SNS 121: Steps to Implementing Growth

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So, we’ve started the journey toward hearing God say, “Well done, good and faithful servant!” We’ve become receptive to God’s call. And we want to grow. But what are some steps we can take to do so? This is the topic of this episode. 

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Scriptures referenced:

Jesus Speaks about the Future                                                                 

 Matthew 24:1-3 NLT                                                                                                                                                              As Jesus was leaving the Temple grounds, his disciples pointed out to him the various Temple buildings. 2 But he responded, “Do you see all these buildings? I tell you the truth, they will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!” 3 Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal your return and the end of the world?”                      

Matthew 24:4-14 NLT                                                                                                                                                            Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, 5 for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. 7 Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. 8 But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come. 9 “Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers.[b] 10 And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other. 11 And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people. 12 Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14 And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations[c] will hear it; and then the end will come.
                                                                                                                                                           Matthew 10:22 Matthew AMPC                                                                                                                                                              And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake, but he who perseveres and endures to the end will be saved [[a]from spiritual disease and death in the world to come].

1 Peter 1:5 NLT                                                                                                                                                                And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.

Luke 9:23 NLT
            Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me.

Philippians 3:1 NLT                                                                                                                                                                Whatever happens, my dear brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. I never get tired of telling you these things, and I do it to safeguard your faith.

Philippians 3:12-14 NLT                                                                                                                                                        I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. 13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it,[d] but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.

Psalm 103:12 NLT                                                                                                                                                                He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.