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"faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God"
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THE WORD OF GOD
“But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever.
Amen.”II Peter 3:18
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GROWTH REQUIRES SEVERAL THINGS
• EXERCISE• REST• FOOD
I Peter 2:2-3 --- “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be that ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.”
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FOOD – AN ESSENTIAL
PHYSICAL vs. SPIRITUAL GROWTH(WHAT KIND OF DIET)
PHYSICAL SPIRITUAL
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GROWTHHOW IT OCCURS
PHYSICAL SPIRITUAL
• MILK• PABLUM• BABY FOOD• STEAK
IT IS A NATURAL PROCESS THAT OCCURS WITH NO ADDED EFFORT ON THE BABY’S PART
We become mature Christians only as we
consciously endeavor toBecome mature
Christians
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THE BIBLE IS THE SPIRITUAL FOOD
NEEDED FOR SPIRITUAL
DEVELOPMENT
• SHOULD BE SWEET TO THE CHRISTIAN
– Psalm 119:103– Matthew 4:4– Deuteronomy 8:3
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WHAT THE BIBLE DOES
FOR US• We are saved through the instrumentality of the Word of God
I Peter 1:23,25
• We are changed by the Word of God
Psalm 119:7
• We grow by the Word of God
I Peter 2:2,3
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• We are cleansed by the Word of God
Psalm 119:9
• Our faith develops by the Word of God
Romans 10:17
(Everything we believe must be based on the Word of God. II Peter 3:18 says that we are to “grow in …
knowledge.” That knowledge comes from the Bible. The Bible
must become our authority so that everything we believe is checked
by the Bible.)
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• We are kept from sin by the Word of God
Psalm 119:11
• We defeat Satan through the Word of God
Psalm 17:4Matthew 4:4,7,10
(“it is written”)
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HOW WE SHOULD LEARN GOD’S WORD
“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two - edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit,
and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and
intents of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12
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MEDITATE(PSALM 1:2,3)
MEMORIZE(PSALM 119:9,11)
STUDY(ACTS 17:11)
READ(REVELATION 1:3)
HEAR(ROMANS 10:17)
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• We hear the Word of God for faith (Romans 10:17)
• We read the Word of God for food & strength (Job 23:12)
• We study the Word of God for knowledge (II Tim. 2:15)
• We memorize the Word of God for an effective testimony (Psalm 119:11)
• We meditate on the Word of God for spiritual profit (I Tim. 4:15)
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DESIRED RESULT
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JAMES 1:22-25
“ But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if any be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass; For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man of man he was. But whoso … being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.”
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