The Need to Grow

Text: Colossians 1:9-14

Truth: Every Christian must be filled with the knowledge of God’s will so that he or she can be productive.

Thrust: We must pray for God’s grace in helping each one in the church to grow in their knowledge of God’s will.

Thesis: Since every Christian must be filled with the knowledge of God’s will so that he or she can be productive, we must pray for God’s grace in helping each one in the church to grow in their knowledge of God’s will.

Turning Point: Growing Christians equal growing churches.

Theme: Christian Growth

Topic: Why Christians need to grow spiritually

Title: The Need to Grow

Tagline: Grow so we can go.

Thoughts:

1. Some people say churches are growing rapidly in the Philippines.
2. But growing churches do not equal growing Christians.
3. When Christians are not growing, everything that we call “church growth” is simply an illusion.
4. Growing Christians equal growing churches.
5. We need to pray for the spiritual growth of Christians in all our churches.
6. Paul explains why in Colossians 1:9-14.
7. When Christians are growing spiritually, churches become more effective in fulfilling God’s purpose for them.
8. The opposite is also true: when Christians are not growing, churches become powerless in influencing society.
9. Other than prayer, we need to develop more equippers in the church so that God’s people may grow in their knowledge of God and His will.
10. Growing Christians equal growing churches. Grow so we can go.