This past weekend we focused on helping young people develop their spiritual character.

2 Pet 1:5-8 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

This past weekend we focused on helping young people develop their spiritual character. Young people need to be concerned about their future. This past weekend we focused on helping young people develop their spiritual character. Young people need to be concerned about their future.

1 Tim 4:12 Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

2 Tim 3:14-15 But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

This past weekend we focused on helping young people develop their spiritual character. Young people need to be concerned about their future. Timothy had a good reputation among the brethren. This past weekend we focused on helping young people develop their spiritual character. Young people need to be concerned about their future. Timothy had a good reputation among the brethren.

Acts 16:1-2 Then he (Paul) came to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain Jewish woman who believed, but his father was Greek. He was well spoken of by the brethren who were at Lystra and Iconium.

Those of us who are older (parents, grandparents, others with influence) need to be concerned with younger disciples and their growth. Helping younger disciples prepare themselves is how local churches avoid drifting away into apostasy. They will be ready to replace the previous generation. Those of us who are older (parents, grandparents, others with influence) need to be concerned with younger disciples and their growth. Helping younger disciples prepare themselves is how local churches avoid drifting away into apostasy. They will be ready to replace the previous generation.

2 Pet 1:5-8 isn’t just for young disciples... it is for all disciples of all ages.  We are all to possess strong spiritual character.  We are all supposed to try to be like our Father and Savior. 2 Pet 1:5-8 isn’t just for young disciples... it is for all disciples of all ages.  We are all to possess strong spiritual character.  We are all supposed to try to be like our Father and Savior.

1 Pet 1:16 …as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”

Rom 8:29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.

We want to be like our Father & Redeemer. We hope our spiritual character is growing every day. Our worship this morning will help us love God more and do even more to become like Him. Please join us in worship. We want to be like our Father & Redeemer. We hope our spiritual character is growing every day. Our worship this morning will help us love God more and do even more to become like Him. Please join us in worship.