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‘Feed the Need’

• Feed the Need to Know God (1 Peter 1:3-12)

• Feed the Need to Grow Together (1 Peter 2:2-3)

• Feed the Need to Go (1 Peter 2:4-12)

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“I’ve learned…that the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with

people smarter than I am.” ---Andy Rooney

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How could surrounding yourself with believers who desire to grow spiritually help you grow?

What is the value of striving to build community with believers?

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Feed the Need to Grow Together

• Spiritual Growth Requires Responding to God’s Word (1 Peter 1:22-25)

• Spiritual Growth Requires Embracing Personal Change (1 Peter 2:1-3)

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Spiritual Growth Requires Responding to God’s Word (1 Peter 1:22-25)

• Responding to God’s Word Transforms Us: vv.22-23

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What can be challenging about responding to the truth from God’s Word and incorporating

it into life?

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Spiritual Growth Requires Responding to God’s Word (1 Peter 1:22-25)

• Responding to God’s Word Transforms Us: vv.22-23

• Responding to God’s Word Carries Eternal Significance: vv.24-25

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Responding to God’s Word(2 Timothy 4:1-5)

Encourage & Confirm

Convict & Correct

Response to Truth

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Spiritual Growth Requires Embracing Personal Change (1 Peter 2:1-3)

• Growth Measured by Character Transformation: v.1

• Growth Measured through Spiritual Progress: vv.2-3

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‘Feed the Need to Grow Together’

• Spiritual Growth Requires Responding to God’s Word (1:22-25)

• Spiritual Growth Requires Embracing Personal Change (2:1-3)