What would your life look like if you surrendered to Jesus?

What does it look like to be a mature Christian?

Ephesians 4:14-16

Mature Christians are:

Spiritually and emotionally resilient

Not easily tricked

Able to communicate true things lovingly

Part of a unified community known by love

Theme #1: Mature people take personal inventory

Ephesians 4:1

Paul speaks of radical freedom and radical servitude to Jesus as both liberator and conqueror

Ephesians 4:2

Inventory items:

Humility

Gentleness

Patience

Overlooking faults

Theme #2: Mature people prioritize unity

Ephesians 4:3-6

You are growing in maturity when sin bothers you more and people bother you less

Theme #3: Mature people are captives to Christ

Ephesians 4:7-10

Matthew 16:25-26

Theme #4: Mature people are driven by the twofold treasure of (1) knowing Christ and (2) becoming like Christ

Ephesians 4:11-13