Spiritual Maturity Series

These believers had begun to try to set themselves apart by who they were following… Paul, Apollos or whomever… and now MANY of them had started to listen to a message that strayed away from the Gospel that God had brought to them thru Paul.

Today we have MANY believers (those who profess faith in Christ) who do the same thing!

Well I listen to Charles Stanley…

Well I listen to John MacArthur…

Well I listen to the recorded sermons of Charles Spurgeon…

How many believers do you know that separate themselves by who they listen to as preachers or who they ‘follow’ as a leader? All of those I listed are great teachers and wonderful preachers. All of these men are faithful servants of God… the point Paul is making here is that our focus of service is skewed.

That skewed focus is also evident in the church where we find many believers wanting to change the message of the gospel because it doesn’t fit what the world is telling them…

We have those in the church who know what the Bible says, they hear what the Bible teaches, but yet they want to listen to the message that the world is bringing their way!

We know that the Bible tells us that we should not ‘murder’ but there are those in the church who believe that a woman’s reproductive ‘choice’ is her to make and ending a pregnancy is NOT a bad thing… none of you may think that but it is prevalent in the church today!

We know that the Bible specifically speaks to marriage being between one man and one woman and yet our society is screaming at Christianity today telling us that we are outdated and we need to evolve to accept same sex marriages…and many who profess Christ as Savior are willing to give an ear to this heretical message!

What messages are you listening to? Do you allow the message of the world to invade your spiritual maturation? Where do YOU fall short? Where is YOUR spiritual immaturity?

Most people who profess Christ as Savior struggle with simple, common things like:

Reading the Bible… true Bible study where you are hiding God’s word in your heart so you won’t sin against Him… When it comes to reading the Bible, I am going to meddle here… what about when we focus in on a particular translation of the Bible… KJV only or NASB only…or whatever translation you may think is THE Bible!

I will say that there are some translations you should avoid but there is no ONE translation that is perfect or worthy to be ‘followed’… God’s word will NOT return void!

Prayer daily… true fervent prayer seeking God’s will not just seeking God’s provision or blessing…How often do you pray for God to bless YOUR plan instead of praying for God to help you to submit to His?

Sharing your faith… more than just being a Christian and living well but I mean actually opening your mouth and speaking to someone about their spiritual condition and sharing Jesus with them!