Most of us knows that in biology 101 that for the bodies to grow,

each cell has to grow to a point of splitting itself into two,

and those two distinct cells are called daughter cells.

Once these two new cells develop, the old one dies off or actually is flushed out of the body.

Then those two cells will grow again and the process continues.

That's how we grow from childhood to adolescence to adulthood.

And I thought about this and I thought about this and I thought about this, and I thought about this, and I thought about this,

our Creator God, the God who created our bodies, and the God who puts it in such perfect order,

has done the same thing with us growing spiritually, that for our spiritual growth, the spiritual

cells have to be broken and the old ones have to be flushed out

in order that we might grow into the likeness of Christ.

It is just as important growing spiritual as it is growing physically.

Just as physical growth is a must for a healthy body. So is the spiritual growth for the believer.

The moment you are born of the spirit of God, the moment you are born from above, the moment

you are born again, you have a built-in desire that drives you to grow.

And your spiritual growth is not only for the glory of God, but it is an evidence of

your salvation. It is, it reveals Christ in you. It assures you of your salvation. It,

it brings you comfort in times of sorrow. It equips you for ministry. And above all,

it produces the joy of the Lord in your

life. Beloved, listen to me, a stagnant Christian is a very sorrowful Christian. It really is.

Let me put it another way. A flowing stream seldom freezes, but a stagnant water sitting motionless in cold temperature freezes and become immobile.

You know, some of you go to high school reunions, and you know, if you ever got your high school reunion and your former classmates would

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