Who Do You Think You Are? You're Growing...Right? Ephesians 4:7-16

You are growing. Right? You're you're not who you were in the faith in 2017, are you? You're you're not who you are in the faith that you were in '97, are you? You've grown. You've grown. Right? That's what's called. That's what's commissioned. That's what's expected. What areas of ministry are you neglecting? What areas are you unstable in? What areas are you not yet mature in? This is your faith journey, one that you will give an account for. Grow in the grace and knowledge of the lord Jesus. [00:59:17] (82 seconds)  #GrowingInGrace

This was not a sticking it to the man. This was not I'll show you. This was just Daniel doing what Daniel had always done. Whatever document was signed, whatever law was passed, it did not affect his faith one bit. I'm going to do what I did yesterday because what's been done today doesn't change a thing. [00:47:30] (53 seconds)  #SteadfastLikeDaniel

There's a call to grow in stability in your faith. What what exactly does a stable faith look like? Well, in real life, in the day to day situations that we encounter, stability in faith means that you are rooted, you are grounded in Christ, and whatever is going on on the surface level, you hang in there. You you bend, don't break. You're you're rooted in. You're planted in. You are secure in your faith. [00:39:49] (40 seconds)  #RootedAndGrounded

You ought to be eating milk. You ought to be eating meat. You're still drinking milk. You ought to be teachers. You still need somebody to hold your hand. Growth and maturity is good. And when there is no growth in maturity, it's a shame. Who do you think you are? You are growing. Right? [00:58:37] (49 seconds)  #FromMilkToMeat

Paul is writing to his protege, Timothy. He is writing to his student, Timothy. He is writing to someone who is young by the name of Timothy and he says, listen, I don't want let anyone to despise you or look down on you because you are young. I expect you to be an example to other people in the faith. I expect you to grow and mature. Understand something, when it comes to our walk with the Lord, youth is not a guarantee of foolishness and age is not a guarantee of wisdom. [00:52:52] (32 seconds)  #YoungAndWise

Every individual who professes to be saved by God's grace, every individual who has claimed to be redeemed by the blood of the lamb, that was not your finish line. That was very much the starting line. And the race was yet to be run from that point. And because you are running that race, there are some things that are said here to these Ephesian believers that are very very important to you and I today. [00:30:55] (33 seconds)  #SavedToRun

And the president replied this, he said, oh, yes. Absolutely, you can. But then it depends on what you want to be. When god wants to make an oak, he takes a hundred years. When he wants to make a squash, he takes six months. What do you want to be? Do you want to be an oak? Do you wanna be a squash? Stability. It requires storms. [00:41:15] (42 seconds)  #BeAnOakNotASquash

I'm glad. I can't go back. I'm I'm glad that that little boy isn't here anymore to hug and pick up because he's not that little boy anymore. He's grown. He's matured, and that's the way it's supposed to be. We are to show some maturity in the faith and we are to strive to think, respond, and act like Jesus. [00:56:48] (49 seconds)  #FaithfulMaturity