Making Christlike Disciples: Growth

1. MAKING CHRISTLIKE DISCIPLES2
GROWTH
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2. OVERVIEW OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH
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3. FACTORS AFFECTING SPIRITUAL
GROWTH
• God Gives The Increase, 1 Cor. 3:5,6;
2 Cor.3:18.
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4. FACTORS AFFECTING SPIRITUAL
GROWTH
Men Set The Stage Through Spiritual Disciplines,
1 Pet. 2:2; 2 Pet. 3:18
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5. FACTORS AFFECTING SPIRITUAL
GROWTH
• Non-growth Is Real-The Parable Of Sower
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6. FACTORS AFFECTING SPIRITUAL
GROWTH
• Backslidding, Stagnation, Crisis Vrs Normal
Growth
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7. FACTORS AFFECTING SPIRITUAL
GROWTH
The Goal Of Spiritual Growth Is Christlikeness
1st Corinthians 11:1
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8. FACTORS AFFECTING SPIRITUAL
GROWTH
The Bible Commands Us to Grow. Jesus Grew.
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9. Spiritual Growth Demands
Constant Training
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10. THE IMPORTANCE OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH
• Spiritual Growth pleases God and produces
more Christlikeness, Rom. 8:29; 2 Cor. 3:18
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11. THE IMPORTANCE OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH
Spiritual Growth gives more victory over sin,
temptation, the world, demons and Satan,
1 Jn. 2:12-14; 1 Cor. 3:1-3;
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12. THE IMPORTANCE OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH
Spiritual Growth empowers you to teach and
minister better to others, Heb. 5:11-14;
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13. THE IMPORTANCE OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH
Spiritual growth enables you to inherit more of
your possessions as heir of God, Gal. 4:1-2;
Rom. 8:15-17; Eph. 1:3.
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14. COURSE OBJECTIVE
• To produce a Christlike disciplemaker who is
becoming increasingly like Jesus in every area
of his/her life and ministry.
– In knowledge, understanding and wisdom,
– In attitude, feeling convictions and opinion,
– In action, behavior, habits and character,
– In spiritual formation and intimacy with God
– In social life, favor with men Lk.2:52
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15. LOOKING MORE AND MORE LIKE JESUS
ASIANS DO LOOK ALIKE
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16. CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• 1.BUILDING JESUS’ PASSION FOR GOD
• 2. BUILDING JESUS’ BIBLE MASTERY AND OBEDIENCE
• 3. BUILDING JESUS’ PRAYER & FASTING LIFE
• 4. BUILDING JESUS’ RELATIONSHIP WITH HOLY SPIRIT
• 5. BUILDING CHRISTLIKE CHARACTER-HOLINESS, INTEGRITY
• 6. BUILDING JESUS’ PASSION FOR SOULS, EVANGELISM
• 7. BUILDING JESUS’ LOVE & CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
• 8. BUILDING JESUS’ SELF-DENIAL, CROSS-BEARING
• 9. BUILDING JESUS’ STEWARDSHIP, FULFILLING GOD’S CALL
• 10. BUILDING CHRISTLIKE ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE: FAITH,
WISDOM
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17. INTRODUCTIONS
• DISCIPLESHIP: COST, LAWS & REWARDS
• GOD’S FOCUS ON THE DISCIPLEMAKER
• RELATIONSHIP MORE THAN PROGRAM
• THE CURRICULUM:
– OBJECTIVE: CHRIST IN YOU (Col. 1:27; Gal. 4:19)
– CONTENT: BUILDING ALL-ROUND CHRISTLIKENESS
– METHODS: EXAMPLARY LIVING, TEACHING, (Col.
