:1 II. The reason of maturity 1. he can easily understand the word of God v.11 2. ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Moving To Maturity

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Sep 27, 2004

More servants and less spectators....What does it take to have the church "up and running"? Spiritual Maturity!

THE WINDOW Bible-Teaching Ministry of CEDAR LODGE BAPTIST CHURCH Thomasville, NC a fellowship of faith, family and friendships Dr. Russell Brownworth, pastor September 26, 2004 41So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:41-47

Denomination: United Methodist

Growing To Maturity

Contributed by Jerry Folks on Jan 23, 2004

The Christian growing from a child’s understanding to a full grown adult.

When we accept Jesus into our life, he is our savior. Jesus saved us from our sins, he made us new creations in Christ. We begin on our journey to know Jesus and other believers by the spirit, not after the flesh. There is a vast difference in knowing about God, and knowing God. All scripture is ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-15

Denomination: Holiness

Spiritual Maturity Series

Contributed by Peter Balogun on Jul 2, 2004

Discileship series

The heir is a man or woman with the legal right to thge assets of a father. There is what is called a will. The will is the written document on how a person’s wealth is to be shared amongst a set of people, especially the children. And before any will is read, the instruction of the owner of the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Destination Maturity. Series

Contributed by John Gullick on Jul 31, 2003

A sermon that uses two childrens word pictures - pooh bear and Alice in Wonderland - to discus how Hebrews chapter 6 can point us towards maturity. This sermon is rather long and I only used a portion of it when preaching.

Destination Maturity!!!!!!!!!! Here is Pooh Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin. It is, as far as he knows, the only way of coming downstairs, but sometimes he feels that there really is another way, if only he could stop bumping for a ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Journey To Maturity

Contributed by Joshua Brett on Aug 18, 2006

The 7 Dwarfs that will stunt our growth.

THE JOURNEY TO MATURITY Ephesians 4:11 He is the one who gave these gifts to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ, until we come to such ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Maturing As A Disciple

Contributed by Ken Mowery on Dec 18, 2006

Evidence of maturity in a diciple of Jesus Christ.

Matthew 28:18 18And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe all that I commanded ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Baptist

Maturation Of Believers Series

Contributed by Michael Stover on Oct 20, 2000

For a church to be effective, there must be the ongoing maturation of believers.

Maturation of Believers Acts 11:25-26; Selected Scriptures I. Antioch (Acts 11:25-26) A. After growth came discipleship B. Discipleship is an ongoing process (1 year) C. Believers were 1st called Christians after the 1 year of teaching D. Antioch believers shared ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:25-26, Acts 2:41-47

Denomination: Baptist

Maturity Myths Series

Contributed by Tim Huie on Jan 22, 2009

Maturity is the goal for every believer, but these common myths may keep us from attaining it!

Maturity Myths COLOSSIANS 3: 9-14 1. Illus. of game called “Sweetlicks.” • Big console with 15-20 holes. At random times, a cartoon character head would pop us out of the hole for a second or two. Object of the game was to use foam rubber bat to knock them back down again. • Problem was, while you ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

Maturing Prayer

Contributed by John Eldridge on Feb 6, 2009

Prayer provides the opportunity for us to have conversations with God that will transform our lives. We must increase our prayer lives: individually and corporately if we want to obtain the promises that God has made us. We will be intentional about

Maturing Prayer Kitten Prayer - The story is told of a young girl who was saying her bedtime prayers while her parents knelt beside her. “Dear God, bless Mommy and Daddy and my little brother, Tommy. God, I would really like a pony, but if You can’t get me a pony, a kitten would do. Amen.” Get ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Moving On To Maturity

Contributed by Olorunnisola Oni on Feb 14, 2009

The sermon teaches us how we can leave the elementary teachings about Christ and move on to maturity.

Introduction: The Lord encourages us to grow in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who we are made to understand grew physically and spiritually to perfection before returning to heaven seating at the right of His majesty. And our text today which is taken from Heb 5:7 to 6:3 ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Mark Of Maturity

Contributed by Scott Carroll on Mar 8, 2008

COMMITMENT

COMMITMENT: THE MEASURE OF MATURITY Week Used: Read goals and guidelines. Reality Check: How many conversations have you started with a stranger this past week? ICEBREAKER: What was the thing you enjoyed doing most when you were a kid? WORSHIP: EDIFICATION: Read 1Cor. 9:16-18 Once upon a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:16-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational