As William neared the end of his life, he struggled more with the idea of forgiveness than he ever had. Forgiving the mistakes of others was not his challenge. Frankly, he had come too far in life to worry about those grudges anymore. After all, no one was perfect. The challenge was forgiving himself . […]
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Week 29 Study |
Mature Enough?
Some believers simply grow old in Jesus instead of growing up in Jesus. The epistles are intended to help us grow up in Christ. They function as the biblical and practical theology of the Gospels. The lessons of the recent past have come from two of the four prison epistles (Ephesians and Philippians). The next […]
Week 29 Application |
A Ripe Old Age
It takes the same letters to spell “I’m mature” and “Immature,” but there’s a big difference between the two outcomes. Cheese matures. So do savings bonds and life insurance policies. But what does it mean to be a mature person? Is mature merely a nice-sounding euphemism for old and outdated? The Greek term for maturity, […]
Week 29 Mission |
The Path to Maturity
What does it mean to be spiritually mature? If you took a moment to reflect on the question, what would you come up with in your own words? And how would your words align with God’s Word? The word maturity suggests growth, development, and even completion. It may remind us of the teenage years and […]
Week 29 Character |
Treasure Hunters
Remember the children’s poem, “Going on a Bear Hunt”? We learned it in camp or Vacation Bible School—an “echo” song with silly actions, where we followed the leader through tall grass and thick mud to find a bear . . . and then we ran back home to hide under the covers. Bear hunts were […]
