Spiritual maturity does not mean perfection or never making mistakes. A mature believer can fall, make mistakes and still remain confident because their identitity is not based on performance - It is rooted in Christ.

In this teaching we explore the fourl soils and understand the difference between spiritual immaturity and maturity. The focus is not merely on our outward actions, but on what is happening in our thinking and what we have placed at the center of our lives.

When Christ is the Head, gift remains gifts. Grace and faith enable those gifts to function correctly. But when the gift,  ministry, crowd, recognition, success or performance becomes the center, there can be subtle drift away from Christ. This can lead to pressure, comparison, manipulation, guilt and condemnation.

The key learning to:
Keep Chrsit as the center and Head
Understand that gifts are given for service, not self-glorification
Depend  on grace and faith
Recognize and overcome the cares, riches and pleasures of the world
Receive correction through godly fellowship
Appreciate what God is doing through others without comparison
Return to christ when we fall instead of running into guilt and condemnation
Trust God's ways even when we cannot see the outcome physically
Remain vigilant, patient and willing to wait on God
Understand God's heart, nature and character so that our confidence remain in Him.


Knowing The Heart of God | Bangalore Residential Retreat | Day 3 | Session 2

Content of the video
0:00 Forgetting the past
9:11 Christ demand or crowd demand
18:23 Grace & Faith given for the right functioning of the gift
24:47 This is cares of the world
39:37 Steward of the gift
42:31 Flesh never accepts failure
51:13 His ways are the best ways


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