1:28), TRAINING, MENTORING, COACHING,
COUNSELING, 1 Cor.11:1; 2 Thess. 2:7-12
– EVALUATION: MATURITY IN CHARACTER, MINISTRY
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18. 1. PASSION FOR GOD TAKES ALL
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19. 1. BUILDING JESUS’ PASSION FOR
GOD
• Hunger and Thirst for God – John 7:37
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20. 1. BUILDING JESUS’ PASSION FOR
GOD
• Love for God above all – Matt 22:37
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21. 1. BUILDING JESUS’ PASSION FOR
GOD
• Fear of God – Luke 12:5, 2nd Cor 7:1
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22. 1. BUILDING JESUS’ PASSION FOR
GOD
• Obedience to God’s Will – Heb 5:8
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23. 1. BUILDING JESUS’ PASSION FOR
GOD
• Character that Conforms to God – Rom 8:29
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24. 1. BUILDING JESUS’ PASSION FOR
GOD
• Zeal for God and Good Works – Acts 20:24
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25. 1. BUILDING JESUS’ PASSION FOR
GOD
• Intimacy with God – Acts 10:38
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26. 2. Bible mastery and application is
the major key to spiritual growth
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27. 2. BUILDING JESUS’ BIBLE
MASTERY AND OBEDIENCE
• Knowledge, Understanding and Wisdom from
God Eternal truth and principles; - Prov 4:7
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28. 2. BUILDING JESUS’ BIBLE
MASTERY AND OBEDIENCE
• The Daily Quiet Time – Mark 1:35
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29. 2. BUILDING JESUS’ BIBLE
MASTERY AND OBEDIENCE
• Bible Hearing – Rom 10:17
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30. 2. BUILDING JESUS’ BIBLE
MASTERY AND OBEDIENCE
• Bible Reading – 1st Thes 5:27
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31. 2. BUILDING JESUS’ BIBLE
MASTERY AND OBEDIENCE
• Bible Study: Methods and Tools – 2nd Tim 2:15
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32. 2. BUILDING JESUS’ BIBLE
MASTERY AND OBEDIENCE
• Bible Memorization – Psalm 119:9-11
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33. 2. BUILDING JESUS’ BIBLE
MASTERY AND OBEDIENCE
• Meditation, Obedience and Application of Bible
– Josh 1:8, Heb 5:7-9, James 1:22
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34. 3. You can never advance spiritually
without prayer and fasting
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35. 3. BUILDING JESUS’ PRAYER AND
FASTING LIFE
• The Prayer Life of Jesus – Mark 1:35, Luke 6:12
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36. 3. BUILDING JESUS’ PRAYER AND
FASTING LIFE
• Importance of Prayer and Fasting – Matt 17:21
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37. 3. BUILDING JESUS’ PRAYER AND
FASTING LIFE
• Kinds of Prayer – Eph 6:18
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38. 3. BUILDING JESUS’ PRAYER AND
FASTING LIFE
• Enemies/Hindrances to Prayer
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39. 3. BUILDING JESUS’ PRAYER AND
FASTING LIFE
• Aids to Prayer- Rom 8:26
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40. 3. BUILDING JESUS’ PRAYER AND
FASTING LIFE
• OT and Prayer – 2nd Chron 6:40
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41. 3. BUILDING JESUS’ PRAYER AND
FASTING LIFE
• Christo-apostolic Teaching and practice of
Prayer – Matt 21:22, Acts 1:14
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42. 3. BUILDING JESUS’ PRAYER AND
FASTING LIFE
• How to start and lead Prayer Groups
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43. 4. Even Jesus depended on the
Person and Power of the Holy Spirit
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44. 4. BUILDING JESUS’ RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
• The Messiah and OT Holy Spirit
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45. 4. BUILDING JESUS’ RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE HOLY SPIRIT
• The Spirit and Birth, Growth of Jesus – Matt
1:20, Luke 2:22
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46. 4. BUILDING JESUS’ RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE HOLY SPIRIT
• Jesus and The Fruit and Gifts of the Spirit –
