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  ALWAYS GROWING
  by C.H. Spurgeon
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of being willing to see
and experience greater truths in God's Word, leading to a deeper
fellowship with Him.

Topics: "Spiritual Growth", "Faith and Vision"
Scripture References: Psalm 119:18, Matthew 7:7, John 1:50, 2 Corinthians 5:7, Ephesians 3:20, Philippians 1:6, Colossians 1:10, Hebrews 11:1, James 1:5, 1 Peter 2:2

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DESCRIPTION
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C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes the importance of maintaining a childlike faith
and openness to the greater truths and experiences that God has in store
for believers. He encourages listeners to keep their eyes open to
spiritual realities, asserting that those willing to believe will
witness greater works, deeper fellowship, and profound discoveries of
God's power and love. Spurgeon warns against the dangers of false
doctrine and encourages a continual growth in faith, leading to a
clearer vision of God and His kingdom. He assures that as believers
remain receptive, they will experience an ever-deepening relationship
with the divine.

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CONTENT
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Thou shalt see greater than these. (John 1:50)

This is spoken to a childlike believer, who was ready to accept Jesus as
the Son of God, the King of Israel, upon one convincing piece of
argument. Those who are willing to see shall see; it is because we shut
our eyes that we become so sadly blind.

We have seen much already. Great things and unsearchable has the Lord
showed unto us, for which we praise His name; but there are greater
truths in His Word, greater depths of experience, greater heights of
fellow- ship, greater works of usefulness, greater discoveries of power,
and love, and wisdom. These we are yet to see if we are willing to
believe our Lord. The faculty of inventing false doctrine is ruinous,
but power to see the truth is a blessing.

Heaven shall be opened to us, the way thither shall be made clear to us
in the Son of Man, and the angelic commerce which goes on between the
upper and the lower kingdoms shall be made more manifest to us. Let us
keep our eyes open toward spiritual objects and expect to see more and
more. Let us believe that our lives will not drivel down into nothing
but that we shall be always on the growing hand, seeing greater and
still greater things, till we behold the great God Himself and never
again lose the sight of Him.

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