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Discipleship: How We Grow
by Rickwarren
Discipleship: How We Grow
By Rick Warren
God wants us to grow up, to know the whole truth and
tell it in love - like Christ in everything. Ephesians 4:15 (MSG)
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God wants you to grow up: "We are not meant to remain as children ...”
(Ephesians 4:14 PH).
Your heavenly Father's goal is for you is to mature and develop the
characteristics of Jesus Christ, living a life of love and humble
service. Sadly, millions of Christians grow older but never grow up.
They're stuck in perpetual spiritual infancy, remaining in diapers and
booties. The reason is because they never intended to grow. Spiritual growth
is not automatic; it takes an intentional commitment. You must want to grow,
decide to grow, make an effort to grow, and persist in growing.
Discipleship is the process of becoming like Christ, and it always begins
with a decision: "‘Come, be my disciple,' Jesus said to him. So Matthew got
up and followed him” (Matthew 9:9 NLT).
When the first disciples chose to follow Jesus, they didn't understand all
the implications of their decision. They simply responded to Jesus'
invitation.
That's all you need to get started: decide to become a disciple.
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