Spoudazó! (Greek: σπουδάζω) Now that's a fun word to say. It's actually the Greek word for diligence and it means 'to make haste or to exert oneself'. In Peter's second letter, he exhorts believers to be diligent in their Christian growth. In today's podcast episode, I want you to grab a hold of this truth: Christian maturity is a lifetime of diligent growth. It's a journey, not a destination.

Pastor Bob Johnson is Pastor of Spiritual Development at the First Baptist Church of Glen Este.