August 11th, 2024

Spiritual growth is dynamic in that there can be seasons of

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setting for spiritual growth is not for growing but for drifting.

Hebrews 3:12 Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.

It is more than possible that the

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of this world can lead you to fall away from God.

Hebrews 3:13 But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

is the first essential of community since it is the key to sustained spiritual growth.

Accountability is when you have people in your life that know you fully with the shared goal of forward spiritual

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Accountability that works has permission to regularly ask questions about your daily

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Challenge: Identify someone in your life to

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hold you accountable.

Challenge: Join a small group at The Chapel with the

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of accountability.

THE PAUSE: 10 MINUTES WITH GOD

MONDAY | Sheep Gone Astray

PASSAGE: Isaiah 53:6a
PAUSE: There is an inclination in the human heart to go our own way. And that way most often leads us towards isolation because everyone else is also going their own way!
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, help us to fight against all the forces in the modern world that push us toward isolation and help us to seek and find real community! Amen

TUESDAY | Don’t Fall Away

PASSAGE: Hebrews 3:12
PAUSE: WARNING: DANGER! It is possible for believers to develop an unbelieving heart toward God in our everyday lives.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, we see that there is a battle going on in our hearts between active faith and cynical doubt. Show us what it looks like to feed our faith in You! Amen

WEDNESDAY | Exhort One Another

PASSAGE: Hebrews 3:13
PAUSE: The spiritual life is a battle, but it is never a battle that God intended for us to fight alone. We must speak truth and life into each other.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, help us to surround ourselves with other believers who will lovingly exhort us towards You! Amen

THURSDAY | Stir Up One Another

PASSAGE: Hebrews 10:24
PAUSE: We must learn to become better cheerleaders for one another in living out the Christian life. God often speaks to us through others!
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, help us to come along side one another and actively, wisely cheer each other on in our service to You! Amen

FRIDAY | Don’t Stop Living In Community

PASSAGE: Hebrews 10:25
PAUSE: We must resist the temptation to live a “lone ranger” version of the Christian life. You can’t get more unbiblical than that! DON’T DO IT!
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, we recommit to live our lives in deep community with others! Amen