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Church Growth Acts 2:47
praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Open passageChurch Growth Ephesians 4:11, 12
And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, / to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
Open passageChurch Growth Matthew 16:18
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
Open passageChurch Growth Acts 9:31
Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
Open passageChurch Growth John 12:32
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”
Open passageChurch Growth 1 Corinthians 3:11
For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Open passageChurch Growth Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Open passageChurch Growth Acts 2:42
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
Open passageChurch Growth 1 Timothy 4:13
Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching.
Open passageChurch Growth Titus 1:5
The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
Open passageEnvy: Hinders Growth in Grace 1 Peter 2:1, 2
Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander. / Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
Open passageGrace of God: Growth In Psalm 84:7
They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
Open passageGrace of God: Growth In Proverbs 4:18
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
Open passageGrace of God: Growth In Philippians 1:6
being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Open passageGrace of God: Growth In Philippians 3:12–15
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. / Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, / I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.
Open passageGrace of God: Growth In Colossians 1:10, 11
so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, / being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
Open passageGrace of God: Growth In Colossians 2:19
He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.
Open passageGrace of God: Growth In 1 Thessalonians 3:10, 12, 13
Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking from your faith. / And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows, / so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
Open passageGrace of God: Growth In 2 Thessalonians 1:3
We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.
Open passageGrace of God: Growth In Hebrews 6:1–3
Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God, / instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. / And this we will do, if God permits.
Open passageGrace of God: Growth In 1 Peter 2:1–3
Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander. / Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, / now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
Open passageGrace of God: Growth In 2 Peter 3:18
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
Open passageGrowth 2 Peter 3:18
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
Open passageGrowth 1 Timothy 4:15
Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.
Open passageGrowth Philippians 1:9
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
Open passageGrowth Hebrews 6:1
Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,
Open passageGrowth Job 8:7
Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.
Open passageGrowth Hebrews 5:12–14
Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food! / For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness. / But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.
Open passageGrowth Galatians 6:9
Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Open passageGrowth Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
Open passageGrowth 2 Corinthians 13:5–7
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Can’t you see for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you actually fail the test? / And I hope you will realize that we have not failed the test. / Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.
Open passageHypocrites: Spirit of, Hinders Growth in Grace 1 Peter 2:1
Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
Open passageLebanon: (Shaking of Its Forests) Prodigious Growth of The Psalm 72:16
May there be an abundance of grain in the land; may it sway atop the hills. May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon, and its people like the grass of the field.
Open passageMalice: A Hindrance to Growth in Grace 1 Peter 2:1, 2
Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander. / Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
Open passagePersonal Growth Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Open passagePersonal Growth Philippians 1:6
being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Open passagePersonal Growth 2 Peter 3:18
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
Open passageSpiritual Growth Philippians 1:6
being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Open passageSpiritual Growth Colossians 1:9, 10
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, / so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
Open passageSpiritual Growth Galatians 5:22, 23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Open passageSpiritual Growth Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Open passageSpiritual Growth 2 Timothy 3:16, 17
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, / so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.
Open passageSpiritual Growth Hebrews 5:12–14
Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food! / For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness. / But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.
Open passageSpiritual Growth Psalm 1:1–3
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. / But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. / He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
Open passageSpiritual Growth 1 Corinthians 11:1
You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
Open passageSpiritual Growth Colossians 2:6, 7
Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him, / rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
Open passageSpiritual Growth James 1:2–4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, / because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. / Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Open passageThe Cedar: Banks of Rivers Favourable to the Growth of Numbers 24:6
They spread out like palm groves, like gardens beside a stream, like aloes the LORD has planted, like cedars beside the waters.
Open passageThe Cedar: Saints in Their Rapid Growth Psalm 92:12
The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Open passageThe Hair: Growth of Judges 16:22
However, the hair of his head began to grow back after it had been shaved.
Open passageThe Scriptures: Designed For: Promoting Growth in Grace 1 Peter 2:2
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
Open passageThe Vine: (Its Quick Growth) of the Growth of Saints in Grace Hosea 14:7
They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.
Open passageUnion with Christ: Necessary to Growth in Grace Ephesians 4:15, 16
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head. / From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.
Open passageUnion with Christ: Necessary to Growth in Grace Colossians 2:19
He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.
Open passageWheat: Growth of, Figurative of Vicarious Death John 12:24
Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
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