HOW WE GROW
- The Father speaks a Word of leading, teaching, or correction. (Isa. 30:21)
- You hear that Word. (Rom. 10:17)
- That Word (Christ) authors Faith in you. (Heb. 12:2)
- The Spirit of Christ gives you a vision of hope. (Heb. 11:1)
- You receive this vision of who we are in Christ. (Eph. 2:10)
- how you fit into Christ the body, and what you are to do. (1 Cor. 12:27)
- And this faith gives you access to grace. (Rom. 5:2)
- Grace gives you power to receive the gift of righteousness (Rom. 5:15)
- Righteousness: God doing His works through you. (1 Cor. 15:10)
- You yield the members of your body to God’s righteousness. (Rom. 16:13)
- God does His works through you. (Phil 2:13)
- That’s how the Spirit plants the Seed of the Word (Christ) in your heart. (Mat. 13:3-23)
- And that forms Christ more fully in you. (Gal. 4:19)
- And Christ’s Light shines in you more. (2 Cor. 4:6)
- Then, the Light dispels some of the darkness in your mind. (Joh. 8:12)
- You can then hear the Father’s voice more clearly. (Heb. 5:14)
- The Father speaks a Word of leading, teaching, or correction. (Isa. 30:21)