April 20, 2024 – Are You Growing into Spiritual Parenthood?
1 John 2:13-14
Sermon: 2484 How to Be a Growing Christian, Part 2
Pray Over This
“I write to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, little children, because you have known the Father. I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one.”
1 John 2:13-14
Ponder This
What do spiritual parents do? One major thing they do is reproduce through soul-winning and discipleship. Are you sharing your faith? Can you be called a father or mother if you don’t have any spiritual children? I’m not just talking about getting wiser. I’m talking about winning souls and reproducing yourself in soul-winning and discipleship. What does a father do? A father not only meets his own needs; he provides for the needs of others. Do people go to you when they have a heartache, a tear, a fear, or a problem?
As you grow and you become a father, you do not substitute fatherhood for young manhood, and you don’t substitute young manhood for childhood. All three are legitimate, and a father is a composite of them all. In a father, there ought to be the vision and the zeal of a young man. And in a young man, there ought to be the wonder of childhood. If you’re perfectly whole, all of those will be in you.
- Who is a spiritual parent to you? In what ways has that person invested in you?
- Is it easy or difficult for you to share your faith with the next generation? Why do you feel this way?
Practice This
Thank a person who has been like a spiritual parent to you.
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