MARKS OF SPIRITUAL MATURITY

                                          Hebrews 6:1-3; James 1-5

  Introduction:

        A.  If you were asked to rate your spiritual maturity on a scale of one to ten

              (1being low and 10 being high), where would you rate?

        B.  To help us determine our spiritual growth, let’s first note what spiritual

              maturity isn’t, and then what it is.

   I.   Spiritual maturity isn’t determined by:

        ____________________

        ____________________

        ____________________

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  II.   Marks of a mature christian:

       Profits from ___________________  James 1:2-4,12

       Respects all __________________   James 2:8-9; I Corinthians 13:4-8a

       Masters his/her ________________  James 1:26, 3:1-2

       Practices _____________________  James 4:6-10

       Practices _____________________  James 5:7-8, 10-11

Conclusion:

        A.  Spiritual maturity is a process.  Hebrews 6:1-3.  We must begin where 

             we are and grow from there.