Run for the Prize!

Christians like athletes can’t stand still, we must be making progress – Remember: There’s no glory in practice, but without practice, there is no glory. So how do we keep making progress?

 

First, Growing Upward by Faith.

 

• Spiritual growth and progress come through prayer and Bible study. Growth is not only “building” or “stretching” your faith but also “expressing” your faith.

• Ephesians 4:14-15

 

Second, Glow Inward by Hope.

 

• Someone once said that man can go forty days without food, three days without water, a few minutes without air but man can only go one second without hope.
• II Thessalonians 2:16-17

 

Third, Flow Outward by Love.

 

• I John 4:20-21. 
• Note John says you can’t truly love God unless you truly love others.

 

The bottom line to spiritual growth is not so much that you and I get more of Jesus but

that Jesus getting more of you and I.  How?  We must:

 

L – OVE the Lord

 

O – BEY the Lord

 

R – EJOICE in the Lord

 

D – EPEND on the Lord