YouTube - Spiritual Maturity

YouTube - Spiritual Maturity


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Very few believers ever
reach spiritual maturity

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The majority of them
remain babes

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for the whole of their life

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They want to be nurtured

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they want to be pampered

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and carried

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They remain in training

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they never come to the point
where they start executing

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they sit in pews

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and they want to be fed

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But they never get to a relationship
with Jesus

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where they are led by the Spirit of God

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Dear friends, the sons of God

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they are led by the Spirit of God

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A person who is spiritually mature

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knows the voice of the Master and

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not only does he know the voice
of the Master, he has learned

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through his relationship with Jesus

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to TRUST in Him
in all circumstances

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to WAIT on Him
doesn't matter what happens to him

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he is always FOCUSED on JESUS CHRIST

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Your Bible knowledge does not
determine your spiritual maturity

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neither do your spiritual GIFTINGS

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determine your maturity

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People think that they can
acquire maturity

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through Bible study

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and through various teachings

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They look for GIFTS of the HOLY SPIRIT

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because they think that the GIFTS
make them mature

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Dear friends what makes us mature in Christ

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is when we have learnt to totally SUBMIT

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to JESUS, when we OBEY HIM

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when we FEAR HIM above all things

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We become HOLY men and women

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of God

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Where Christ is our life

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and nobody else or nothing else
matters to us

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All that matters is the APPROVAL of
our KING and our MASTER

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We don't ask the OPINION of other people

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We are only CONCERNED about
pleasing the Master

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Then only are you SPIRITUALLY MATURE

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When you are still concerned about
other people

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Then your sight is not set on Christ

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Then Christ has not become a
TRUE REALITY to you my friend

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We need to seek Jesus with all our heart

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and TRUST HIM in ALL CIRCUMSTANCES

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and He will take us through
DIFFICULT TIMES

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Our FAITH will be CHALLENGED

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Our OBEDIENCE will be TESTED
to the LIMIT

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And dear friends, only those

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who PASS the TEST

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who will ENDURE until the end

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only they are truly fit for the Kingdom
of Heaven

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Very few will go in there

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They asked Jesus, they said: Lord are those
who are being SAVED few

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And He said to them

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STRIVE HARD TO ENTER THROUGH
THE NARROW GATE

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because MANY I SAY TO YOU

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WILL TRY but FEW WILL FIND IT.

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Dear friend it is not easy to go into
the Kingdom of Heaven

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It is not easy to become
SPIRITUALLY MATURE

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It is not for children

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It is not for kiddies

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In the Spirit, there are children

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who are MORE SPIRITUALLY MATURE

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than some old people who have never
walked with God

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They have never LEARNED to TRUST HIM

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in all circumstances

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Dear friend it takes guts
it takes determination

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to stick it out
to stay with Jesus

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and to become a MATURE MAN
IN CHRIST

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Are you ready for the challenge?

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Will you stand the test or
will you fail?

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Do you truly want to be a mature man and
woman in Christ?

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Because if you are not truly interested

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if you are not going for it with
ALL your POWER

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you just won't make it my friend

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May Jesus bless you.