WORKSHEET

Instructions:

1. Read through the definitions of the Essentials for Growth and take time to look at the Bible verses that are referenced with each one.
   
   
2. Use an additional notebook or journal to prayerfully and carefully answer each question to help assess where you are in each of these areas. (You can also download a more “roomy” version of this worksheet  and work directly from that.)
   
   
3. After answering the questions about where you are, take some time to brainstorm ideas of how you might grow in each of these areas. Remember, at this point these are simply ideas for you to process in the coming weeks.
   
   
4. Start praying about which areas God is calling you to grow in this year and how.
   
   
5. IMPORTANT: Take time to talk in your cove group, family, or other circle of accountability about what you are thinking about and hearing from God.
   
   
6. On April 5, come prepared to finalize an actual plan of spiritual growth.

* For additional resources check out the sermon downloads where you can: listen to the Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gifts and LoveDare sermon series, study with sermon questions, read more about discernment and download additional copies of this worksheet.

The Essentials for Growth

Chapel Hill defines Christian maturity with five Gs: Gather, Glorify, Grapple, Give & Go.  Each of the Gs represents an essential way to grow in one's commitment to follow Jesus Christ. To learn more about our most recent Gs sermon series, The Essentials, click here.

Gather: Hebrews 10:24-25; Acts 2:42-47

• Gather is defined as an invitation into intimate Christian community.
• The membership promise for Gather is: I promise to worship at Chapel Hill regularly and to share my life with others in this church family.
  
  

Glorify: Mark 12:29-31; Romans 12:1-2

• Glorify is defined as a life that is a reflection of Jesus – 24/7.
• The membership promise for Glorify is: I promise to love God with all my heart, soul, mind and strength and to love my neighbor as myself.

 
Grapple: Luke 6:46; Luke 9:23-25

• Grapple is defined as a sincere and prayerful commitment to the Lordship of Christ over my entire life.
• The membership promise for Grapple is: I promise courageously to learn to make Jesus Lord of every area of my life.

 
Give: 1 Corinthians 16:2; 2 Corinthians 9:7

• Give is defined as a joyful dedication of ourselves and our money to the cause of the Kingdom of God.
• The membership promise for Give is: I promise to be obedient to God’s claim on my money and my talents for His work at Chapel Hill.

 
Go: Matthew 28:18-20

• Go is defined as a resolve to break out of my comfort zone into the world with the love of Christ.
• The membership promise for Go is: I promise to stretch myself to reach others with God’s love, truth and justice.

Questions for Discernment

Gather

• How am I doing at sharing my life with others in this church family? 
• Are there one or two people who are really holding me accountable to follow Jesus?
•  How have I been doing at loving others in our church family?
•  How might God be calling me to grow in this area, and what might He have me do?

Glorify

• Am I regularly spending time connecting with God through prayer, Bible study and scripture memory?
• Is what I’m reading, viewing, and doing glorifying to God?
•  Am I worshiping God outside of worship services on Sunday? How?
• How am I demonstrating a love for God in my life?
  
• How might God be calling me to grow in this area, and what might He have me do?

Grapple

• What habits, hurts or hang-ups are limiting my spiritual growth?
•  Does my life really demonstrate the Lordship of Christ?
•  Am I being changed because of the time I'm spending reflecting on scripture?
  
•  Are there things that I’m afraid of exposing in my life?
•  How might God be calling me to grow in this area, and what might He have me do?

Give

• Am I faithfully serving in some ministry for Christ’s sake?
• Have I prayerfully determined a percentage of my income to give to God’s work? What is it?
• Am I controlling my spending and debts in a Christ-honoring way?
• Do I know my spiritual gifts? What are they? (If you haven’t completed the spiritual gifts assessment click here.)
• How am I doing at using my spiritual gifts for the common good of God’s people?
•  How might God be calling me to grow in this area, and what might He have me do?

Go

• Am I engaging in Christ’s call to be making disciples?  How?
• Have I stepped out of my comfort zone for Christ’s sake?
•  What have I done to promote the love, truth and justice of Jesus?
• How am I doing at loving people outside of church? In my neighborhood? In my world?
• How might God be calling me to grow in this area, and what might He have me do?