growing like christ [discipleship]

7/31/2019 Growing Like Christ [DISCIPLESHIP]

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A BALANCEDGROWTH:

Grow like Christ!

Luke 2:51-52


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God wants us to

grow like Christ ineverything (Eph.4:14-15)


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Ephesians 4:14-15

Then we will no longer beinfants, tossed back and forth bythe waves, and blown here and

there by every wind of teachingand by the cunning andcraftiness of men in theirdeceitful scheming. Instead,speaking the truth in love, we willin all things growupinto himwho is the Head, that is, Christ.


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Many Christians

today grow older butnever grow up


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Two important personal question:

What is it that is requiredfor growing like Christ?

What is the result if we do?


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Luke 2:51-52

(51) Then he went toNazareth with them and was

obedient to them. But his

mother treasured all these

things in her heart. (52) And

Jesus grew in wisdom andstature, and in favor with God

and men.


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Growing like Christ involves twoAspects:

1. The REQUIREMENT

2. The RESULT


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GROWING LIKE CHRIST:

1) The Requirement: OBEDIENCE!

(v.51)

Then he went to Nazareth with

them and was obedientto them.

But his mother treasured all thesethings in her heart.


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OBEDIENCE/Obey:

Submission to the will,

guidance, or control of

another To act or behave in

conformity with or in dutyto


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CHRIST-LIKENESS

The result of making

Christ-like choices anddepending on the Holy

Spirit to help you fulfillthose choices.


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Romans 12:2

Do not conform any longer to

the pattern of this world, but be

transformed by the renewing ofyour mind. Then you will be able

to test and approve what Gods

will is- his good, pleasing andperfect will.


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John 14:23-24

Jesus replied, if anyone lovesme, he will obey my teaching. My

father will love him, and we will

come to him. He who does notlove me will not obey my

teaching. These words you hear

are not my own; they belong to

the Father who sent me.


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1 John 5:3

This is love for God: to

obeyhis commands. Andhis commands are not

burdensome.


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GROWING LIKE CHRIST:

2) The Result of Obedience:

BALANCE GROWTH (v.52)

And Jesus grewin

wisdom and stature, and in

favor with God and men.


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GROWTH/Grow:

To develop

To mature


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Luke 1:80

And the child grew and

become strong in spirit;

and he lived in the desertuntil he appeared publicly

to Israel.


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Luke 2:40

And the child grew and

became strong; he was

filled with wisdom, and thegrace of God was upon

him.


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Key Aspects of a Balanced

Growth:

1) MENTAL

2) PHYSICAL

3) SPIRITUAL

4) SOCIAL


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Key Aspects of a Balanced Growth:

And Jesus grew in wisdom (MENTAL)

and stature, and in favor with God and

men.

1) WISDOM Intellectual,

Psychological andReasoning.


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Proverbs 2:6-12

(6) For the Lord gives wisdom, andfrom his mouth come knowledge and

understanding. (7) He holds victory

in store for the upright, he is a shieldto those walk is blameless, (8) for he

guards the course of the just and

protects the way of his faithful ones.

(9) Then you will understand what is

right and just and fair- every good

path.


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Cont

(10) Forwisdom will enter your

heart, and knowledge will be

pleasant to your soul. (11)Discretion will protect you and

understandingwill guard you.

(12)Wisdom will save you fromthe ways of wicked men, and men

whose words are perverse.


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Proverbs 3:13-15

(13) Blessed is the man who findswisdom, the man who gainsunderstanding, (14) for she ismore profitable than silver andyields better returns than gold.(15) She is more precious than

rubies; nothing you desire cancompare with her.


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James 1:5

If anyone of you lacks

wisdom, he should ask

God, who givesgenerously to all without

finding fault, and it will begiven to him.


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And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature

(PHYSICAL), and in favor with God and

men.

2) PHYSICAL a. Natural,

Bodily make-up, Build,Figure, Form


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1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Do you not know that your body

is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who

is in you, whom you havereceived from God? You are not

your own; you were bought with

a price. Therefore, honor Godwith your body.


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Romans 6:12-13

Therefore, do not let sin reign inyour mortal body so that you obey

its evil desires. Do not offer the parts

of your body to sin, as instrumentsof wickedness, but rather offer

yourselves to God, as those who

have been brought from death to life;

and offer the parts of your body to

him as instruments of

righteousness.


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And Jesus grew in wisdom and

(PHYSICAL), and in favor with God and

men.

2) PHYSICAL b. Habits,

Character, Worth/Value,Quality, Excellence


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Daniel 6:1-6 It pleased Darius to appoint 120

satraps to rule throughout thekingdom, with three administratorsover them, one of them was Daniel.The satraps were made accountableto them so that the king might notsuffer loss. Now Daniel distinguishedhimselfamong the administrators

and the satraps by his exceptionalqualities that the king planned to sethim over the whole kingdom


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Cont

At this, the administrators and the

satraps tried to find grounds for

charges against Daniel in his

conduct of government affairs, but

they were unable to do so. They

could find no corruption in him,

because he was trustworthy andneither corrupt nor negligent.


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Cont

Finally these men said, we will

never find any basis for charges

against this man Daniel unless it has

something to do with the law of his

God. So the administrators and the

satraps went as a group to the king

and said: O King Darius, liveforever!


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2 Corinthians 8:7

But as you excel in

everything- in faith, in

speech, in knowledge, incomplete earnestness, and in

love for us- see that you also

excel in the grace of giving.


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And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature,

and in favor with God(SPIRITUAL)

and men.

3) SPIRITUAL

Supernatural, Godly


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FAVOR:

Being regarded

Being approved


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Proverbs 3:4 Then you will win favor

and a good name in thesight of Godand man.


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2 Peter 3:18

But grow in the grace and

knowledge of our Lord andSavior Jesus Christ.


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Colossians l:10

And we pray this in order

that you may live a life worthy

of the Lordand may pleasehim in every way: bearing

fruit in every good work,

growing in the knowledge of

God.


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Genesis 6:8-9

But Noah found favor in

the eyes of the Lord

Noah was a righteous man,blameless among the

people of his time, and hewalked with God.


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Leviticus 26:9,11,12

I will look on you with favorand

make you fruitful and increase your

numbers, and I will keep my

covenant with you I will put my

dwelling place among you, and I will

not abhor you. I will walk among you

and be you God, and you will be mypeople.


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And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature,

and in favor with God and men

(SOCIAL).

4) SOCIAL Companionable,

Conducive (to pleasant

relationship), Friendly, Gracious,

Hospitable, Entertaining.


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Acts 2:46-47

Every day they continued to meet

together in the temple courts, They

broke bread in their homes and ate

together with glad and sincere

hearts, praising God and enjoying

the favor of all the people. And the

Lord added to their number dailythose who were being saved.


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Luke 2:51-52 (SUMMARY)

Then he went to Nazareth with them

and (1. The REQUIREMENT) obedient

to them. But his mother treasured all

these things in her heart. And Jesus(2. The RESULT) grewin wisdom (A.

Mental) and stature (B. Physical), and

in favor with God(C. Spiritual) andmen (D. Social).


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CHALLENGE:

OBEDIENCE is the key to

Christian Growth!

We must grow like Christ!

Live a Balanced life like

Jesus!

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