How To Grow Spiritually - Live Service

Welcome to the Weekend-Follow Up This is the group part of the Bible Challenge, so your questions are based on specific Bible passages from the weekend message. Each week, your group will discover what God might be saying to you, and how you can respond through a group discussion.

1. When was the last time you were able to successfully grow something (it could be a physical plant or a relationship or anything that grows)? How did you do it?

2. What stood out to you most from this week’s message?

3. Which spiritual practice of the 7 is most present in your life right now?

4. Brainstorm some barriers to spiritual growth that appear in your life.

5. Read Matthew 13:3-9. Discuss with the group what you think it takes to become good soil.

6. What’s one step you can take this week to enact one of the 7 practices in your life? It might be joining a Journey group at crossroads.net/Journey.

7. Let’s end with prayer. You can say something like, “Jesus, thank You for being the ultimate model of spiritual maturity for us. Thank You for showing us how to grow closer to You. Please help us rip out the thorns in our life that choke Your words and become good soil.” Amen.

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Bonus Questions! Check these out if you’re on a roll and want to go a little deeper.

• How can viewing spiritual growth as a process and a discipline impact your daily life?
• What kinds of fruit are you producing in your life right now? What kind of fruit do you want?
• How would your life change if you implemented all 7 spiritual practices? What about even 1 or 2?