Sermons on Spiritual Maturity

James 1 (Part One): Consider It All Joy

James 1 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not…

The Stronghold of Depression

Why, my soul, are you downcast?     Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God,     for I will yet praise him,     my Savior and my God. (Psalm 42:5)   “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)   Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by…

How Do I Start to Make a Difference?

Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.…

How Do We Handle Temptation (Part 1)

“The acts of the flesh are obvious…” (Galatians 5:19a) “…in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.” (2 Corinthians 2:11) “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as…

Mother’s Day: Growing to Maturity in Christ

This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of…