Sin will keep you from God's Word and God's Word will keep you from sin. Knowing how to grow in the
new life is essential.
No factor in Christian growth is more important than prayer. Prayer is talking with and listening
to God. We talk to Him with our lips and heart, and He talks to us through His will. It involves a two-way conversation; spiritual
maturity is impossible without systematic prayer.
Worship is also essential to spiritual growth. Worship involves honor and respect toward God, the
ceremony of private and public worship, and the joyful service of Christians to their Lord. Christians who submit to the lordship
of Christ in reverence and service will grow in their spiritual lives.
The bible describes Christian life as "(walking) in the spirit" (Gal. 5:16). Walking best represents
the step-by-step character of the spiritual life. Living by the Spirit's power is a moment-by-moment yielding to the Spirit's
will and control. Walking in the Spirit involves confession of your sins, yielding to God, and being filled with or controlled
by the Spirit. Evidence that we are walking in the Spirit is simply the display of the fruits of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23).
Bible Study:
Reading God's Word - Neh. 8:3.
Memorizing God's Word - Job 22:22.
Meditating upon God's Word - Josh 1:8.
Obedience to God's Word - Deut. 31:12.
Prayer:
Praise - Ps. 150:1.
Confession - 1 John 1:9.
Petition - 1 Sam. 1:17.
Thanksgiving - Phil. 4:6.
Commitment - Prov. 16:3.
Stewardship:
Using Spiritual gifts - 1 Cor. 12:1-10.
Serving - Gal. 5:13.
Giving - 2 Cor. 9:6-8.
Worship:
The meaning of worship - 1 Chr. 16:29.
The expressions of worship - Heb. 13:15.
The reasons for worship - 2 Chr. 7:3.
Participation in the Local Church:
Definition of the local church - Rom. 16:5.
Reasons for participation in the local church - Heb. 10:25.
Benefits of participation in the local church - Acts 2:42-47.
Sharing Our Faith:
Why? - Matt. 28:19.
What? - 1 Cor. 15:3-4.
How? - 1 Thess. 1:5.
When? - 2 Tim. 4:2.
Walking in the Spirit:
Confession - Ps. 73:1.
Yielding - Rom. 12:1.
Filling - Eph. 5:18.
