Growing Up Spiritually Pt3
Factors of Spiritual Development
Sunday, March 8, 2020
I. Growing Up Spiritually
A. Factors of Spiritual Development
We all enter the kingdom of God as babes in Christ, but just as a natural baby must have the right factors in place to develop properly, there are some essential factors for spiritual development and maturation.
#1 Teaching #2 Environment
#3 Discipline #4 Balanced Diet
#5 Responsibilities #6 Time
#7 Experience
1. Teaching – (Col. 2:6-8 AMP; Matt. 28:19-20 KJV)
~5-fold ministry – (Eph. 4:11-12)
~God’s Word – (2 Tim. 3:16-17 NLT)
~Holy Spirit – (John 14:26)
~Each other – (1 Thess. 5:14)
2.Environment – (Pro. 13:20 AMP; 1 Cor. 15:33 AMP)
3.Discipline – (Pro. 3:11-12; Heb. 12:5-11)
4.Balanced Diet – (Acts 2:42)
a.Four spiritual food groups
~Apostles’ doctrine
~Fellowship
~Breaking of bread
~Prayers
5.Responsibilities – (Matt. 23:11)
6.Time – (Mark 4:26-29; Heb. 6:12)
7.Experience – (Pro. 24:16)
[Pastor Lee Stokes]