Touring through Thessalonica 2:7-12 ("Is This the Pinnacle of Christian Maturity?") - Tim Eyschen - 25 May 2025

When I say Christian maturity, you might be more familiar with the word Spiritual maturity. Ultimately, we're talking about our sanctification or holiness as described in Romans 6:19 - a word used sometimes to refer to our walk/lifestyle in Christ becoming transformed more and more into His image each day.As Paul describes in the last verse of our passage, which we expounded on Sunday, the goal of ministry is for as many of us to, "walk in a manner worthy of God." The more of us that do this at Fraser Coast Baptist Church, the more of a witness we will be in the community.How's your walk going? Do you believe you are spiritually mature? I discovered five criteria in the passage of 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12, that Paul testifies himself living up to in his ministry, that we would do well in following ourselves.You may have been overwhelmed, like I was, in seeing this list of characteristics and then realised your level of faith wasn't as mature as you thought. If that is the case, the question I have for you then is:"Do you have the willingness or desire to level up your faith?" As we gained last week from looking at this passage, actions speak louder than words.