Love and Serve

Summary

In this sermon, the pastor continues a series on spiritual growth, focusing on the church's mission to lead unchurched people to become fully devoted followers of Jesus, as outlined in the Great Commission from Matthew 28. The sermon explores a "spiritual growth grid" that emphasizes how one's identity in Christ informs their spiritual activity, highlighting three core behaviors of discipleship: listening and obeying, loving and serving, and going and multiplying. The practical takeaway is that spiritual growth is not just about performing actions, but understanding one's identity as a citizen of God's kingdom and allowing that identity to shape behaviors and relationships with God, others, and the world.