STEWARDSHIP OF MAKING DISCIPLES:
THE NECESSITY OF GROWTH
1 PETER 2:1-12
1A. GROWTH = CHANGE.
2A. GROWTH COMES BY THE WORD.
1B. WE MUST HAVE A HEART FOR THE WORD.
“long for”
2B. THE WORD MUST BE UNADULTERATED.
“pure spiritual milk”
3B. THE WORD MUST BE EFFECTIVE.
“that by it you may grow up into salvation”
4B. THE WORD MUST BE EXPERIENCED. 2:3
“if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.”
3A. GROWTH IS DEMONSTRATED IN RELATIONSHIP.
1B. HORIZONTAL RELATIONSHIP: PEOPLE.
1C. LAY ASIDE THE DESTRUCTIVE HABITS OF THE FLESH.
2C. PURSUE ETERNAL EXCELLENCE.
2B. THE VERTICAL DIMENSION: GOD 2:4-8
