{"id":15684,"date":"2024-07-21T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&#038;p=15684"},"modified":"2024-11-05T17:03:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T22:03:28","slug":"becoming-mature-in-christ","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/sermons\/becoming-mature-in-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming Mature In Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-gdm-google-drive-embedder-viewer\"><iframe width='100%' height='100' frameborder='0' scrolling='yes' src='https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/15fnrIWIk7sslrKN7icoCByqwTm7qlZ_b\/preview?usp=drivesdk' allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n<h6>READ<\/h6>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Colossians 1:24-2:5<\/p>\n<h6>CONSIDER<\/h6>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">This week, we will be talking about Christian Maturity. \u00a0There are so many definitions for Christian maturity.\u00a0What is your definition\u00a0of\u00a0Christian Maturity?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Many people often see faith as a reality between God and the individual alone. \u00a0The Apostle Paul understood that\u00a0maturity as being communal. \u00a0The Apostle states that\u00a0\u201cwe may present everyone fully mature in Christ. To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.\u201d (Col. 1:28-29).\u00a0The maturity the Bible describes here\u00a0invites us\u00a0into\u00a0community\u00a0and growth in community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">I look forward to being with all of you as we explore Christian maturity together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: right;\">Pastor Paul Lam<\/p>\n<h6>PRAY<\/h6>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Heavenly Father, we praise you, Lord of Heaven and Earth. \u00a0Lord, we long to grow closer to you and become more like you. \u00a0We long that we would grasp how wide and deep is the love of Christ. \u00a0Teach us to love you and our neighbour. \u00a0In Jesus\u2019s Name, Amen.<\/p>\n<h6>DIVING DEEPER<\/h6>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What is your definition of Christian maturity?\u00a0 If you were to name five thing aspects of Christian maturity, what would they be?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What has helped you mature in your faith?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What keeps you from maturing?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">How has community played a role in your maturity?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colossians 1:24-2:5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":15629,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","ctc_sermon_topic":[],"ctc_sermon_book":[157],"ctc_sermon_series":[565],"ctc_sermon_speaker":[174],"ctc_sermon_tag":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/15684"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ctc_sermon"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15684"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/15684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16103,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/15684\/revisions\/16103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_topic?post=15684"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_book?post=15684"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_series?post=15684"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_speaker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_speaker?post=15684"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_tag?post=15684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}