Growing relationship with God

How can you care for God's creation even more?

You know that caring for God's creation is part of pursuing a growing relationship with God.

Question: How can you care for God's creation even more?

To find out, pray and then reflect on the following 7 questions:
  1. What does the Bible say about caring for God's creation? (Gen. 1.28)
  2. How do you care for God's creation?
  3. What excites/frustrates you about caring for God's creation?
  4. How does caring for God's creation help you have a growing relationship with Him?
  5. What helps you care for God's creation? What hinders you?
  6. How can you care for God's creation even more?
  7. What will you do?
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To make even more disciples, what do you need to KeepStartStop doing?

You know that making disciples is part of pursuing a growing relationship with God.

Question: To make even more disciples, what do you need to keep doing? start doing? stop doing?

To find out, pray and then reflect on the following 6 questions:
  1. What does the Bible say about making disciples? (Matt. 28.18-20)
  2. How do you currently make disciples?
  3. What do you like/dislike about making disciples?
  4. How does making disciples help you have a growing relationship with God?
  5. To make even more disciples, what do you need to keep doing? start doing? stop doing?
  6. What will you do?
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How can you participate in Christ's Body, the Church, even more?

You know that participating in Christ's Body, the Church, is part of pursuing a growing relationship with God.

Question: How can you participate in Christ's Body, the Church, even more?

To find out, reflect on the following 7 questions:
  1. What does the Bible say about participating in the Christ's Body, the Church? (1 Cor. 12.7, 12.12-13; Heb. 10.25)
  2. How do you currently participate in Christ's Body?
  3. What satisfies/concerns you about participating in Christ's Body?
  4. How does participating in Christ's Body, the Church, help you have a growing relationship with God?
  5. What helps you participate in Christ's Body? What hinders you?
  6. How can you participate in Christ's Body even more?
  7. What will you do?
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How can you practice the spiritual disciplines even more?

You know that practicing the spiritual disciplines can help you pursue a growing relationship with God.

Question: How can you practice the spiritual disciplines even more?

To find out, pray and then reflect on the following 7 questions:
  1. Which spiritual disciplines do you currently practice (for example, meditation, prayer, fasting, Bible study, service, confession, and worship)?
  2. What's satisfying/unsatisfying about practicing the spiritual disciplines?
  3. How does practicing the spiritual disciplines help you have a growing relationship with God?
  4. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being high), to what extent do you practice the spiritual disciplines?
  5. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being high), to what extent do you want to practice the spiritual disciplines?
  6. How can you practice the spiritual disciplines even more?
  7. What will you do?
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How can bear the fruit of the Spirit even more?

You know bearing the fruit of the Spirit is part of pursuing a growing relationship with God.

Question: How can you bear the fruit of the Spirit even more?

To find out, pray and then reflect on the following 6 questions:
  1. What are the fruit of the Spirit? (Gal. 5.22-23)
  2. What do you like/dislike about your current level of fruit bearing?
  3. How does bearing the fruit of the Spirit help you have a growing relationship with God?
  4. What helps you better bear the fruit of the Spirit? What hinders you?
  5. How can you bear the fruit of the Spirit even more? (2 Pet. 1.5-7)
  6. What will you do?
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To love God and others even more, what do you need to KeepStartStop doing?

You know that loving God and others plays a key role in pursuing a growing relationship with God.

Question: To love God and others even more, what do you need to keep doing? start doing? stop doing?

To find out, pray and then reflect on the following 5 questions:
  1. What does the Bible say about loving God and others? (Matt. 22.37-39) 
  2. What excites/frustrates you about loving God and others?
  3. How does loving God and others help you have a growing relationship with God?
  4. To love God and others even more, what do you need to keep doing? start doing? stop doing?
  5. What will you do?
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What can you do to understand and apply the Bible even more?

You know that understanding and applying the Bible, God's Word, can help you pursue a growing relationship with God.

Question: What can you do to understand and apply the Bible even more?

To find out, pray and then reflect on the following 7 questions:
  1. How do you learn about the Bible?
  2. How do you use the Bible to guide your life? (2 Tim. 3.16)
  3. What satisfies/concerns you about your understanding of the Bible? about your use of the Bible to guide your life?
  4. What helps you better understand and apply the Bible? What hinders you?
  5. How does understanding and applying the Bible help you have a growing relationship with God?
  6. What can you do to understand and apply the Bible even more?
  7. What will you do?
Pursue a growing relationship with God. Today.

How can you pursue a growing relationship with God?

You want to continue pursuing a growing relationship with God. You know this involves things like: 
  • Understanding the Bible, God’s Word, and allowing it to guide your life 
  • Loving God and others
  • Bearing the fruit of the Spirit
  • Practicing spiritual disciplines
  • Participating in Christ’s Body, the Church
  • Making Christian disciples of all nations
  • Caring for God’s creation
Question: How can you pursue a growing relationship with God?

To find out, pray and then reflect on the following 7 questions:
  1. What can you do to understand and apply the Bible even more?
  2. To love God and others even more, what do you need to KeepStartStop doing?
  3. How can you bear the fruit of the Spirit even more?
  4. How can you practice the spiritual disciplines even more?
  5. How can you participate in Christ's Body, the Church, even more?
  6. To make even more disciples, what do you need to keep doing? start doing? stop doing?
  7. How can you care for God's creation even more?
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*To talk a self-assessment on your relationship with God, click here.

How's your relationship with God?

You’re a Christian serving in a school. In response to Christ’s love and as the foundation for your ministry at school, you want to have a growing relationship with God.

Question: How’s your relationship with God?

To find out, take the following self-assessment. Rate each item, using the following scale:

4: Strongly agree • 3: Agree • 2: Disagree • 1: Strongly disagree

___ I understand the Bible, God’s Word, and allow it to guide my life (2 Tim. 3:16).
___ I love for God and others (Matt. 22.37-39).
___ I bear the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5.22-23).

___ I practice spiritual disciplines (for example, meditation, prayer, fasting, Bible study, service, confession, and worship).
___ I participate in Christ’s Body, the Church (1 Cor. 12.7, 12.12-13; Heb. 10.25).
___ I make disciples (Matt. 28.18-20).
___ I care for God’s creation (Gen. 1.28).

___ My relationship with God is growing.


Now, ask yourself 4 questions about the data:
  1. How many 4s, 3s, 2s, and 1s do I have?
  2. How do I feel about the data?
  3. What helps me have a growing relationship with God? What hinders me?
  4. Which item will I start with?

Take action. Make sure you relationship with God is growing. Today.


* To further explore how you can continue pursue a growing relationship with God, click here.