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The Upward Call to Maturity

Text: Philippians 3:15-17
3 January 2015

GOALS FOR 2015

1. Seeking Maturity

2. Having a Mature Mindset

3. Resulting in a Mature Lifestyle

THE UPWARD CALL

(To continue our study of Philippians)

1. The Upward Call to Maturity

a) Maturity (Greek  τέλειοι)          Philippians 3:15

b) Those who are of full age (Greek  τελείων)          Hebrews 5:14

2.     The process towards maturity

a) Needing milk          Hebrews 5:13

b) As babes in Christ          1 Peter 2:2

c) Growing          1 Peter 2:2

i) The Word of God as milk

ii) The Word of God as solid food

3.     The Basic Principles

a) The Foundations

b) Repentance from dead works

c) Faith toward God

d) Doctrine of baptisms

e) Laying on of hands

f) Resurrection from the dead

g) Eternal judgment

How well do we know these basic truths?

4. Pressing on towards maturity

a) Let us go on to perfection (τελειότητα maturity, completeness)                  Hebrews 6:3

b) And this we will do if God permits          Hebrews 6:3

LOOKING FORWARD TO 2015

1. A mature mindset             Philippians 3:15

2. Let us walk by the same rule          Philippians 3:16

3. Let us be of the same mind          Philippians 3:16


BIBLE MEMORY VERSE

Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained,

Let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind.

Philippians 3:16