Message: “Growing in the Word” from Rev. Ken Green

If we’re going to grow in faith and life as God’s people, we are going to need to use this tool: The Word of God. It is a given, an absolute. If we want to be connected with Jesus (“the Word made flesh”), to experience the power of God, to know intimately the Good News of His love in Christ, to understand with clarity God’s will for our life, then we’ll need to give rapt attention to the Word of God. God’s Word is key to the growth plan He has designed for you. He is speaking to you personally through the eternal words of Scripture. Are you hearing Him?

Scripture References: John 1:1-5, John 6:26-40, Isaiah 55:1-13

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From Series: "Grow"

Good theology loves a great paradox. God’s Word calls on us to grow — 2 Peter 3:18 “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.” And yet, God’s Word conveys that, because we are in Christ, we are already everything that we need to be — 2 Peter 1:3 “His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.” Both statements are true and need to be held to and purposefully lived out in the life of Jesus’ followers. During our Back to Basics for the Summer this year, we look at what it means for us to grow in faith, why God urges us to strive to grow, what His purposes are; the tools that He has given us to grow; the means by which He causes growth to come forth; how His Spirit is at work in us as we grow; and identifying some of the fruit that comes through that growth. Above all, our aim as God’s people reflects the calling God has made explicit in His Word: “Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 1:10-11).