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A Church that Edifies for Growth. Our aim is to be a church that…. Exalts Christ Encourages Friendships Evangelizes the Lost Edifies for Growth Equips for Ministry. A Church that Edifies for Growth. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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• Exalts Christ• Encourages Friendships• Evangelizes the Lost• Edifies for Growth• Equips for Ministry
A Church that Edifies for GrowthOur aim is to be a church that…
“…Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand. He did not say anything to them without
using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he
explained everything.” (Mark 4:33-34, NIV)
A Church that Edifies for Growth
Important Truth:Christianity is not just about
“knowing” it’s about “growing.”
A Church that Edifies for Growth
“Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown
here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men
in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all
things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ.”
(Eph. 4:14-15, NIV)
A Church that Edifies for Growth
4 Critical Components of Spiritual GrowthA Church that Edifies for Growth
1. Foundation of Faith“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our
knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.”
(2 Peter 1:3, NIV)
4 Critical Components of Spiritual GrowthA Church that Edifies for Growth
1. Foundation of Faith“…I tell you the truth, no one can see the
kingdom of God unless he is born again.” (John 3:3, NIV)
4 Critical Components of Spiritual GrowthA Church that Edifies for Growth
1. Foundation of Faith“Now that you have purified yourselves by
obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the
heart. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through
the living and enduring word of God.”
(1 Pet. 1:22-23 NIV)
4 Critical Components of Spiritual GrowthA Church that Edifies for Growth
2. Spiritual Nourishment“Now the Bereans were of more noble
character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great
eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul
said was true.” (Acts 17:11, NIV)
4 Critical Components of Spiritual GrowthA Church that Edifies for Growth
3. Spiritual Exercise“Anyone who lives on milk, being still an
infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for
the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to
distinguish good from evil.” (Hebrews 5:13-14, NIV)
4 Critical Components of Spiritual GrowthA Church that Edifies for Growth
3. Spiritual Exercise“Have nothing to do with godless myths
and old wives' tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of
some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for
both the present life and the life to come.”
(1 Timothy 4:7-8, NIV)
4 Critical Components of Spiritual GrowthA Church that Edifies for Growth
4. Spiritual Rest“Then, because so many people were
coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them,
‘Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.’”
(Mark 6:31, NIV)
Implications for First BaptistA Church that Edifies for Growth
1. An Evangelistic Church2. A Bible-Teaching Church“…All men are like grass, and all their
glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the
word of the Lord stands forever...”
(1 Pet. 1:24-25, NIV)
Implications for First BaptistA Church that Edifies for Growth
1. An Evangelistic Church2. A Bible-Teaching Church3. A Shepherding Church4. A Gracious Church
Implications for First BaptistA Church that Edifies for Growth
“Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials,
knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. But endurance must do its complete work, so that you may be
mature and complete, lacking nothing.”
(James 1:2-4, HCSB)