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Introduction
There is nothing cuter than having a baby in the house.
(Picture of baby on the screen).
There is no telling what they will do.
In all their cuteness they can also be “Messy.”
Especially when they get mobile and start discovering the world around them.
You better have a camera around so you can catch them in the act.
These are all things we expect from babies.
But one of the biggest blessing about babies is when they grow up.
They begin to understand what is right and what is wrong.
We say things like, “Your getting so big!” “Your growing up so fast.”
And it is a joy to watch them go through all the stages of growth.
What’s not cool is to see a grown baby.
It’s not fun anymore to change their diaper or pick up their messes.
For a healthy individual this is unacceptable.
We have been walking through the book of 1Corinthians and have entitled the study “Messy.”
Because even as adults we can be messy if we don’t learn how to grow up.
I want to read you a quote from John Phillips commentary on our passage this morning.
I want to read you a quote from John Phillips commentary on our passage this morning.
“Babes are attractive enough so long as they grow up, but a babe who remains a babe for twenty years is a tragedy.
Babes are self-centered.
They are dependent on others for all their needs.
They have short attention spans, they go for things that glitter, and they have no sense of values.
They are illiterate and ignorant of much they need to know.
Their own wants are predominant.
They are ruled by their appetites and move fitfully from one thing to another.
They are unable to feed themselves, or to protect themselves, or to defend themselves.
They cannot see beyond their own little world.
They enjoy being the center of attention and soon learn how to get their share of it.
They have no thought for the needs and concerns of others.
They are demanding.
They get themselves in the most frightful messes and seem blissfully unaware of it.
They demand a great deal of care.
But, in time, they grow up.
The trouble with the Corinthians was that they did not grow up.
Paul found them to be still babes.”
(John Phillips, Exploring 1 Corinthians, p.65-66)
1 Cor 3:
So what does it take for us to grow up in the Spirit?
What does it take to go from a babe in Christ to a mature believer.
Scriptural Message:
Your struggle between the flesh and the Spirit is always a battle of the mind.
Gal 5:
The Fleshly Mind
Wars against the Spirit.
Can’t handle spiritual wisdom
1 Cor
Jame
3. Carnality produces envy and strife (3:3; )
James 4:1-3
Produces hostility toward God.
Romans
Produces fleshly works.
1 Cor 3:3
James 3:
The Spiritual Mind
Set on the things of God.
Romans 8:5
Roma
Produces Life and Peace.
Becomes a teacher of Spiritual things.
Heb
A teacher of the principles of God
Exercised in the scriptures
Able to discern both good and evil
It’s Time to Grow Up
1 Cor 13:
Spiritual Maturity only comes through a transformation of the mind.
Rom 12:2
4 Ways to Renew your Mind.
Wage war on your mind to obey Christ.
Set your affection on Heaven.
Change your thought patterns.
Be a doer of the work of God.
Spiritual maturity is marked with the mind of Christ.
Phil 2:5
Ph
A mind of Love
A mind of Humility
A mind of Compassion
Conclusion
What stage of spiritual life are you in?
The Unborn Stage.
God is not in your equation.
Your thought are just about yourself or what is important to you.
Worldly wisdom is getting you no where fast.
The Infant Stage.
You are just learning the real meaning of life.
You find yourself still getting jealous, hurt, and discouraged about the things of this world.
You throw fits to get your way or to get attention.
You care more about our needs than the needs of others.
The Adolescent Stage.
You know the right thing but you are rebelling against it.
You are fighting for your own identity and no one is going to tell you what to do, believe, or become.
The Mature Stage.
Loving other with the love of Christ
Walking in humility before God and Man
Showing compassion to others
What would it take for you to begin to mature in your walk with Christ?
Are you actively renewing your mind in God’s Word?
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