Posts tagged with ‘Spiritual Growth’

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3/11/21 TO REAP A GOOD HARVEST IN YOUR LIFE, SOW SEEDS OF GOODNESS

by Barry Lovett

“He who sows righteousness will have a sure reward.”  Proverbs 11:18. Like Jesus, we are to sow good seed in all places at all times. God is responsible for where it lands and how it grows.  The important thing is that we sow.  God does not want us to reap destruction, He wants us to sow what is […]

2/1/21 GOD WANTS YOU TO WATER THE SEED HE’S PLATED IN YOUR HEART

by Barry Lovett

“Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23. All of us have a secret garden of the heart.  How we tend it will determine what speech and behavior it produces.  Guarding what we take into our hearts and monitoring our response will determine what takes root there.  As we […]

11/16/20 JUST AS OUR BODY NEEDS DAILY FOOD, SO DOES OUR SPIRIT

by Barry Lovett

“My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”  Philippians 4:19. We have only a few truly essential “needs”, but when it comes to “wants”, there seems to be no limit.  The bread of life and the living water of God’s truth are needs we often overlook. The vague dissatisfaction so many people experience […]

8/25/20 SPIRITUAL GROWTH REQUIRES THE SOLID FOOD OF GOD’S WORD

by Barry Lovett

“By this time, you ought to be teachers.” Hebrews 5:12. Certain people in the church were not growing in spiritual maturity.  They had not learned to distinguish between good and bad (Hebrews 5:14). They still needed to be fed by someone else when they should have been feeding not only themselves but others as well.  While receiving […]

6/11/20 GO TO CHURCH IF YOU WANT TO GROW IN CHRIST

by Barry Lovett

“…not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some.” Hebrews 10:25. Some Christians would do anything to be in church every Sunday, but for health or other reasons they can’t.  They know how important it is to worship and fellowship with other believers, but others choose not to go to church unless […]