Darkened Glass Reflections

Tag: spiritual growth

The Words of Christ—Matthew 12:43-45

“Now when the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came’; and when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order. Then it goes and takes along with…

October 30, 2023
The Words of Christ—Matthew 5:48

“Therefore you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matthew 5:48).

September 27, 2023
God’s Righteousness and Justice. III: Practicing Righteousness

Righteousness is an essential quality of God, just like His love and mercy. Christians are called to imitate our heavenly Father, which includes manifesting His righteousness.

November 29, 2020
God’s Holiness. II: Holy People for a Holy God

Christians are already holy through faith in Jesus. We need to learn how to live out that holiness.

September 20, 2020
Abiding in the Vine: III. Pruning and Cleansing

“Every branch in me that does not bear fruit {God the Father} takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.”

September 8, 2019
Milking Spiritual Maturity: I. All or Nothing

“So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.”

August 4, 2019
Hungering and Thirsting for Righteousness

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied”

July 21, 2019
Merely Human?—1 Corinthians 3:1–4

Divisiveness and conflict are signs of spiritual immaturity. God calls us to live as children of God, not to act like we are “merely human.”

August 26, 2018
Growing Up in Christ. II: Maturity in Christ—1 Corinthians 14:20

God is calling us to think like adults and live like mature men and women of God. What steps can you take to move closer to that goal today?

August 21, 2018
Growing Up in Christ. I: Beyond Carnality—1 Corinthians 14:20

Renewal of the Christian’s mind, by the leading of the Holy Spirit, has a goal. God is seeking to raise us from spiritual immaturity to maturity. The Word of God calls us to mature thinking and living, not immaturity. While Jesus calls us to childlike faith (Mark 10:15; Matthew 18:3; Luke 18:17), He calls us…

August 19, 2018