Christianity: How to Read the Bible, Pray, and Grow

Sanctification comprises positional sanctification (justification), progressive sanctification, and perfect sanctification as the Holy Spirit renews us and conforms us to the image of Christ.

Learn how God’s Spirit, God’s Word, and God’s people sanctify believers, guiding growth in Christ through truth and the support of one another.

Discover the method of sanctification as the spirit, the word, and his people renew our thinking, reshape desires, align actions, and guide feelings.

Embrace the mindset of sanctification by starting with disciplined practice, allowing discipline to become desire and then delight as growth in godliness unfolds.

Measure sanctification by direction over time, not speed. Observe growth from spiritual milk to meat as you are born again and increasingly resemble Jesus over time.

Discover the sanctification process—put off the old self, renew the mind by the spirit, and put on the new self in righteousness and holiness.

Develop the discipline of listening to God by reading and meditating on his word. Apply and memorize Scripture to grow in trust, dependence, and intimacy with him.

Learn how listening to God involves both the natural act of reading the Bible and the supernatural work of the Spirit, requiring fervent prayer for guidance, wisdom, and understanding.

Explore how Matthew 6 outlines three godly habits, three means of grace, that help believers listen to God through his word and become more like Christ.

Practice righteousness, prayer, and fasting with sincerity by giving to the needy in secret, praying privately, and seeking forgiveness and heavenly reward.

Practice giving as motivated by gospel-focused stewardship, recognizing God owns everything and using resources to advance the gospel, serve others, and store treasure in heaven.

Practice giving in secret to the needy, God sees your generosity and selflessness, and that what’s entrusted into your care enables you to love and serve others, growing like Jesus.

Practice prayer as dependence on God expressed in communion, not performance; it rises from sovereign God’s command and Jesus’s example, bringing joy, peace, and deeper relationship with the Father.

Discover that prayer is communion with God, not a formula; begin with adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication, pause to listen, and seek God's will and daily needs.

Embrace growth in prayer by taking risks and relying on God, practicing unrefined prayer, and humbly crying out to your Heavenly Father, like Peter stepping out.

Fasting is privately choosing to go without food for a specific period to strengthen prayer, seek God's guidance, express grief or repentance, and deepen devotion to God.

Prioritize knowing, loving, and trusting God, letting love for him motivate your disciplines, and depend on the Lord’s grace to grow more like Jesus.

Cultivate sanctification as the spirit transforms our souls through the word of God and practice giving, praying, and fasting from Matthew 6 to deepen dependence on God.

Explore who God is, what he has revealed, and how to draw near to him, with resources like practical wisdom for ministry and a 30 day guide for disciple makers.