Knowing When We’re Growing…
And Knowing When We’re Not.
Sometimes we feel like we’re not growing at all, like we’ll never get much beyond “Christianity 101.”
How does a person accurately measure their growth in the Lord?
In this six-week-series we’ll use everything from an educational faith-stage-development-model in week one, to the practical assessment tool of “dealing with conflict” in week three, to the quaint but nevertheless important reflection of having an “attitude of gratitude” in week six, (right before Thanksgiving).
In the end, we all need to “get real” with ourselves and our spiritual lives. Regardless of what assessment tool we use, we need to know when we are growing… and when we’re not!
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Oct 19 2008 Moving Up: Faith-Stage-Development
Growing means assent towards appreciating complexity about life, faith, and God. -
Oct 26 2008 Practicing Spiritual Disciplines
Practicing the spiritual disciplines (not just knowing about them) is what grows us (allows Jesus to live more and more through us). -
Nov 2 2008 Making Wise Choices
The process of making a choice (how we make it), not the outcome, is what is important. -
Nov 9 2008 Dealing With Conflict
Reacting to conflict in positive ways is one of the clearest signs that we are growing. -
Nov 16 2008 Setting Higher Expectations
Growing people set higher expectations for themselves (especially in how they treat others) -
Nov 23 2008 Having An Attitude of Gratitude.
Growing people develop a “bent” towards gratefulness in (not necessarily for, but in) all circumstances.