1. Anemic Christians
“For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.”
1 Cor. 11:30
strengthless - more feeble, impotent, sick, without strength

2. Anemia = “A pathological deficiency in the oxygen carrying component of the blood”
Symptoms:
Lack of energy, pale
dizziness
Cure:
Vitamin B12
Adequate diet

3. “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” III John 2

4. I. Possibility of Spiritual Anemia
Rom. 14:1 NKJV “Receive one who is weak in the faith” Rom.15:1
1 Cor. 11:30 - weak and sickly
1 Thes. 5:14 - “support the weak”
Rome
Corinth
Thessalonica

5. I. Possibility of Spiritual Anemia
Matt. 6:24 – cannot serve God and mammon
Gal. 5:7 “Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?”
Rev. 3:16 = Lukewarm

6. II. The Cause of Spiritual Anemia
Spiritual immaturity
1 Cor. 3:1 “babes”
Heb. 5:12-14
Spiritual Infants

7. II. The Cause of Spiritual Anemia
Immaturity Caused by:
Lack of Bible Study
No appetite
Fail to Worship God
Backsliding

8. III. Symptoms of Spiritual Anemia
1. Weak in Resistance
To Temptation – Eph. 6:10
To Error – Eph. 4:14
To Offenses
Handle with
gloves

9. III. Symptoms of Spiritual Anemia
2. No Appetite
Matt. 5:6 = no hunger & thirst
Love T.V.Movies,Games,Family
No desire for Strong meat
No Bible reading

10. III. Symptoms of Spiritual Anemia
3. Weak in Exercise
1 Tim. 4:8 “godliness”
4. Weak in Estimate of Ability
- Phil. 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengths me.”

11. “Feed your faith and your doubts
IV. The Cure for Spiritual Anemia
Repent, confess, Pray
Daily doses of Vitamin B66
Faithful Attendance
Dedicated service
“Feed your faith and your doubts
will starve to death.”

12. V. Attitude Toward The Anemic
Christians
Not to despise or hate – 1Cor.9:22
Bear with them – Rom. 15:1
Admonish them
Try to restore them – Gal. 6:1

13. Anemic Christians How can I tell if I am anemic? Appetite
Spiritual activity
Stronger or weaker

14. Anemic Christians Spiritual anemia is bad ! Willful Contagious
Condemned to be lost

15. Anemic Christians Anemic Christians can overcome
Rev. 3:19 “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.”
Enthusiastic

16. Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga
Sunday Morning Jan. 14, 2007