Hebrews 6:1-3
“Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And this we will do if God permits.”
Two Things…
First, God desires that we “
Second, there is a
The Foundation Stones of the Christian Faith Are:
* “Repentance from “
* “
* “Instruction about
* “The
* The
Ephesians 4:11-15:
“And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, ……Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ”
GOAL:
* “grow up” into “the stature of the fullness of Christ”.
“Stature” - the same height or measure
POINT: Our Goal is to be like Jesus!
- Jesus was focused on the
John 17:4 “I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.”
- Jesus was
Luke 24:42 “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”
- He wasn’t
Matthew 8:19-20
“And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
Q: What are you building your life on?
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