Chip Ingram Sermon Podcast

How To Overcome Personal Stagnation


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Newlyweds, a promotion, a new house, a baby - new things, new experiences are great! But eventually the shine wears off and life falls into the same routine. We get bored, tired, and unmotivated. Would you like to know how to keep the joy and the wonder in your work and relationships? In this message, Chip explains how you can break out of personal stagnation.

All living things are either growing or dying.

  • Growth is exciting!
  • Growth comes from God!
  • Growth is not automatic!
  • Growth is difficult!
  • Growth can be stymied, thwarted, stagnated, and retarded!

7 Keys to Personal Growth:

People Who Grow . . .

  1. Live daily with the END IN VIEW. -Matt 5:48; Eph 4:13; Rom 8:29
  2. Make a PERSONAL COMMITMENT to grow. - Luke 9:23-25; 1 Tim 4:7-8
  3. Value PROCESS more than event. -Heb 5:11-14
  4. Cultivate stimulating RELATIONSHIPS. -Heb 10:24-25; Pro 13:20
  5. Choose to become progressive RISK-TAKERS. -Heb 11:6; Luke 6:38
  6. Leverage life’s HARDSHIP. -James 1:2-4
  7. Make time for SOLITUDE and SILENCE. -Mark 1:35

Developing a Plan for Your Personal Growth:

  1. Make a commitment to grow TODAY!
  2. PRIORITIZE the area of your growth!
  3. Take one specific step this WEEK!

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Additional Resource Mentions

  • I Choose Love Book
  • Daily Discipleship - Psalms of Hope

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Chip Ingram Sermon PodcastBy Chip Ingram