Little Paint First Church of God
Immaturity is Crippling the Church
Morning Worship
Locations & Times
Little Paint First Church of God
671 Little Paint Creek, East Point, KY 41216, USA
Sunday 8:59 AM
Sunday 8:59 AM
I. The Problem
A. Reasons for their disunity
1. Loyalty to persons and programs (1:11-12)
2. Spiritual immaturity
a. Paul was tired of being a nursemaid (3:1-4)
b. They were acting like “mere men.”
B. Results of their actions
1.Loyalty to personalities and programs
2. Spiritual immaturity
3. Lack of commitment
4. Personal criteria
5. Unconfessed and unchallenged sin
6. Selfishness/self-interest
II. Steps to Growth and Unity
A. Keep the main thing the main thing (10-11)
B. Grow up spiritually
C. Work in unity (9)
D. Work to become a Spirit-filled temple (16-17)
E. Focus on the wisdom of God, not man’s ever-changing ideas (18-20)
A. Reasons for their disunity
1. Loyalty to persons and programs (1:11-12)
2. Spiritual immaturity
a. Paul was tired of being a nursemaid (3:1-4)
b. They were acting like “mere men.”
B. Results of their actions
1.Loyalty to personalities and programs
2. Spiritual immaturity
3. Lack of commitment
4. Personal criteria
5. Unconfessed and unchallenged sin
6. Selfishness/self-interest
II. Steps to Growth and Unity
A. Keep the main thing the main thing (10-11)
B. Grow up spiritually
C. Work in unity (9)
D. Work to become a Spirit-filled temple (16-17)
E. Focus on the wisdom of God, not man’s ever-changing ideas (18-20)