EPISODE 230 – ARE YOU GROWING? 4
Apostle Bennie
Sunday 10th, September, 2023
ARE YOU GROWING? 4
“Instead, by speaking the truth in a spirit of love, we must grow up in every way to Christ, who is the head.Â
Ephesians 4:15 (GNT)
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There are some fellow saints in Christ, who are interested in growing their finances, their businesses, their families, and their relationships.
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They feed their minds with information which helps them in their career pursuits.
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However, you must know that, a person is sustained by how he has built his inner man.
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“The spirit of a man sustains him in sickness, But as for a broken spirit, who can bear it?”
 Proverbs 18:14 (Amplified)
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If you are not well built in your spiritual life, you don’t carry any weight. When your life is hit by a raging storm, your spiritual weight and foundation will determine whether you will be shaken, moved or immovable.
The strength of your life is dependent on how rooted you are in God.
How deep are you growing in Christ?
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You don’t have to live a shallow life in Christ. Grow deeper in Him, for He is the strength of your life.
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In the previous episode, I mentioned that, the greatest evidence of your growth into Christ in everyway is how you practice and express the love of Christ.
The expressions of the love of Christ are the fruits of love.
A plant which doesn’t grow, cannot bear good fruits. The good fruits you bear are the evidence of your maturity.
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There are people who measure their spiritual growth by the gifts of the spirit they demonstrate.
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Meanwhile the gifts of the spirit are gifts. You can have the gift of word of knowledge or the gift of prophecy and not necessarily be matured in Christ.Â
A gift of the spirit does not determine your growth in Christ.Â
Your growth in Christ is determined by the Fruits of the Spirit you bear.
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Look at what Paul said about gifts of the Spirit and love:
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“If I were to speak with eloquence in earth’s many languages, and in the heavenly tongues of angels, yet I didn’t express myself with love, my words would be reduced to the hollow sound of nothing more than a clanging cymbal. And if I were to have the gift of prophecy with a profound understanding of God’s hidden secrets, and if I possessed unending supernatural knowledge, and if I had the greatest gift of faith that could move mountains, but have never learned to love, then I am nothing. And if I were to be so generous as to give away everything I owned to feed the poor, and to offer my body to be burned as a martyr, without the pure motive of love, I would gain nothing of value.”
 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 (TPT)
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The Lord does not measure your maturity by the mighty gifts of the spirit you demonstrate. Your maturity or growth in Christ is measured ultimately by LOVE.
Your love-life in Christ makes all the difference.
I ask you again, are you growing in Christ?
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Selah
DIG DEEPER
(Ephesians 3:16-18; 1 Corinthians 13; Galatians 5:22-23; 2 Peter 3:18; 2 Peter 1:8; Hebrews 5:12-13; 1 Peter 2:2; Galatians 4:1)
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WE PRAY
THAT WE WILL GROW MORE INTO THE LOVE OF CHRIST WHICH SURPASSES KNOWLEDGE.
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BIBLE READING IN THE YEAR 2023
Day 215:
Psalm 126-129
John 4
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DECLARE THESE WORDS:
– I take heed to every instruction and training.
– I am not dull in hearing the word of God.
– I make time daily to fellowship with the scriptures.
– I don’t lazy about my spiritual development.
– I don’t trivialize my fellowship with the Holy Spirit.
– I demonstrate the love of Christ in all things.
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Oh Hallelujah!!! Glory to God!!
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The evidence of your maturity in Christ is the fruits you bear. Love fruits. Not the spiritual gifts you have.
I express love in all things. I take heed to instructions. Thank You Lord.
I take heed to every instruction and training..I am sustained by my inner man therefore I pay attention to the growth of my Spirit; the lord is the strength of my life
Hmmm, indeed, a man is sustained by how much he has built his inner man. I am intentional about my growth in the Lord.
wow
My Love-life makes the difference.
I choose to walk in love in the name of Jesus
Glory
I decide to grow! I demonstrate the love of God
God is the strength of my life therefore I grow deeply in Him.
My life is built on a firm foundation who is Christ
I grow more and more into the Love of Christ which surpasses knowledge
Glory to God.
Thank you Jesus for the understanding granted.
*Your growth in Christ is determined by the Fruits of the Spirit you bear.*
I take heed to every instructions and training in the name of Jesus
I am not dull in hearing the word of God
This is so profound
My Maturity is dependent on my Love Life with Jesus
Ohh thank you Jesus
Thank you Apostle Bennie for Machaira, the treasure box for my spiritual growth.