Dancing in the Kingdom- Table of Contents
Dancing In the Kingdom – Part 2 – The Kingdom Revealed – Chapter 12 – Launching the church
Growth in the faith
[Bible references: Genesis 2:9; 1 Samuel 2:6; Isaiah 61:1-11; 1 Corinthians 3:7; Ephesians 4:15-16; Colossians 1:10]
In the book of creation, God has shown us that it is a normal process for living things, plants and animals, to grow from seed to maturity and to the production of new seeds. That gives us a template for the process of spiritual growth as well, not only for us as individuals but for the church as a whole. When Christ planted His church, it took time for the church to study the mysteries of the faith and then to develop its doctrines and teachings about things such as the mysteries of who God is, who we are as individuals and how we can grow in our knowledge of Christ. This process would happen in the context of changing situations and emerging challenges such as growing numbers of new members in the church and the expansion of the church into new territories which add growing numbers of new languages to think and communicate in. Adding new languages and cultures makes things more complex, but at the same time provides the church new opportunities for learning and growing in the faith.[1]
[1] Richards, Olly. “9 Surprising Health Benefits of Learning a Foreign Language” Story Learning storylearning.com/blog/9-health-benefits-of-learning-a-foreign-language
Observe
Read Isaiah 61:1-11. What seeds are being referred to in Isaiah 61:11?
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