sermon: Principled Living (Part 3): Growing in Righteousness
Our Cooperative Effort With God
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Given 30-Apr-05; Tape #717A
Description: Richard Ritenbaugh, reminiscing about a school science fair project on tree growth rings, draws an analogy to spiritual growth, pondering what our spiritual growth rings look like. Because nature abhors a vacuum, once people rid themselves of sin, they must fill the void with righteous character. God's law—the pure, undefiled unleavened bread of righteousness—needs to be ingested into our minds as we purge sin, resulting in righteous thoughts, words, and deeds. Our character is determined by the contents of our hearts, formed from what we have ingested. Because the law of God has both a negative and a positive dynamic, we need to channel our lives toward positive works, allowing God to etch His laws into our minds and hearts, the defining feature of the New Covenant. God wants us to "own" His laws, knowing Him by living His life, steadily growing into spiritual maturity to the full stature of Christ. (76 minutes)
Keywords/Topics: Bread Christian growth Cutting Eternal life Forehead God's law God's word Growth rings Growth Kingdom of God Knowing God Leavening Natural growth process New covenant Oak tree rings Phylacteries Presumptuous sins Pruning Science Fair project Symmetry Unleavened bread Vine and branch analogy Walk Wave Work Winston Davis
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Follow Me: The High Cost of Discipleship |
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Declaring Total War on Sin |
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Our Cooperative Effort With God |
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Being Living Sacrifices |
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'You Are My Witnesses' |
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Dare To Be Different! |
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Courageous Resistance |
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