Reasons We Resist Becoming Mature

Honest Confession

“Old Habits Die Hard”

We want a Savior not a Master

We stop short of our potential

Reasons We Resist Becoming Mature

1st Because we drift away from what we hear Hebrews 2:1-3

we are not deaf; we drift

we do not plunge into danger; we drift

Reasons We Resist Becoming Mature

2nd Because we fall aside from the Lord’s path Hebrews 3:12-13

what happened to Israel? 3:7-11

a month long trip took 40 years!

they didn’t lose their map; heart

Reasons We Resist Becoming Mature

3rd We fail to mix faith with truth Heb.4:1-2

“the word was not united with faith”

Good sermon? Do?

“The Bible was not given to satisfy idle curiosity; it was given to change a life.”

Reasons We Resist Becoming Mature

4th We become dull of hearing Heb. 5:11-14

• hear, drift, then fall, stop hearing altogether

• when we shut God out we can no longer be taught, disciplined, encouraged, guided