Josiah Crews || Growing Up

Main message: The preacher warns against spiritual stagnation—being "dull of hearing" or living in "Christian adjacency"—and calls listeners to mature by obeying and abiding in Christ; growth comes from heart-level surrender to Jesus, not merely doing more church activities. He encourages seekers to keep coming and believers to evaluate their spiritual health.

Key points:

• Two student stories illustrate outcomes: curiosity that led to surrender and growth, versus doing church things without heart change that led to boredom and falling away.
• Hebrews 5:11–14 criticizes believers who need "milk" instead of "solid food"—a warning against spiritual laziness and arrested growth.
• Maturity means putting Jesus’ words into practice (Matthew 7)—obedience is saying yes to Jesus, not achievement for its own sake.
• Abiding in Christ (John 15) is the root of sanctification: change starts inside the heart and flows outward.
• Practical checks: regularly ask “How real has God been this week?” and “Do I sense his presence?”; keep showing up, surrender, and seek prayer when needed.

Scriptures mentioned: Hebrews 5:11-14, Matthew 7, John 15