John 15:16
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47. 4. BUILDING JESUS’ RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE HOLY SPIRIT
• The Spirit and Baptism, Temptation of Jesus –
Act 1:8, Matt 4:4-10
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48. 4.BUILDING JESUS’ RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE HOLY SPIRIT
• The Spirit’s Leadership and Ministry of Jesus –Luke 4:1 ; 4:18
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49. 4. BUILDING JESUS’ RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE HOLY SPIRIT
• The Teaching of Jesus about the Spirit –
John 14:16, 26
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50. 4. BUILDING JESUS’ RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE HOLY SPIRIT
• The Spirit and the Cross, Resurrection Of Jesus
– John 14:16, Matt 16:21;28:6
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51. 4. BUILDING JESUS’ RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit and Early Church – Acts 2:1-4
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52. 5.Christlike character cannot happen in days;
it must be forged and hammered over years
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53. 5. BUILDING CHRISTLIKE CHARACTER
• The 10 Commandments – Exodus 20:3-17
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54. 5. BUILDING CHRISTLIKE CHARACTER
Sermon on the Mount
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55. 5. BUILDING CHRISTLIKE CHARACTER
• Fruit of the Spirit – Gal 5:22 - 23
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56. 5. BUILDING CHRISTLIKE CHARACTER
• Character Traits - 2 Pet. 1:3-9
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57. 5. BUILDING CHRISTLIKE CHARACTER
• Jesus and Humility, Gentleness, Meekness – Phil 2:3-7
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58. 5. BUILDING CHRISTLIKE CHARACTER
• Jesus and Obedience, Submission, Faithfulnes -
Heb 5:8
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59. 5. BUILDING CHRISTLIKE CHARACTER
• Jesus and Purity, Guilelessness, Righteousness –
1st Peter 2:21-22
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60. 5. BUILDING CHRISTLIKE CHARACTER
Jesus and Servanthood, Compassion, Love –
Rom 5:8
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61. 5. BUILDING CHRISTLIKE CHARACTER
Jesus and Forgiveness, Reconciliation, Boldness:
2nd Corin 5: 18 - 19
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62. 6. Passion for souls and 10/40 window
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63. 6. BUILDING JESUS’ PASSION FOR SOULS,
DISCIPLEMAKING, WORLD EVANGELISM
• Jesus Christ and Passion for Souls –Matt 1:38
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64. 6. BUILDING JESUS’ PASSION FOR SOULS,
DISCIPLEMAKING, WORLD EVANGELISM
• Apostles and Early Church in Soulwinning & Disciplemaking –
Acts 5:14
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65. 6. BUILDING JESUS’ PASSION FOR SOULS,
DISCIPLEMAKING, WORLD EVANGELISM
• Soulwinning Methods
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66. 6. BUILDING JESUS’ PASSION FOR SOULS,
DISCIPLEMAKING, WORLD EVANGELISM
• Marketplace, Tentmaking – Matt 28:18-20
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67. 6. BUILDING JESUS’ PASSION FOR SOULS,
DISCIPLEMAKING, WORLD EVANGELISM
• Disciplemaking and Follow-up Matt 28:18-20,
Acts 15:36
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68. 6. BUILDING JESUS’ PASSION FOR SOULS,
DISCIPLEMAKING, WORLD EVANGELISM
• World Evangelization & Unreached Pples –
Acts 1:8
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69. 7. Stewardship is Faith Responding in Gratitude
for God’s Gifts
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70. 7. BUILDING JESUS’ STEWARDSHIP
OF LIFE TO FULFILL GOD’S CALL
• Stewardship of Life: Time, Talents, Treasure,
Temple, Tongue, Tongues - Matt 25:14-30
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71. 7. BUILDING JESUS’ STEWARDSHIP
OF LIFE TO FULFILL GOD’S CALL
• Finding Your Spiritual Gifts – 1st Corin 12:7
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72. 7. BUILDING JESUS’ STEWARDSHIP
OF LIFE TO FULFILL GOD’S CALL
• Finding Your Ministry and God’s Call: Eph 2:10
