Growing Spiritually (a 7-part study)
Lesson One: Being Faithful and Fruitful
Seven times in verses 1-8 Jesus says 'I Am.'
A vine is to be fruitful, similarly God's people are to be fruitful.
Lesson Two: Growing in Faithfulness
2 Peter 1:3-4 tells of the extraordinary things the Lord has done for us. We have been given (1) 'his divine power' and (2) 'his very great and precious promises.'
Lesson Three: Christian Behaviour
The world is spoken about in three ways. First, it refers to the universe created by God. Second, it refers to all people, as in John 3:16. Third, it speaks of everything that is opposed to God's will. This is how the word is being used by John.
Lesson Four: Living a Spirit-Filled Life
One is filled with wine, not by one drink but by continually drinking. A wine-filled life is lived under the influence, the control of wine. Wine has become the master and the drinker has become its slave.
Lesson Five: The Prayer Life of A Christian
We have the ministry of the Holy Spirit assisting your prayer. What we cannot express in words does not create a problem because the Spirit is interceding for us. (Rom 8:26-27)
Lesson Six: Christian Birthmark
Jesus said that love is the true identification of his disciples. (John 13:34-35)
Love is seen in the Lord giving his life for us. His is a sacrificial love, a self-giving love, a love that seeks the good of others irrespective of the cost.
Lesson Seven: Your Life in the Church
Your conversion to the Lord makes you a member of the body of Christ with obligations to the church and blessings to be received. (1 Corinthians 12:12-13)
You have been given gifts by the Lord which he intends you to be use for the edification of the body. (1 Peter 4:10; Romans 12:3-8)
