Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life Principles of Christian Growth, Part 1
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Mar 2, 2026 A sermon explores what it really means to grow in faith and resists quick fixes. It outlines three paths of spiritual growth: nourishment, acceptance, and exchange. Spiritual maturity is mapped to stages — child, adolescent, parent — with signs of stuckness to watch for. The talk challenges listeners to move from emotional dependence to steady obedience and deeper communion with God.
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Three Biblical Pathways For Growth
- Keller summarizes three Biblical pathways for growth: nourishment, acceptance, and exchange.
- He links nourishment to craving spiritual milk, acceptance to obedience and purification, and exchange to sincere love for others.
Different Stages Require Different Skills
- Spiritual growth requires stage-specific skills, attitudes, and aptitudes similar to crossing a continent with changing obstacles.
- Keller argues maturity equips you with varied abilities gained only by progressing through stages, not by static status.
Why Temptations Increase After Conversion
- Conversion brings a new system (Christ as Savior) but the old system (self-salvation/flesh) remains wounded and fights back.
- Keller compares the cornered flesh to an aggravated bear, explaining increased temptations after conversion.
