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Hebrews 12:1 - 3
Christian Growth is not optional

Everything in our world takes time.

Salvation is just the start.
Justification takes an instant - because of what Jesus has already done.
Sanctification takes a lifetime.

Christian growth
Spiritual maturity
Spiritual growth
Spiritual formation
Becoming more Christ-like
Growing in Faith

What it is is more important than what it is called

Christian growth is the process of becoming more like Christ, deepening in faith, bearing the fruit of the Spirit, God's word, prayer and the work of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 8:29
2 Peter 3:8
Ephesians 4:22 - 24
Colossians 1:9, 10

Great Cloud of Witnesses
The cloud is associated with God's presence
E.g. God guiding the Israelites through the wilderness after the Exodus.

Run with perseverence the race that is worked out for us.

Make Jesus Christ your model.

2nd
Colossians 1:15 - 23
Stewardship of the Earth

2 Peter 3:10-13
But that doesn't mean we shouldn't look after the Creation

Romans 8:31

Creation is Good

1 Timothy 4

Jesus Created Everything
John 1:3

vs 16
Creation is for Jesus - For His purposes.
If you really want to care about the environment, you need to know about Jesus.
And if you know Jesus, you really need to care about the environment.
(But discernment is needed.)

Jesus reconciles all things - Hope
vs 19 - 23
The Resurrection is the hope of all Creation.

Isaiah 11