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Grow: How Do We Change?

January 24, 2021 Mark Massaro Attitude, Change, Checkup, Church, Committed, Community, Correction, Disciple, Discipleship, Discipline, encouragement, Endurance, Faithfulness, Glorifying God, Goals, God's Will, Grow, Guidance, Holiness, Mission, Obedience, obey, Perseverance, Power, Purity, Purpose, Sacrifice, Sactification, self-control, Spiritual Growth, Submit, Thinking Worship. Grow. Share.

Our Mission

• WORSHIP  – Our lives are made to glorify God and recognize Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior
• GROW – Developing Disciples, Spiritual Growth & Maturity, Fellowship
• SHARE – Called to share the Good News of the Gospel and God’s love with our community & the world and to share our spiritual gifts and abilities

Five Characteristics of our Sanctification

(change & spiritual growth to be like Jesus Christ)

1. It is a gradual process

• I haven’t arrived
• Walking (not running) by the Spirit.

2. God is Active

• The Father purges the fruitful vine.
• The Son washes/cleans by the water of the Word.
• The Spirit transforms us as we see Christ in the mirror of His Word.

3. You must be Active

• The subject of the verb is you
• Let us cleanse ourselves
• Train yourself for godliness
• Walk in a worthy manner
• Flee sin and pursue righteousness
• Bring your body into discipline

4. The Word of God must be Active on the Inner and Outer person

• The inner person by see yourself dead to sin; renew your mind; being renewed by the Holy Spirit
• Outer person through our actions or habits; present yourself as a sacrifice; train yourself; put off and put on

5. Growth & change take effort

• All the runners run
• Every athlete exercises
• Be strong in Lord
• So you may stand against
• We do not wrestle flesh and blood
• I fought the fight

We Grow Together

• Build up the body to be mature and fully like Christ.
• Grow up together in Christ
• Each part is working properly – the body grows and builds itself up in love.

How does Church Help?

• Sunday worship services
• Sunday School classes for all ages
• Youth Group
• Growth Groups
• Bible studies
• Men’s & Women’s breakfasts
• Mini conferences
• Counseling ministry
• Discipleship

So What Do I Do Now?

• What needs to change?
• Keep your mind on Biblical truth
• Renew your mind through Scripture
• Put off old habits and thinking with the strength of the Holy Spirit
• Put on the Christ-like actions and fruits of the Spirit
• Get involved in church growth
• Come to our Intro to FBC class

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