Spiritual growth is not automatic. If it were, every person who is born again would progress along a certain path and at some point automatically “arrive” spiritually. Instead, just like physical growth, spiritual growth is a gradual process of development.
If you’ve been at Mars Hill Baptist Church long, you know how important practical teaching is to our church. Our goal is simple. We begin by identifying what is important for people to know. Practical teaching reveals where we are and where we need to go. We want the message to come alive so we added REWIND.
REWIND is weekly email designed for us to look back to Sunday’s message and allow God’s Spirit to prompt us in areas that need to change in our lives (before we shelve the thoughts in the archives of our mind). There are three sections to it:
- Recall: a quick blurb about the big idea of the previous Sunday message along with links to the audio/video/transcription of the message (if you missed it or want to go back to it),
- Reflect: some key questions to digest as a group, family, or individual, and
- Respond: action steps that might be helpful to pursue healthy change in our daily lives.
Going Deeper for Maximum Impact
We write our own curriculum, based on the previous weekend’s sermon. We call this a “Lecture/Lab” model. Each weekend you’ll hear a carefully crafted sermon on some aspect of the Christian life. Then, you’ll have the chance to dig a little deeper – and to discuss how to apply the Bible’s teaching to your everyday life.
What Does It Cost?
Few things in life are free, and REWIND is no exception! The cost of participating in REWIND is the cost of commitment. Part of that commitment is making weekly attendance a top priority.
How Do I Get Started?
- Download the Mars Hill App and listen to Sunday’s message (you’ll need a smart phone or tablet).
- If you don’t have a smart phone, CLICK HERE to listen to Sunday’s message.
- Click HERE to get access to my sermon notes.
- After listening to Sunday’s sermon, CLICK HERE to download the Discussion Questions.
- Invite a few family/friends and study together. If you know someone who would like to take part, please forward this email. Life is better when we take the journey with others.
Many sincere people go through life looking for some book, CD or conference that will instantly and effortlessly turn them into mature Christians. But it doesn’t work that way. While we live in an age of “instant this” and “microwaved that,” there is no such thing as instantaneous spiritual maturity. However, every believer can experience continuous spiritual growth if they are willing to apply God’s Word and develop their relationship with Him.
