• The child Jesus grew, became strong in the spirit, filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.
• It is against the law of nature for a baby to not grow
• If a baby refuses to grow, the parent will take such child to the doctors to figure out what is wrong
• Lack of growth in the physical is unacceptable
• In Christianity, a believer must equally grow in the spirit
• It is against the law of the spirit for a believer to not grow
• If a believer refuses to grow, we should take that individual to Doctor Jesus in prayer
• Lack of growth in the spirit is unacceptable
• Unfortunately, we are accustomed to believers not growing and it has become the norm for churches to be filled with babies.

• When a believer refuses to grow for a prolonged period:
  • Such believer will be a source of headache to other believers.
    • Acts 8 – Simon the sorcerer wanted to buy the gift of the Spirit with money
  • Such believer cannot stand on their own
  • Such believer will have worldly traits in their system, one foot in the church, one foot in the world
  • Such believer can be carried away by false doctrines and teachings
  • It will be easy for such a believer to backslide
• So, it is dangerous for a believer to not grow
• If you have been in the faith for at least 3 years
  • You have never read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, you are still a baby
  • You are not praying daily for at least 30 mins, you are still a baby
  • You do not have the Holy Spirit with you, you are still a baby
  • Something is wrong.

• Baby Christian – you just gave your life to Jesus Christ
• Your desire for the Word of God will grow – 1 Pet. 2:2
  • [1Pe 2:2]  as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby,
• Babies need milk to grow, therefore your milk is the Word of God, and you must desire it. 
• Babies grow teeth to move from drinking milk to eating solid food – Heb. 5:13-14
  • [Heb 5:13]  For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.
  • [Heb 5:14]  But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
  • There comes a time when milk is no longer sufficient, solid food is needed
  • That is when you start dealing with deep things in the Word
  • When you see a 5 year old child still sucking the breast of the mother, it is not normal
  • When you see a 5 year old believer still desiring milk (basic knowledge of the Word), it is not normal.
• As a believer, growing is must.

• It is the duty of your church, your pastor, your ministers, to help you to grow, but they cannot force you to grow
• There are 168 hours in a week
• We barely spend 2 hours per week at church, even that 2 hours is too long for some to give to God
• 2 hours out of 168 is 1.2% of our time in a week.
• How can a person spend 1% of their time in a week and expect a significant growth
• What you do with your time outside of church will determine whether you grow or not

• [Luk 2:40]  And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.
• You must grow in faith
  • [Rom 10:17]  So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
  • The Word of God grows your faith and your faith helps you to please God
  • [Act 5:42]  And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.
  • You must hunger for the Word
  • [Act 6:7]  Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.
  • At the minimum, you must grow to become a disciple – a disciplined follower of Jesus Christ

• You must grow in Spirit
  • [Jud 1:20]  But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
  • Your walk with God must go deeper and wider
  • You must thirst for the Holy Spirit
  • You must have daily conversation with God in the place of prayer
• You must grow in grace
  • When you grow in faith and in spirit, you will grow in grace

• As a believer, growing is a must.  You must grow.
• You must grow in faith
• You must grow in spirit
• You must grow in grace

• You can choose to do nothing and remain where you are
• You can choose to do something and you will go to your next level with the Lord.

• Check your BP daily. No, not your blood pressure.  Your spiritual pressure.
• Determine to read your Bible daily – no matter what.
• Determine to pray daily
• Fellowship with other believers. 
  • There are weekly Bible study sessions and prayer sessions.
  • They are there to help you grow.
• Growing is not automatic, you must make up your mind and be determined to grow