Category: spiritual growth

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Progress in the Holy Life

The holy life is not static. We must make progress in our spiritual walk. It is important to understand that everything that follows builds on the first two verses of Romans 12. These verses are foundational. Without the sacrifice (v. 1) and transformation (v.2) nothing in the rest of this chapter is possible. If you…
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November 28, 2022 0

3 Powerful Life Lessons from Jude

The book of Jude is a short somewhat mysterious book with some very obscure references – but there are lessons here, too! As we have journeyed through God’s Word, we have found invaluable lessons for life and in particular for our spiritual walk. So, here are three more lessons. Some of the greatest dangers to…
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November 3, 2022 1

Dangerous Distractions

What do we do about distractions? There is timeless advice in the book of Hebrews to help us through these times. As followers of Jesus, we are sin averse. We know the danger of yielding to temptation and wandering into sin. However, in living in the real world we often become blind to other dangers…
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October 28, 2022 0

3 Powerful Life Lessons from 2 Peter

We have almost made it through the Bible with lessons from every book! 2 Peter has more lessons for us to grow spiritually, to thrive as followers of Jesus. A Ladder of Spiritual Growth When a formula or process for spiritual growth is recorded in scripture, it is so helpful for us to spend hours…
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October 6, 2022 0