Yours and Increasing

Series: To The Exiles

Yours and Increasing

July 06, 2025 | Mike Stancak

Passage: 2 Peter 1:1-15

This week we conclude 2 Peter, returning to Peter's instructions in chapter 1.  Taken altogether, the qualities he lists describe spiritual growth.  Embracing growth keeps us from being neutralized in our fruitfulness for God's kingdom.  To forget spiritual growth is to forget what kind of a life was purchased for us in Christ.  To reject growth, is to reject what Christ offers us. 

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