Episode 101: Close the Gap

Episode 101: Close the Gap

 

What would cause a gap?

 

Question: what is spiritual growth?

• simply put...it's obeying Christ (Luke 6:46...Why do you call me Lord and do not do what I say?)

 

Can my obedience to Christ create a gap between me and my church?

• Ideally we want to say no, because obviously if I am more like Christ, then other followers would be excited and following along too.
• Yes, Pharisees, Sadducees, even the apostles argued
• Yes, not everyone is at the same place in their spiritual journey
• The problem isn't our growth, it's that we don't take others with us

 

5 evidences we might be creating a gap....

• We talk more about sins than sin.
• We use ourselves as a positive illustration more than a negative illustration.
• We complain about the spiritual immaturity of our people.
• We forgot what our lives were like without Christ.
• We make the simple elements of faith complicated.

4 helps

• practice empathy
• maintain a humble spirit
• work at lifting your people not pushing down on your people
• remember there's people in your church far more spiritually mature than you