“Grow Up” – Ephesians 4:7-16
2 Peter 3:18a But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Spiritual growth comes by way of God’s work in our lives, but He won’t do His work until we choose to cooperate with His plan.
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Ephesians 4:7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Ephesians 4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.
Ephesians 4:16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
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Ephesians 4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers.
2 Peter 1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
Ephesians 4:12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
The church is to be a place where we grow to maturity, work together in God’s work, and are uplifted by the process.
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Mark 2:27b The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
Acts 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Ephesians 4:15a But speaking the truth in love,
Ephesians 4:21b The truth is in Jesus:
Ephesians 4:25b Speak every man truth with his neighbor:
John 18:38b What is truth?
John 14:6b I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
1 Peter 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby.
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Ephesians 4:17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind.
Amos 3:3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed?