Class 201: Discovering My Spiritual Maturity.
This class is the second of Rhema Sanctuary’s four basic classes. Congratulations on making it to this base. We’re glad you’re here. Since these classes build on each other, if you have not attended Class 101: Discovering Our Church Family, we highly recommend that you attend it first.
WORKSHOP GOAL
In this class, you will learn the following elements on how to develop your own spiritual maturity.
- Overview of Spiritual Maturity
- Habit One: Daily Time in God’s Word
- Habit Two: Prayer—Talking with God
- Habit Three: Tithing—Giving Back to God
- Habit Four: Fellowship—Enjoying God’s Family
- How to Start and Maintain Good Habits.
BECOME A MATURE CHRISTIAN
In this class, we’re going to talk about some habits that will change your life. You’re the sum total of your habits, and there are habits that, if you develop them in your life, you will be strengthened to become all that God meant for you to be. This is one of four basic classes that teach you how to move from knowing Christ and loving Christ to growing in Christ, to sharing Christ, to serving Christ, to honoring Christ with all of your life and all of your body.
Now, this class is built on two fundamental verses, one in Colossians 4 and one in Ephesians 4. Look there in your notes. Colossians 4:12, in the Phillips paraphrase says this:
That you may become mature Christians, and may fulfill God’s will for you.
COLOSSIANS 4:12 (PHILLIPS)
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
The objective of this class is to help you become a mature Christian and fulfill God’s will for your life. You cannot be all God wants you to be, and you cannot fulfill all God wants you to fulfill with your life unless you learn certain habits of personal development and personal maturity that will cause you to grow on a daily basis.
The other verse is Ephesians 4:14 and 15, and it says this in the Phillips:
We are not meant to remain as children . . . But we are meant . . . to grow up in every way into Christ, the head.
EPHESIANS 4:14–15 (PHILLIPS)
We’re meant to grow up—circle that—we are meant to grow up. Children are cute. Children are fun. Children are adorable. But a child who doesn’t grow up is a tragedy. You want babies, but you also want the babies to grow. If the babies don’t grow to full adulthood, something is terribly wrong. One of the biggest problems we have in the church today is what I call the perpetual adolescence of the church or the perpetual immaturity of the church. We have people who are in the family of God, but they’re not growing up in the family of God.
So that’s what this second class, 201, is all about.
In Class 201, we will focus on the Four Basic Habits every Christian needs to develop in order to grow to spiritual maturity. This class will:
- Equip you with the skills you need to begin these habits.
- Explain the tools you need to maintain these habits.
