Embrace the Process
(Ephesians 4:14-15 NIV) Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.
Embrace the
(I Corinthians 15:42-44 NIV) So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; 43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.
According to data published by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2023, 33.6% of elite athletes suffer from anxiety and depression, and 26.4% experience severe mental health problems upon retirement.
A systematic review and meta-analysis found that the time-point prevalence of both anxiety and depression in former elite athletes was over twice that of the general population.
1) Life is better when we are actively
2) The importance in finding our identity in
(II Corinthians 5:17 NIV) Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
(Ephesians 2:10 NIV) For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
(John 1:12 NIV) Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God
External signs of growth are evidence of
(Romans 12:2 NIV) Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Delight in God’s Word
(Psalm 119:12-16 NIV) Praise be to you, Lord; teach me your decrees. 13 With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth. 14 I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches. 15 I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. 16 I delight in your decrees;I will not neglect your word.
Pray
(I Thessalonians 15:16-18 NIV) Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Gathering
(Hebrews 10:24-25 NIV) And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Water Baptism
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(Romans 6:4 NIV) We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
Join a small group
(Mathew 18:20 NIV) For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”
Lead a small group
Serve
(Mathew 20:28 NIV) just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Give
(Proverbs 3:9 NIV) Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops
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Salvation
(Romans 10:9 NIV) If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.