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Personal and spiritual growth is a result of a series of daily choices.. THE POINT:. GROWTH POINTSOne place in your life you'd like to focus on moving to the next level . PERSONAL AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH. We just want God to fix us with no effort on our part.Movies and TV teach us that all problems are solved in two hours or less.Discipline is painful and inconvenient.When we compare with other people, it looks like they had an easier time than us..
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1. Eight Stages of Growth
2. Personal and spiritual growth is a result of a series of daily choices. THE POINT:
3. GROWTH POINTS
One place in your life you’d like to focus on moving to the next level PERSONAL AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH
5. We just want God to fix us with no effort on our part.
Movies and TV teach us that all problems are solved in two hours or less.
Discipline is painful and inconvenient.
When we compare with other people, it looks like they had an easier time than us. GROWTH TAKES TIME
6. 2 Peter 1:5-7 (NIV) For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. GROWTH POINTS
7. FAITH
GOODNESS
KNOWLEDGE
SELF-CONTROL
PERSEVERANCE
GODLINESS
BROTHERLY KINDNESS
LOVE GROWTH POINTS
8. Faith – Excitement, belief, vision
Goodness – Doing the right thing
Knowledge – Understanding what you’re doing
Self-control – Doing it in a disciplined way
Perseverance - Doing it when the adrenaline runs out
Godliness – Having a spiritual, prophetic quality
Brotherly kindness – Noticing that other people are important
Love – Being fully mature GROWTH POINTS
9. Meditate on 2 Peter 1:5-7. Read it in several Bible versions
Think about your current growth point and examine which of the eight stages you’re in. WHAT THEN SHALL WE DO?