Crave

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Crave
Habit 4

• to Grow

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The Enemies to Craving
Crave

• Growth is the essential proof of life.

The Enemies to Craving
to Grow
The Church that craves to grow is a Victorious
Church
Machines possess Action without Growth
Speakers produce Noises without Growth
Computers employ Logic without Growth
Crystals can even develop without Growth
Growth is the mark of the Victorious Christian
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The Enemies to Craving

• (1 Peter 21) Therefore, rid yourselves of all
  malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and
  slander of every kind.

rid
So who claims the Desires of your heart?
all malice
all deceit
hypocrisy
envy
slander of every kind
The Enemies to Craving
Observation 1 Competing Desires
Desires
Competing
- apotithemi
Any craving for Spiritual Growth must first
contend with the competing cravings of the Sinful
Nature
Foundational to the craving to grow is the
willingness of the Christian to take radical
steps against every form of sin.
To lay down and push aside
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The Attitude of Craving
The Enemies to Craving

• (1 Peter 22, 3) Like newborn babies, crave pure
  spiritual milknow that you have tasted that the
  Lord is good.

So how Hungry are you when you Come?
The Attitude of Craving
Observation 2 Come Hungry
Hungry
Come
The attitude of HUNGER is one that says, Never
enough of God!
Hungry, I come to You For I know You satisfy I am
empty but I know Your love does not run dry
I'm falling on my knees Offering all of me Jesus,
You're all this heart Is living for
Broken, I run to You For Your arms are open
wide I am weary but I know Your touch restores my
life
(Psalm 421-2) As the deer pants for streams of
water, so my soul pants for You, O God. My soul
thirsts for God, for the living God.
(Psalm 631) O God, you are my God, earnestly I
seek You my soul thirsts for You, my body longs
for You, in a dry and weary land where there is
no water.
So I wait for You
So I wait for You
CRAVING
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TASTING
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.
WANTING MORE
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The Attitude of Craving

• (1 Peter 23) so that by it you may grow up in
  your salvation...

So are you ready to Grow Up?
salvation
in
grow
your
up
Grow
Observation 3 Grow Up
Up
The Purpose for Craving
It is an absolutely pointless exercise if we
should struggle, win, crave, and taste but NEVER,
NEVER Grow Up


(Ephesians 413-14) until we all reach unity in
the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God
and become mature
(Ephesians 413-14) attaining to the whole
measure of the fullness of Christ
(Ephesians 413-14) and by the cunning and
craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming.
(Ephesians 413-14) Then we will no longer be
infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and
blown here and there by every wind of teaching
is saying to God,
I want to go BEYOND where I am today.
I am willing to climb to the NEXT LEVEL from
todays height.
I am willing to exercise my faith BEYOND WHAT I
DARED YESTERDAY
because Growth is the proof of Spiritual Vitality