Keep Young, Becoming Mature

“You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food. For someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn’t know how to do what is right. Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong.”

Hebrews 5:12-14 NLT

1. MATURING ISN’T KNOWING SCRIPTURE, IT’S APPLYING IT!

“And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments.”

1 John 2:3 NLT

2. BELIEVE LIKE CHILDREN DON’T BEHAVE LIKE CHILDREN!

“When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things.”

1 Corinthians 13:11 NLT

“But Jesus called for the little ones, saying, “Allow the children to come to Me, and do not forbid them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”

Luke 18:16 NASB

3. YOU CAN HAVE RELEVANCE WITHOUT LOSING REVERENCE!

“When Jesus heard this, he said, ‘Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.’ Then he added, ‘Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”

Matthew 9:12-13 NLT

VICTORY GROUP QUESTIONS

1) (Self Reflection) Would you consider yourself an infant who relies on milk? Or have you graduated to solid food? Share.

2) What are some signs of an immature Christian? How can we refrain from behaving like children? Share examples.

3) How can you or the church stay relevant without losing reverence for God?

4) What is something you took away from this message? Share.