
Overcoming challenges in serving
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(Each of the biblical references below will highlight the verses in question.)
Slide 1
GROWING TO MATURITY
Object Lessons in Growth & Maturity [2 peter 3:18]
Slide 2
GROW IN GOD-FIDENCE NOT SELF ESTEEM
Rooted in being God’s workmanship.
- [Ephesians 2:10] For we are God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Lay aside every weight and sin.
- [Hebrews 12:2] Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
PERSEVERE
Slide 3
THE WEIGHTS AND THE SINS
Fear of
- Failure
- Success
- Accountability
- Commitment
- Responsibility
- Rejection and criticism
- Fear of people/men
- Fear of change, new places
Sins of
- Low self esteem or inferiority
- Pride and overconfidence
- Unrepentant sin Selfishness
- Anger, worry, shame, anxiety
- Timidity, Weariness, fatigue, stress
- Resentment, frustration
Slide 4
GOING DEEP
- Why do people keep negative feelings inside them?
- Do you make progress with them?
- How do these negative emotions hinder me from serving as best as I should?
- How do you interpret events to yourself? Is there a life changing moment that happened in your life and what did it mean to you?
- Does that meaning agree with what God says in His Word?
Slide 5
WHAT ROOTS ARE GROWING IN YOU?
Tree roots of Bitterness. Branches of clamor, wrath, anger, malice, slander [eph 4:31]
- Bitterness is a result of clinging to negative experiences. It serves you no good and closes the door to your future.
- Compassion and forgiveness kills the root so the fruit of love can grow
- Be careful what sees you allow to take root in the garden of your heart. [Proverbs 4:22]
Slide 6
THE GIFTS AND FRUITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Roots of Wisdom, Understanding, Good Council, Fortitude, Knowledge, Plenty, Fear of God [isaiah 11:1]
Trunk is life lived in the spirit.
Branches of self-control, modesty, patience, generosity, charity (love), joy, gentleness, kindness, goodness, peace, faitfulness, chastity [gal 5:22-23]
Slide 7
WHATEVER YOU DO, YOU ARE GROWING
- Lay aside all malice [1 Peter 2:1-2]
- Put away all bitterness [Ephesians 4:31]
- Guard your heart
- Do not feed the root of bitterness. [Hebrews 12: 15]
- Feed on the sincere milk of the Word.
- Be compassionate
- The heart issues, and God looks at the heart
- Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Saviour
Slide 8
STAGES OF GROWTH TOWARDS BEING A CHRIST-CENTERED DISCIPLE
Accept Christ as Saviour
Exploring Christ
- I believe in God
- I'm not sure about Christ
- Faith is not a big part of my life
- Self is on the throne of my life
- Christ is outside my life
Growing in Christ
- I trust Jesus for eternal life
- I've invited Christ into my life
- I'm working on what it means to know Jesus
- Self is still on the throne of my life
Willing to risk everything for Christ
Close to Christ
- I feel really close to Christ
- I regularly read the Bible
- I try to obey God often
- Self is still on the throne of my life
Christ-Centred
- My friendship with Christ is the key part of my life
- I try to surrender to Christ in all areas of my life
- I try to let Christ be on the throne of my life
Slide 9
CREATE YOUR OWN PERSONAL GROWTH PLAN