Message Outline

· The Christian walk takes ALL-AROUND EFFORT

· Learn to HUMBLY ACCEPT God’s ways

· Don’t let YOURSELF become TWISTED

· You can’t GROW without the GRACE and KNOWLEDGE of Christ

Chuck Swindoll: “Our great tendency in this age is to increase our speed, to run faster, even in the Christian life. In the process our walk with God stays shallow, and our tank runs low on fumes. Intimacy offers a full tank of fuel that can only be found by pulling up closer to God, which requires taking necessary time and going to the effort to make that happen.”

exegesis - critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.

eisegesis - the interpretation of a text (as of the Bible) by reading into it one's own ideas.

John Eldredge: “Only by walking with God can we hope to find the path that leads to life. That is what it means to be a disciple. After all -- aren't we 'followers of Christ'? Then by all means, let's actually follow him. Not ideas about him. Not just his principles. Him.”