Growing in Christ

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each day. Well one morning the truck driver Real by air condition air conditioning wasn't working in the cabin truck. She really needed to make a delivery soon. But I was going to rain is right now, from behind the wheel of his truck went through but we don't see that everyday. You know, it's easy to get off track in life. Did you know the entire Bible is actually full of people and stories of people who got off track because it starts from the beginning.

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You think is different in the New Testament LDS class. Should we do not be afraid 366 time does during the life of a Christian you are going to feel afraid. When you will feel God's presence when you when you really honestly want you even really have basketball.

I think I'm almost all of this is not off. Mineral let me clarify this for not going to church for a long as you once were the cat. We could easily have ended the series last week with all the excitement about going into a season of spiritual training right where you study the Bible. Can you pray for and you really tried to practice two different plants submission and service? Now what I've learned from my own experience and from listening to so many other people friends inspiration and a plan are just not enough. For example, if you go to any football game in the locker room before the game, what does it supposed to be some sort of right channel? Are you work harder than they have? Nobody comes in or around here comes after hours and hours of watching game film to understand that will prepare this later when the game starts. We also see this kind of action over the Bible in the first three chapters of people to know who they are in Christ. We are chosen adopted rajini forgiven lyrics God's Masterpiece. That's just the name of the first issue of ever been desperate. Those are some of the best

So constipated 2 and 1/2 chapters of encouragement from All to Jesus be imitators of Christ. Make the most husbands love your wives as Christ loved the church. What's interesting the letter Paul talks about spiritual warfare, even though you're telling us what to do. We need to be ready and no.

When God was a bill when you feel something is going to go in and there. Did you just started the habit of studying your Bible and pray this morning? You need to know that the devil is going to be a lot easier if the Devils would really walk around with horns and yelled at you while you trying to do the things you're supposed to do while you try to read the Bible. Actually that time 10 freaky, but the enemy has way more subtle. He's gorgeous seeing me. I want you I want to spend the rest of our time this morning on the way to start a laser and skin are growing relationship with Christ. Really believe so he's going to try to slow down, but if we can see if you've been calling price for a while.

We're going to look at 4 to sturgeon season 4 minutes here is the first the first now I'm going to sing that song.

Let's look at Revelation Church in Japanese. Revelations 2 1 through 5 states of the church in Ephesus right now the stars that is right Golden Ranch. I know you're doing your hard work and perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate.

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You're not as excited about waking up with me and reading your Bible or you honestly would rather check your emails and spending time and prayer when your engine there is a guilty feeling that somehow long way in your first you just don't love God. You just don't have the same like before it's at this point that the devil is going to take a step further and put others. Other things in your car if it's been timer.

But here is what's interesting from the passage of Revelation the second chapter. It said the word love that is used by John is the word which isn't describing be feeling is describing love as a choice. He's not just saying you just don't feel the same way about you before to make noise. As soon as others.

This is totally makes sense. When you think about America really right if I don't make it a priority to get to know my life. If I think I know everything there is to know about red and spend some time with her and talk to her and listen to her and making choices to know her then we're going to start.

One that same kind of relationship. She wants our relationship. So the times where you don't feel is closed and are tempted to break from that some of the spiritual habits that you've learned you need to actually do the opposite. The most important days to have quiet time are the ones that you are least motivated.

What I found hundreds of times a day. I could follow to make time with God and making it a priority.

The second that I'd like to talk about this morning is called spiritual comparison. This is spiritual comparison. Sorry, you don't have a song. I know we learn how to grow a relationship with Christ reading applying the Bible other Christians in our life. Well, absolutely. God wants us to grow but it's really easy to start falling into a comparison. the devil bingo often with her thoughts in your mind or

the only problem is it God never created you to be great and everything in your life. Where in the Bible does it say we need to be awesome with every spiritual?

It gets a little loud turn out of hands when we start tearing ourselves to some of the spiritual giant throughout history. For example, I heard that Martin Luther fret so maybe that's what I should do, right?

Or maybe we need to be able to share our faith.

And if I can't then I feel guilty that I can't do that. If my Bible isn't marked up as some of the other people other Christians in my life, maybe the pastor's then maybe.

You need to stop comparing yourself to others when you stop comparing yourself to other person. Feel free to focus on becoming that person.

Instead of feeling inadequate then. Hey, maybe I can't believe you're up. I can now celebrate what I can. Ephesians 2:10 masterpiece That means you are a one-of-a-kind creation and maturation is from God. Don't fall for Satan's. Why did you have to measure up? Be the best and all the spiritual disciplines Christian throughout all of his. back in the day

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Maybe sometimes that's how we treat God or me.

We can't do everything. Let's look at the Mark 1489 In this passage. Jesus is Anointed by a woman with a very shady background and some of the Pharisees are sitting around and they're starting to Grumble out much of a sinner this woman. Let's look at Jesus truly. I tell you where he is done will also be school in memory of her look specifically.

Lady call you do what you can and I happened to be guilt. I think a lot of times in churches and some pastors can help you follow. as you start to mature in your feet, there will be times when you actually have you know, you shouldn't but you do it. Anyway, you thought you had moved past that struggle. You may be struggling with that said you were wrong. Maybe you had that spiritual half down of reading the Bible that I wasn't able to breathe. Disappointed Devil's with a sneaky little liar on the surface. They seem like yourself in your face. Now that is not a Mindless. You shouldn't ever recommit to God don't get this wrong.

Now when I was younger, I don't know how many times I recommitted myself in sick. I'm going to Carmen come over and over and over.

It says therefore, I urge you brothers and sisters in its proper worship. Do you need to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind perfect. Falling for the group of Believers that their Whole Life Worship to God whole life. Didn't Burger King walkthrough how we text we do that but we are not to be conformed to the pattern of this world Were Mine by the world's largest business.

Now everyone of us who was in this room has trouble in some way or another with confronting the world slick messages from the 80s and even sometimes our own mind to live contrary to what God teaches in the Bible. But when we fall short the devil lies all the way.

The only problem with this is that we have done nothing to make sure that next time turns out different in this could be true in all areas. If we keep failing over and over again, what is the fourth? I know I'm going to tell.

Austin this is one of the first step in to completely walk away from love. Our problem is that we don't really read that first part. Don't read the resident Paul actually Jesus cancer in the very next sentence. It's are transformed by the renewing of your mind. We can't recommit ourselves security pro you are mine.

We replace the magazines that we read. Play literature that draws at home. We looked at the other people that we may be closed in in our life and we start doing the things we memorize scripture instead of the latest song might be on the radio. That's when you start seeing. Change you from the inside out. I actually believe this.

I think we should remember to renew our

Because God this is where God wants to go with us to chat and approve his good pleasing and perfect will so what how do you do that form by the renewing of your prayer and then leaving Empire?

Let's look at the fourth and final before the final decision is reached early arrival. Now as we speak and is uniquely shaped you and called you to live that out for the alarm. broken tea leaf grow up It's unhealthy presently compare our spirituality to others that doesn't mean though that we should just have to just start selling. John 10:10 says just exactly only to steal kill and destroy.

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We Can't Go For That by this point that it's okay to just start over Did you get down there? Bring your Bible when you get down on it of reading your Bible then? It's raining everyday relationship fresh. He wants to enlarge the circle that has a circumference. We need to treat God in the very same way when your time with God seems to be predictable. It's the perfect time to start mixing it up. The Apostle Paul was made the greatest person ever to walk the planet. Listen to what Paul said to the the Believers in Philips 3 1214 says not that I have already arrived at Michaels, and I press on to take hold of that for which tries to hold of me. Brothers and sisters I hear myself yet the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ.