Maturing in Christ

Keys to Increasing your Worship Experience - Psalm 29:1-9 NKJV & Isaiah 6:1-3 NKJV

Psalm 29:1-2 New King James Version

 

29 Give unto the Lord, O you mighty ones,
Give unto the Lord glory and strength.
² Give unto the Lord the glory due to His name;
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

Biblical Discernment - 1 Corithians 12:1-11 NKJV & 1 John 4:1-5 NLT

1 John 4:1-3 New Living Translation

 

4 Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must test them to see if the spirit they have comes from God. For there are many false prophets in the world. ² This is how we know if they have the Spirit of God: If a person claiming to be a prophet acknowledges that Jesus Christ came in a real body, that person has the Spirit of God. ³ But if someone claims to be a prophet and does not acknowledge the truth about Jesus, that person is not from God. Such a person has the spirit of the Antichrist, which you heard is coming into the world and indeed is already here.

Obstacles to Obedience - Matthew 10:27-31 NKJV & Psalm 18:29-30 NIV

Matthew 10:27-31 New King James Version

 

²⁷ “Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. ²⁸ And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. ²⁹ Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. ³⁰ But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. ³¹ Do not fear; therefore, you are of more value than many sparrows.

The Power of Obedience ( Part 2) - John 14:15-18 NKJV & John 15:9-17 NKJV

John 15:9-10 New King James Version

 

⁹ “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. ¹⁰ If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.

The Power of Obedience - John 14:15-21 NKJV & John 15:9-17 NKJV

John 15:9-10 New King James Version

 

⁹ “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. ¹⁰ If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.

Walking in a Restored place in Christ - Galatians 5:16-17 NLT & Romans 8:1-14 NLT

Galatians 5:16-17 New Living Translation

 

¹⁶ So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. ¹⁷ The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions.

The Beauty of Restoration - Ephesians 1:18-23 NLT & 2 Corinthians 7:1 NKJV

2 Corinthians 7:1 New King James Version

 

7 Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

The Power of Restoration - Psalm 51:1-12 NKJV

Psalm 51:10-12 New King James Version

 

¹⁰ Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
¹¹ Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

¹² Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.

Understanding Proper Repentance - 2 Corinthians 7:8-12 NLT

2 Corinthians 7:10 New Living Translation

 

¹⁰ For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.

Proper Repentance - Psalm 66:16-20 NLT & Luke 15:11-19 NKJV

Psalm 66:16-20 New Living Translation

 

¹⁶ Come and listen, all you who fear God,
    and I will tell you what he did for me.
¹⁷ For I cried out to him for help,
    praising him as I spoke.
¹⁸ If I had not confessed the sin in my heart,
    the Lord would not have listened.
¹⁹ But God did listen!
    He paid attention to my prayer.
²⁰ Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer
    or withdraw his unfailing love from me.