1. Applying the Gospel
Mapping our Growth

2. Where are you?

3. We are good at assessing lesser things
2. Do we assess ourselves spiritually?
When was the last time you did some soul searching with God and His gospel?

4. What are we growing to become?
“That you may be mature and complete, lacking”
“Rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith”
“He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit”

5. Beware of weeds
Benchmarks of growing
Begin where you are

6. Begin where you are 4) Look at where you are at
Build a foundation that will help us take the next step
“For though by this time you ought to be teachers” (Hebrews 5:12)
We don’t start with solid food of understanding
4) Look at where you are at
5) Have you grown in the Lord this past year?
6) We can find encouragement in seeing the progress we have made

7. Believing
Growing
Benchmarks of growing
Mentoring
Questioning
Maturing

8. Beware of weeds We don’t grow in a straight line
As we grow, we may continue to face the same temptations or new one
Don’t get discouraged
Keep growing

9. God invites us to grow
Take the next step