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BASICGROWTHRINCIPLES
IOBJECTIVEThe disciplehasa basicunderstanding fspiritualgrowtlrprinciplesandisaware of the beneficial nfluencesof bime, rrlversityandthe sovereigntyofGod.IBIBLICALBASIS FOR THISOBJECTIVEThistraining objective oversalotofground,andyorr'llprobablyneedto do a considerableamount of backgrourrrlstudyinorder to mastert.Ifyouknow whattheBiblehas tosay about the basicprinciplesof Christiangrowth, youwill lrr,able tohelpyourdisciple mmensely n hisprogressowarrlmaturity,but actuallyyouwillbenefit even more!SoI suggestoulookup thefollowingversesandotdowrrasummaryforeachnyournotebook.There s no waywe cilrlcoverall existinggrowth principleshere, nordoesourdisciplt'needoknow themall this early in his life withChrist. Wrirlwe'retrying to do here s simplygeta broad viewof themajor'principles.1.Wegrowas wegiveChrist toppriorityinourlives.Matthew :33John15:5-72 Tinothy2:4Luke18:29,30Galatians:20Hebrews 1:26
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2.Wegrowaswe feeduponGod's Word.
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82 HANDBOOKORCHRIST|ANvtATURtTyourivesuponournvitation.How canyoube surehatifyouaskesusChristoassumeHis rightfulplaceonthe throneofyourife Hewilldo so1John:14, 5)?Doyoureallywant Himto takecontrol ofyourlife?
We receiveheLordJesusChristbyfaith. Howthen doweallowHimto controlourlivesmomentby moment
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TounderstandheessentialsofChristiangrowthandputthemintoPractice.MEMORIZE:TimothY:15.
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83(Colossians:6)?Give hreeeasonsaith ssomportantHebrews1:6;Romans 4223;omans :171?UfeApplicationThesecretof the abundant ife istoallowesusChristocontrolone's ife momentby momentWhenonerealizesehassinned, eshould onfess issinmmediately,hankGodfor forgivingimand continue owalk nfellowshipithGod.1. Listareas fyourifehatyoueel shoulde broughtnderthecontrolofJesushrist:2.Tomake1fohn1:9meaningfulnyourife:Makealistofyoursinsandfailuresnaseparateheetofpaper.Claim1John1:9oryourownifebywritingthewords f theverse ver heistThankGodforHis forgivenessnd cleansingand thendestroyheistDecidingtoreceiveesusstason6'sPersonalLord
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