Mature ME | Part Five: Evidence of Growth | Pastor Shamar | 03.01.26

Описание: In Part 5 of the Mature ME series, we confront a powerful question: If you’ve grown… does it show?

Preaching from 2 Peter 1:5–8, this message challenges believers to examine not just what we believe—but whether our faith is producing visible evidence of maturity.

The Apostle Peter writes near the end of his life to a church facing false teaching, moral compromise, and spiritual stagnation. His concern isn’t simply doctrinal accuracy—it’s developmental progress. He reminds believers that God has already provided everything required for life and godliness. Growth doesn’t start with trying harder; it starts with recognizing what God has already supplied.

Grace precedes effort.
But effort must follow grace.

Peter outlines a clear progression of maturity: virtue, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly affection, and love. This is not a random list—it’s a blueprint for spiritual adulthood. Faith is the foundation, but it is not the ceiling.

This message also unpacks three ways people and churches can live:

• Culture’s Way — shaped by trends
• Religion’s Way — shaped by rules and nostalgia
• The Kingdom Way — shaped by the person, principles, and power of Jesus

Spiritual maturity is not about activity—it’s about increasing character. Not perfection, but progression. Not pressure, but evidence.

Peter makes it clear: if these qualities are increasing, you will not be ineffective or unproductive. Living things grow. Alive faith advances.

So the real question isn’t, “Do you believe?”
The question is, “Are you becoming?”

If you’ve grown, it should show—in your discipline, your stability, your love, and your consistency under pressure.

Watch this message and honestly examine the evidence of your growth.

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