Series: “#Adulting” — Sermon #1 “Growing In Grace”

Series: “#Adulting” — Sermon #1 “Growing In Grace”

Adulting:— the act or practice of attending to the ordinary tasks required of a responsible adult.

By 2016, “adulting” was widely recognized enough to become Word of the Year finalist by the American Dialect Society. (2nd) Since then, its usage has slightly declined, although it remains a relevant and widely recognized term.

First time I separated the whites from the colours. #adulting

Uncontrollably smiling because I got a new office chair. #adulting

I just sighed at a group of teenagers. #adulting

The 4 Levels of ‘Adulting’
1. Apprehensive Adult. 2. Amateur Adult. 3. Assertive Adult. 4. Authentic Adult
“Jessica Fish”

Hebrews 10:19,24 “Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, … And let us consider how we may spur one another (provoke, incite) on toward love and good deeds,”

Growing In Grace:
Grace is a gift of the nature and empowering  presence of God
Law Demands Performance. Grace Empowers Behaviour
Grace has a higher standard

Grace (charis):– good will, loving-kindness, favour.
The merciful kindness by which God, exerting his holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, keeps, strengthens, increases them in Christian faith, knowledge, affection, and kindles virtues.

1Peter 3:18 “Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

“God has not given us power to imitate Him. He has made us partakers of His nature so that we can actually be like Him. You don’t become a Christian by acting like one. We are not on a performance basis with God.” Neil T Anderson

“So many of us cavalierly gloss over what he has done and zero in on what we’re to do, and that shift, though it might seem slight, makes all the difference in the world. Our obedience has its origin in God’s prior action, and forgetting that truth results in self-righteousness, pride, and despair. As you study Scripture, remember that the imperatives are always rooted in the indicatives. God calls you to become who you already are in Christ.” E. M. Fitzpatrick

God’s word simplified: Good News And Good Advice

Colossians 1:1-12 This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy. We are writing to God’s holy people in the city of Colosse, who are faithful brothers and sisters in Christ. May God our Father give you grace and peace.

… we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.  For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all of God’s people,  which come from your confident hope of what God has reserved for you in heaven … heard the truth of the Good News.

This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is bearing fruit everywhere by changing lives, just as it changed your lives from the day you first heard and understood the truth about God’s wonderful grace.

“You learned about the Good News from Epaphras, our beloved co-worker. He is Christ’s faithful servant, and he is helping us on your behalf. He has told us about the love for others that the Holy Spirit has given you.”

So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding.
Epignosis:—precise, exact and correct knowledge

Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.

We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy,…

…always thanking the Father. He has enabled (Qualified) you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light.

Qualified (Hikanoo):—to make sufficient, render fit, to equip one with adequate power to perform.
Move from trying to trusting.

For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son,  who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.”

#Adulting — Grow In Grace:
1. It’s a Miracle
2. It’s Revelational
3. It’s Responsible
4. It’s Possible

1 Corinthians 1:30
“God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin.”