This document outlines a plan for spiritual growth in three areas: spirit, soul, and body. It discusses growing spiritually through Bible study, prayer, and church involvement. It provides recommendations for growing relationally through communication, reputation, and outreach. Additionally, it suggests growing physically through humility, confession, and discipline. The document then details a specific path for growth, including purposefully reading the Bible with study helps, having a prayer list and writing down answered prayers, allowing Bible reading to influence prayers, keeping a journal of one's spiritual walk, and doing something daily with the Lord rather than ritualistically.

1. Building Up Yourselves
A meaningful plan
to grow in grace

2. Jesus increased or grew in three
areas
• Wisdom
• Stature and
• Favor with God and man
Luke 2:52
I. THE PHILOSOPHY

3. A. The spirit - our connection with
God
Three keys to growing spiritually:
• Bible
• Prayer
• Church
I. THE PHILOSOPHY

4. B. The soul - our connection with
others
• Communication
• Reputation
• Outreach - generosity
I. THE PHILOSOPHY

5. C. The body - our connection with
earth
• Humility
• Confession
• Discipline
I. THE PHILOSOPHY

6. A. Bible
Read purposefully - use a
systematic plan:
• Write it out so you can get to it al
day.
• Use some study helps to learn
more about the verse
• Pull it out to consider several
times during the day
II. THE PATH

7. B. Prayer
Have a specific list of things you
pray for and a means to write
down when prayers are
answered and how.
II. THE PATH

8. B. Prayer
Allow those things you heard
from God in your Bible reading
to lead and influence your
prayers for the day
II. THE PATH

9. B. Prayer
I write out some of my daily
prayers - but not all of them.
II. THE PATH

10. C. Ministry
• Letters/cards
• Emails, txts
• Phone calls
• Personal visits
• Door knocking
• Helps
II. THE PATH

11. D. Ministered to:
• Sermons heard
• Books read
• Wisdom from friends
• Blessings received
II. THE PATH

12. E. Journal
A brief summary of all that is a
part of my walk with the Lord.
II. THE PATH

13. • Do something
• Do it every day and
• Do it with the Lord and not as a
religious ritual
Conclusion