3 John 2 - Beloved friend, I pray that you are prospering in every way and that you continually enjoy good health, just as your soul is prospering. Galatians 6:7-9 - Make no mistake about it, God will never be mocked! For what you plant will always be the very thing you harvest. 8 The harvest you reap reveals the seed that was planted. If you plant the corrupt seeds of self - life into this natural realm, you can expect to experience a harvest of corruption. If you plant the good seeds[e] of Spirit-life you will reap the beautiful fruits that grow from the everlasting life of the Spirit. Spirit Soul Body ALL THREE ARE INTER-CONNECTED LET’S TALK ABOUT GROWTH GROWTH REQUIRES A CAUSE GROWTH REQUIRES SELF-DENIAL John 12:24 - Let me make this clear: A single grain of wheat will never be more than a single grain of wheat unless it drops into the ground and dies. Because then it sprouts and produces[u] a great harvest of wheat—all because one grain died. 25 “The person who loves his life and pampers himself will miss true life! But the one who detaches his life from this world and abandons himself to me, will find true life and enjoy it forever! 26 If you want to be my disciple, follow me and you will go where I am going] And if you truly follow me as my disciple the Father will shower his favor upon your life. GROWTH REQUIRES ACTION Matthew 4:4 – People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God