Key Elements of Growth

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New believers need the same thing new-born babies need. They need to be held and cared for by Mom, they need to be properly fed, and they need to start getting to know their Dad. This means they need to quickly form real and meaningful connections with other believers (the church is our spiritual mother); they need to immediately be started in a Bible study where they can quickly become familiar with the elementary doctrines of the faith; and they need to learn to pray so they can establish a consistent devotional life. They also need to learn to praise God, not just in church gatherings, but also in their private devotions. Prayer and praise are key ways in which we relate to our heavenly Dad.

Colossians 2:19 speaks of “holding fast to the Head (prayer and praise), from whom all the body, nourished (fed by the Word) and knit together by joints and ligaments (relationships within the local assembly), grows with the increase that is from God.” This tells us that as God’s people connect with one another, as they learn the Word, and as they pray and praise the Lord, God brings forth growth. The book of Colossians further confirms these three key elements of growth. Verse 4:2 says, “Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving” Verse 3:16 says, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom” And verse 2:2 says, “That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love” We observe the original Christians doing these things immediately after Pentecost.