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73. 7. BUILDING JESUS’ STEWARDSHIP
OF LIFE TO FULFILL GOD’S CALL
• Developing Your Gifts and Talents – 2nd Tim 1:6
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74. 7. BUILDING JESUS’ STEWARDSHIP
OF LIFE TO FULFILL GOD’S CALL
• Excellence – Proverbs 31:29
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75. 7. BUILDING JESUS’ STEWARDSHIP
OF LIFE TO FULFILL GOD’S CALL
• Fulfilling God’s Call - 2nd Tim 4:7
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76. 8. Facing Life’s Challenges the
Way Jesus Did – Heb 5:8
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77. 8. BUILDING CHRISTLIKE ATTITUDE TO
LIFE’S CHALLENGES: FAITH & WISDOM
• Jesus’ Growth in Wisdom, Stature, Favor with God
and Man; - Luke 2:52
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78. 8. BUILDING CHRISTLIKE ATTITUDE TO
LIFE’S CHALLENGES: FAITH & WISDOM
• Building faith like Jesus – Matt 17:20
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79. 8. BUILDING CHRISTLIKE ATTITUDE TO
LIFE’S CHALLENGES: FAITH & WISDOM
• Building Jesus’ attitude towards Satan,
demons and angels – Matt 4:4-10
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80. 8. BUILDING CHRISTLIKE ATTITUDE TO
LIFE’S CHALLENGES: FAITH & WISDOM
• Building Jesus’ attitude towards the world;
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81. 8. BUILDING CHRISTLIKE ATTITUDE TO
LIFE’S CHALLENGES: FAITH & WISDOM
• Building Jesus’ attitude towards work, family,
neighbors, nation, etc;
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82. 9.Our Fellowship is first with
God, then with one another
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83. 9. BUILDING JESUS’ LOVE AND
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
• Jesus and His Fellowship with the Disciples – Matt
26:21,23
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84. 9. BUILDING JESUS’ LOVE AND
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
• The Love-life of Jesus – John 10:17 ; 15:13
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85. 9. BUILDING JESUS’ LOVE AND
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
• The Teaching of Jesus on Love – John 15:17
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86. 9. BUILDING JESUS’ LOVE AND
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Importance of Christian Fellowship
Acts 2:44-47
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87. 9. BUILDING JESUS’ LOVE AND
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
• Fellowship in the Early church - Acts 2:44-47
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88. 9. BUILDING JESUS’ LOVE AND
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
• Enemies of Christian Fellowship
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89. 10. No self-denial, no cross-
bearing means no discipleship
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90. 10. BUILDING JESUS’ SELF-DENIAL,
CROSS-BEARING AND SUFFERING
• Jesus and Self-Denial – John 4:31-34
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91. 10. BUILDING JESUS’ SELF-DENIAL,
CROSS-BEARING AND SUFFERING
• Jesus and Cross-Bearing – Luke 9:23
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92. 10. BUILDING JESUS’ SELF-DENIAL,
CROSS-BEARING AND SUFFERING
• The Attitude of Jesus towards Suffering for
Others and for the Gospel – Romans 5:8
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93. 10. BUILDING JESUS’ SELF-DENIAL,
CROSS-BEARING AND SUFFERING
• Crucifixion of the Flesh – 1st Corin 9:27
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94. 10. BUILDING JESUS’ SELF-DENIAL,
CROSS-BEARING AND SUFFERING
• Crucifixion from the world – Jam 4:4
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95. 10. BUILDING JESUS’ SELF-DENIAL,
CROSS-BEARING AND SUFFERING
• Suffering for the Truth – 1st Peter 3:17
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96. 10. BUILDING JESUS’ SELF-DENIAL,
CROSS-BEARING AND SUFFERING
• Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake: 1st Peter
3:18
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97. EVALUATION AND TIPS FOR
CONTINUOUS GROWTH
• How do we move on from here?
• Maturity
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