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“We Are to Grow Up”Ephesians 4.15
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Mark 4.3-9, 13-20CB NT p. 67
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Growing UP...
ENDURANCE
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Growing UP...
DEDICATION
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Growing UP...
BEARING FRUIT
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Am I growing?
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Are WE growing?
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Are WE growing?
“...in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord”
— Ephesians 2.21CB NT p. 338
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Are WE growing?
“...and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God”
— Colossians 2.19CB NT p. 353
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Are WE growing?
“I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.”
— 1 Corinthians 3.6-7CB NT p. 292
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Are WE growing?
God’s Growth? or Man’s Growth?
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Are WE growing?
HOW?
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Every spiritual blessing— Ephesians 1.3; CB NT p. 336
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“according to His purpose, which He set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time to unite all things in Him”
— Ephesians 1.9-10;CB NT p. 336
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“according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will”
— Ephesians 1.11-12;CB NT p. 336
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“according to the eternal purpose that He has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord”
— Ephesians 3.11;CB NT p. 339
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A full-grown man— Ephesians 4.13;
CB NT p. 340
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A full-grown man— Ephesians 4.13;
CB NT p. 340
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A full-grown man— Ephesians 4.13;
CB NT p. 340
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For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints,
— Ephesians 1.15;CB NT p. 337
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For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints,
— Ephesians 1.15;CB NT p. 337
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that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him,
— Ephesians 1.17;CB NT p. 337
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that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him,
— Ephesians 1.17;CB NT p. 337
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having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which He has called you, what are the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
— Ephesians 1.18;CB NT p. 337
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having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which He has called you, what are the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
— Ephesians 1.18;CB NT p. 337
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and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of His great might
— Ephesians 1.19;CB NT p. 337
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Faith in Jesus
Love toward saints
Wisdom & Knowledge
Hope
Christ’s Power
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that according to the riches of His glory He may grant you to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
— Ephesians 3.16;CB NT p. 339
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so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
— Ephesians 3.17;CB NT p. 339
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so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
— Ephesians 3.17;CB NT p. 339
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may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
— Ephesians 3.18;CB NT p. 339
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and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
— Ephesians 3.19;CB NT p. 339
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and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
— Ephesians 3.19;CB NT p. 339
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Power
Faith
Love
Comprehend
Fullness of God
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Faith, Hope, Love
Wisdom & Knowledge
Power of Christ
Fulness of God
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How do we grow with God’s growth?
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God’s growth must be according to God’s plan.
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God’s growth is growing in faith, love, hope, knowledge, and the power of God.
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God’s growth bears fruit.
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Will you accept His Word today?
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Lesson slideshows (with notes)and audio can be found at:
www.churchofchristmiranda.com
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God’s Growth
#01
We Are To Grow UpEphesians 4.15
Compiled and Presented by:
Dave Stewart6 February, 2011Las Cruces, NM
www.churchofchristmiranda.com
Synopsis: The parable of the Sower reminds us that we are grow and be fruitful. The parable of the mustard seed reminds us that the church is to grow. Are we growing with God’s growth? Paul’s letter to the Ephesians points us in the right direction for God’s growth: following God’s plan; growing in faith, love, hope, wisdom, and power; and bearing fruit.
“Let all that you do be done with love.”
“Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.”