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Grow Up or Just Grow Old??

James 1:1
'James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

Intro: Not everyone who grows old, grows up.

How Can we get the most out of Studying this letter?

  1. Be born again. Without spiritual birth there is no spiritual maturity.
    1Peter 1:23  'For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God."
  2. Be willing to Honestly examine our lives in the light of God's word.
    James 1:22
    22Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror.
  3. Begin to do what God teaches us no matter what the cost.
  4. No pain, no gain- Get ready for difficulty because growth comes through resistance.
  5. We are to Measure our Growth by the WORD OF GOD &JESUS, not comparing ourselves with other people.
    Ephesians
    4:13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

Not everyone who grows old grows up. What do you want for your life??

Maturity ChecK:

  1. Am I becoming more and more patient in the difficulties of life??
  2. Do I play with temptation or resist it from the start?
  3. Do I want to obey the word of God or do I just study it as a text book?

Memory Verse
Philippians 2:13 'for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose."

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