Theme: Grace for Slow Growers

Goal: The goal of this discussion is to encourage those who may be discouraged by a lack of growth or slow growth in a particular area of their lives.

Resource: From a sermon by Jared Mellinger on December 15, 2013, called The Little Boy has Conquered: Nourished in the Wilderness

Listen to the sermon clip together.

Questions for Discussion:

1.  What area of your life are you most likely to be discouraged by a lack of growth, or by slow growth?

2.  What are some of the truths of Scripture that can help us and nourish us when we are discouraged or disheartened in the fight against sin?

3.  How has your ongoing experience of sin and the battle against sin deepened your dependence upon God?

4.  How have seen God’s holiness, wisdom, patience, power, mercy, and goodness on display in his dealings with us in the midst of slow growth? Choose one of these attributes and share.