Westover Hills - Northwest
Midweek Service
5 truths about Spiritual Growth:
1. Begins at the beginning of a NEW LIFE
2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT
Colossians 2:20 NLT
2. Should BE THE GOAL for all Christians
Hebrews 5:12-14
"...You are like babies who drink only milk and cannot eat solid food. 13 And a person who is living on milk isn't very far along in the Christian life and doesn't know much about doing what is right. 14 Solid food is for those who are mature, who have trained themselves to recognize the difference between right and wrong and then do what is right."
3. Is NOT INSTANT
Mark 4:26-29 NLT
4. Requires constant EVALUATION
2 Corinthians 13:5 NCV
5. Can be seen in a PERSON’S LIFESTYLE
John 15:1-5
"...Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful apart from me. ‘Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing."
Next Steps:
Aim at a high STANDARD
Begin to develop spiritual growth HABITS
Commit to growing for the LONG HAUL
Philippians 1:6 NLT