- God Expects Every Believer to Grow
- Growth is pictured in the Bible
- I Peter 2:1-5
- I Corinthians 3:6-9
- John 15:7-8
- Growth required of every believer
- 2 Peter 3:18
- Growth is promised by God
- Psalm 92:12-15
- Jeremiah 17:7-8
- Growth is pictured in the Bible
- What Stunts Spiritual Growth?
- Sinful attitudes that poison the heart
- Malice – deep-seated bitterness
- Guile – dishonest behavior used to manipulate others for personal gain
- Hypocrisy – pretending to be what you are not
- Envies – resentment toward the success or blessing of others
- Evil speakings – slander
- Spiritual neglect and substitutes
- How God Produces Spiritual Growth
- Remove what poisons the soul
- Desire what feeds the soul
- Colossians 1:9-10
- Ephesians 4:11-16
- Remain rooted in Jesus the source of growth
- I Peter 2:6
- Colossians 2:18-19
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