READ: Hebrews 5:11-14; Hebrews 6:1-3
Why was it hard to teach deeper truths to the Hebrew people? What does a person have to do to try and understand? Why is it important for you to get beyond the elementary teachings in Scripture? What will doing to help you to distinguish? Take to heart Hebrews 6:3
READ: 2 Timothy 2:2; 1 Corinthians 11:1
When you hear a spiritual truth, what should you do with it, instead of just forgetting it? Why might it be important to tell someone else? What does it do for that person? What does it do for you? Think about how that might build up and increase the church? What is Paul saying here about growing the maturity of the church? Who are we imitating when we teach a spiritual truth to another? Today, tell someone what you have learned from these passages.
God is looking for Church men and women who are mature and gifted to teach to train up the next generation of disciples. This week we dig more deeply into what that looks like.
READ: 2 Timothy 2:15 ; Colossians 1:28-29
Does a person have to have a teaching degree to be used of God? What does 2 Timothy 2:15 say? Why might it not be a good idea for a new Christian to teach in Church? In other words, what does a person need to know to be a teacher of the Word? What should our goal be in teaching? What should we be doing to bring people to maturity? Dr. Howard Hendricks, used to say, “You cannot impart what you do not possess!” If you’re not making a concerted effort to grow in Christ, then you can’t help someone else in that process. Today, ask God to help you grow to spiritual maturity.