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Grow in Grace
A. The Christian life begins with a birth
1. Upon receiving Christ we are born again (John 1:12-13)
2. Jesus explained the new birth to Nicodemas (John 3)
B. This is what separates the gospel from religion
1. Religion is man’s effort to reach up to God.
2. Salvation is God coming down to man and making him a new creation.
C.
But after birth comes growth.
What is Growth in Grace?
A. What it is not:
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It is not becoming more saved than at the moment of new birth.
2. It is not becoming more pardoned than when first saved.
3. It is not becoming more justified then at salvation.
B. What Christian growth is:
“When I speak of growth in grace I mean increase in the degree, size, strength, vigor and power of the graces which the Holy Spirit plants in a believer’s heart” (J.
C. Ryle)
C. Consider the expectations of physical growth
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In a child, a flower, a tree
2. The gardener and his garden
D. Consider the Bible evidences of growth in men
1. Peter: From backsliding to blessing
2. Paul: From the Damascus road to the Roman road
3. John: From the Son of Thunder to the disciple of love.
What are the Evidences of Growth?
A. An increase of love (1 Thess.
3:12; 4:9-10)
1.
By this shall all men know that you are my disciples (John 13:35)
2. How we know that we have passed from death to life (1 John 3:14)
3. We are nothing without love (1 Cor.
13)
B. An increase in faith (2 Thess.
1.3)
1.
Great promises come with this fruit of the spirit!
2. Most of us are but in the kindergarten of faith.
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An increase of the knowledge of God (Col.
1:10)
1.
What you saw in Christ when you accepted Him compared to now?
2. Do you know more about God now than when you first believed?
D. A greater desire for holiness in life (Phil.
3:13)
What Are the Means That God Uses to Help Us Grow in Grace?
A. He uses His Word (1 Peter 2:2)
1. God’s Word is the food that feeds our growth
2. There’s a new you coming each day
3. Look at the book first
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He uses trouble and experience (Rom.
5)
C.
He uses our private devotional life
D.
He uses public worship of believers
E.
He uses the fellowship of believers
1.
How our needs are met by others (1 Cor.
12)
2. What friendships and fellowships do to
Conclusion:
A. Are you growing?
B. If not…Why not?
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