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Digging Deep: Building a Strong Foundation for Your Christian Life

Explore the importance of digging deep to build a strong foundation for your Christian life, rooted in scripture and faith. Discover how to navigate challenges and deepen your spiritual roots to withstand worldly influences. Learn to dig deeper than surface-level beliefs and habits to establish a firm foundation. Get practical insights on cultivating a strong Christian life through relevant biblical references.

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Digging Deep: Building a Strong Foundation for Your Christian Life

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  1. Digging Deep Digging Deep Luke 6:46-49

  2. Digging Deep • How do you build a strong house? • The local church needs a foundation (1 Cor.3:10-11; Eph.2:20; 1 Tim.3:15) • The Christian life needs rooting (Lk. 8:13) • You will need rooting and grounding at different points in your life!

  3. You’ll Have to Dig Deeper Than… • Good times (Job 1-2; Jas. 5:11) • Fun and food (Jn. 6:24, 66) • Opinions (1 Cor. 8:9-13) • “Coming” to church (1 Cor. 11:18) • Worldly friends (1 Cor. 15:33; Jas. 4:4)

  4. You’ll Have to Dig Deeper Than… • Parents’ religion (Gal. 1:14; Phil. 3:5-6) • Church friends (Gal. 2:11-14; 5:7) • Old bad habits (Eph. 4:25 – 5:14) • Personality clashes (Phil. 4:2) • Human philosophy (Col. 2:8)

  5. You’ll Have to Dig Deeper Than… • “Church of Christ” teaching (2 Tim. 2:18) • Materialism and culture (1 Tim. 6:9-10) • Bitterness (Heb. 12:15) • Promise of good times (2 Pet. 2:18-22) • Casual use of scriptures (2 Pet.3:15)

  6. You’ll Have to Dig Deeper Than… • Past reputation (Rev. 3:1) • Mediocre Christianity (Rev. 3:15-16)

  7. How Do I Dig Deep? • Start early (Eph. 6:4) • Don’t simply “go through the motions” of religion (2 Tim. 3:5) • Be active in the local church (Eph. 4:16) • Let God work in your life (1 Pet. 5:10)

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