Spiritual growth and maturity is realized in the life of the believer by understanding conceptually, that we start out as seeds, grow into sprouts which forms into saplings, and shaped into trees with spiritual fruit and eventually becoming Trees of Righteousness according to Isaiah 61:1-3.

As Pastor-Teacher my responsibilities are to teach God’s Word to the believer and unbeliever by pruning and purging each individual into biblical and spiritual growth and maturity; with the result of bringing forth the fruit of righteousness so that the Fruit of the Spirit of Jesus Christ is reflected in our daily living.

My goal according to I Corinthians 5:17-19 is to reconcile the unbeliever to a born again life in Christ; so they will have a consistent and sound understanding of who they are and how they identify with Christ in His redemption, repentance, forgiveness, regeneration, justification, sanctification and son-ship. As a result of nurturing, the believer now has peace with God, eternal life and a spiritual inheritance in the kingdom of God. The ultimate outcome for each member of the body of Christ is to mature into spiritual Trees of Righteousness the planting of the Lord that he might be glorified here on earth.