To continue the mission of Jesus Christ
Date: 16-11-25
Preacher: Ps Ruth Moh
Title: Towards a Mature Spiritual Life
Towards a Mature Spiritual Life
At the start, Ps Ruth mentioned that when God starts His work on us, He would not stop until we see Him face to face. It’s a work in progress much like the Skillsfuture programme, the objective of which is to give Singaporeans the relevant skills set for lifelong employment. The main biblical reference for her message is from Phil 1:6.\
As for the definition of maturity, she used it as a metaphor for something reaching a stage of complete growth, approaching perfection.
The general Christian view of spiritual maturity is being humble, submissive to the church leaders, understanding the truth and serving in church.
Ps Ruth then went on to discuss 4 marks of spiritual maturity. These are as follow:
- Full of thanksgiving
Here she quoted the example of Paul who was always so thankful for the members of the Philippian church as he treated them as gifts from God. (Phil 1:3-5) They, too, reciprocated his love (Phil 4:10). - Christ centredness
Paul was quoted again here as a life that was Christ-centred as his affection for God is exemplary. Ps Ruth pointed out that as Paul and his disciples grew closer, their affection for God grew stronger and when that happened, the affection for God and among themselves spiralled from strength to strength. - Gospel centredness
The biblical reference for this segment is from Phil 1:12-18. Paul was again being referred to here for being gospel-centred for he had been preaching to whoever was willing to listen, even to his prison guards. It is here that Ps Ruth shared the work of 5 young American men who went to Ecuador to preach the gospel to the Huaorani people. They were later killed and years later, through their work, the tribe accepted Jesus and the man who took part in killing the 5 young men even became a pastor. He even baptised the child of the man he had killed. - Serving together as one
The biblical reference for this segment is Phil 1:27. Here, Ps Ruth spoke that sometimes Christians can be bitter against one another for the smallest reason and in her case, it was over a bottle of oyster sauce. The good thing is the spirit of forgiveness prevails and hence, we are able to serve God again as one.
In conclusion, her final slide as a summary is worth reproducing below:
A life full of thanksgiving:
- for the life of another person
- put the other person in your heart
A life that is Christ-centred
A life that is gospel-centred
A life that serves together