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Northland Church
Digging Deeper: Slow But Sure Growth
Steven French
Locations & Times
Northland Church
522 Dog Track Rd, Longwood, FL 32750, USA
Saturday 5:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
Monday 7:00 PM
Welcome to Northland!
Northland Church exists to glorify God as we participate in His mission of redeeming a people from all peoples by engaging neighbors and nations to be fully alive in King Jesus through the power of the Spirit.
NorthlandChurch.net
Northland Church exists to glorify God as we participate in His mission of redeeming a people from all peoples by engaging neighbors and nations to be fully alive in King Jesus through the power of the Spirit.
NorthlandChurch.net
JOEL MANBY - UNDERCOVER BOSS
An Illustration — Not a perfect one
Joel Manby, CEO of Herschend Family Entertainment, traded his office for the front lines on CBS's Undercover Boss.
An Illustration — Not a perfect one
Joel Manby, CEO of Herschend Family Entertainment, traded his office for the front lines on CBS's Undercover Boss.
HAVE YOU BEEN GROWING?
Would your best friend or spouse say that you've been growing?
Would your best friend or spouse say that you've been growing?
EXPERIENCING GOD IN EVERYDAY LIFE
A Resource I’d Recommend
Richard, Mike & Daniel Blackaby · Lifeway, 2026
• Builds on his father, Henry Blackaby's, classic Experiencing God
• Shifts the focus to spiritual formation in the ordinary, day-to-day, by developing habits that lead to maturity
A Resource I’d Recommend
Richard, Mike & Daniel Blackaby · Lifeway, 2026
• Builds on his father, Henry Blackaby's, classic Experiencing God
• Shifts the focus to spiritual formation in the ordinary, day-to-day, by developing habits that lead to maturity
HABIT 1
EMBRACING GRACE
And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him. - Luke 2:40
All GROWTH is a result of GRACE.
EMBRACING GRACE
And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him. - Luke 2:40
All GROWTH is a result of GRACE.
HABIT 2
KEEPING CUSTOMS
Every year Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom.- Luke 2:41–42
KEEPING CUSTOMS
Every year Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom.- Luke 2:41–42
MY DAD
A Personal Note
A Personal Note
PICKING UP THE STORY
HABIT 3
ENGAGING GOD'S WORD
Sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions . . . amazed at his understanding. - Luke 2:46-47
The inherited habit becomes an internal one.
ENGAGING GOD'S WORD
Sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions . . . amazed at his understanding. - Luke 2:46-47
The inherited habit becomes an internal one.
PICKING UP THE STORY
HABIT 4
CLARIFYING IDENTITY AND CALLING
“Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?”
KJV cross-reference: “...about my Father's business.”
• “Who” — his identity is with his Heavenly Father.
• “What” — his calling is his Father's activity.
CLARIFYING IDENTITY AND CALLING
“Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?”
KJV cross-reference: “...about my Father's business.”
• “Who” — his identity is with his Heavenly Father.
• “What” — his calling is his Father's activity.
HABIT 5
TOLERATING BEING MISUNDERSTOOD
“But they did not understand what he was saying to them.” v.50
• No over-explaining, no chasing validation from those closest to him.
• He was questioned approximately 180x across the Gospels.
TOLERATING BEING MISUNDERSTOOD
“But they did not understand what he was saying to them.” v.50
• No over-explaining, no chasing validation from those closest to him.
• He was questioned approximately 180x across the Gospels.
HABIT 6
PRACTICING OBEDIENCE
He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart.
PRACTICING OBEDIENCE
He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart.
HABIT 7
LIVING WITH NO RECOGNITION
The gap between Luke 2:52 and Luke 3 —
( eighteen yearsof silence)
• No verse records of what he did with those years.
• No applause, no platform, no audience tracked his progress.
• He grew by developing habits for an Audience of One.
LIVING WITH NO RECOGNITION
The gap between Luke 2:52 and Luke 3 —
( eighteen yearsof silence)
• No verse records of what he did with those years.
• No applause, no platform, no audience tracked his progress.
• He grew by developing habits for an Audience of One.
GROWTH TESTED: WILDERNESS
Habits → Growth → A Life That Holds
Luke 4:1–13 — forty days, hunger, isolation: “If you are the Son of God…”
• Every temptation offered a shortcut around the growth the seven habits had produced.
• 40 days tested the growth.
• The next three years were sustained by growth: hostile crowds, betrayal, unjust trial, and the cross.
Habits → Growth → A Life That Holds
Luke 4:1–13 — forty days, hunger, isolation: “If you are the Son of God…”
• Every temptation offered a shortcut around the growth the seven habits had produced.
• 40 days tested the growth.
• The next three years were sustained by growth: hostile crowds, betrayal, unjust trial, and the cross.
THIRTY YEARS FORMED THE HABITS.
FORTY DAYS TESTED THEM.
THREE AND A HALF YEARS PROVED THEM.
Are you ready to grow?
FORTY DAYS TESTED THEM.
THREE AND A HALF YEARS PROVED THEM.
Are you ready to grow?