Summary
The central message is that Christians must strive to accelerate their growth in Christ, mirroring Jesus' development in wisdom and stature. This acceleration is achieved practically by meditating on God's Word throughout daily activities, memorizing verses deeply into the heart rather than just the mind, and consistently obeying what is learned, regardless of new revelations.
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Speaker: Wenhai Pan Title: "Accelerate!" Date: 04-01-2018 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)
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