Sermons About Mature
Why the Local Church? (Ephesians 4:11-16)
In God's design, the local church is to serve as 1) a place to hear God's word preached and applied in a systematic way; 2) a place to put our commitment to God, and to one another, into practice; 3) a context for us to mature; 4) a place to discover and practice our ministry and spiritual gifts with perspective and leadership; 5) a protection from doctrinal error; 6) a place to demonstrate the gospel; and 7) a place to preserve and cultivate the fruit of the gospel.
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Mature or Not
There is a hidden wisdom of the cross that Paul communiactes to the church. It is the truth that to gain your life you must lose it.
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Growing in Grace
There must be something more. This feeling of emptiness has been the excuse for more than one person to despair and give up on God. This happens to anyone who is not experiencing spiritual growth over time. The "something more" is found in a child like seeking of the Lord daily. A child will watch their parents to see what they do. Then the child will try to do what they have seen in order to be like their parents.
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No Longer Infants
We are no longer infants (children) in that we are not swayed by trickery and the deceits of this world.
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Acts 16:1-5 - Meet Timothy
Paul’s journey to spread the Gospel throughout the Mediterranean region brings him to Lystra, where he meets a young believer named Timothy. Paul took Timothy along with him on his travels, training him to be a pastor. Even though Timothy was very young, he was chosen by God to go into difficult situations and teach and lead the church through them. Timothy sets an example for us to follow as we should set an example with our maturity no matter what our age and have the faith to step up and take on whatever difficult task God may place before us.
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