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Grace… Growth… Groups… Gifts… Good Stewardship.
Spiritual growth is normal for someone who is spiritually alive. But just like our bodies require nourishment and exercise, so do our souls require nourishment for spiritual health.
As disciples of Jesus, we pursue authentic spiritual growth, important dimensions in our spiritual development:
In community such as New Community
In neighborhood settings, where we can know and be known
In individual spiritual practices
| Elder’s Statement on “Growth” |
Christ-followers know the grace of God that saved them is only the beginning of His work in them. They gratefully respond by actively pursuing a lifelong process of spiritual growth in Christ and seek to become conformed to His image. To this end, they consistently nurture their spiritual development through prayer, worship and Bible study.
They regard the Bible as the final authority in all areas that it teaches about and desire to be wholly obedient to it. Christ-followers honestly confront areas of personal sin and engage the Holy Spirit’s power in seeking to turn from sin.
Christ-followers also desire to extend the grace they’ve received to others through personal evangelism and participation in the collective ministry of the church in their community, their country and around the world. |
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