Bishop David Oyedepo was at the 25th Anniversary of Dunamis International Gospel Center in Abuja. He spoke on the steps to growing in grace and below are the steps.
- Be committed to engaging the fear of God as a lifestyle
2 Peter 3:17-18
Grace cannot grow with sin
We cannot fulfil our destiny in Christ without grace. - . Be committed to a life of continuous yearning or increase in the Word (2 Peter 1:3
- Be committed to a lifestyle of meekness Numbers 12:3
It takes meekness to keep learning
It takes a lot of meekness to keep learning - Be committed to building your faith Ephesians 2:8
Faith is in levels – little faith, great faith, very great faith, and exceeding great faith. - Be committed to a lifestyle of prayers (Hebrews. 4:16)
- Be committed to a tireless and fruitful stewardship lifestyle (1 Corinthians 15:10
- Be committed in growing your love for God. Romans 8:35. As we grow in love we begin to increase our Divine content until we are filled with the goodness of God
- Be committed to a lifestyle of delightsome obedience to every instruction. John 5:30
Grace grows with obedience. - Be committed to maintaining a good conscience at all times (1 Timothy 1:19
Anyone without a good conscience is headed for a crash - Be committed to a lifestyle of giving 2 Corinthians 8:1-4,7
Giving is behind the lifestyle of abundance
When you give cheerfully and excitedly you are provoking the grace for supernatural abundance
God’s prosperity plan is not a promise so it does not answer to prayer or fasting, it is a covenant
so until you do your part, God will not do His part - Be committed to a lifestyle of joy and rejoicing to keep the grace flowing. Deuteronomy 28:47-48
Where our joy ends is where our harvest is lost - Every change of level in our walk with God must be promptly acknowledged to avoid a crash Jeremiah 13:15-17
Giving is behind the lifestyle of abundance
The grace of God is transferable and it is usually transferred from a higher source (Hebrews 7:7
There is no finish line in the school of wisdom; you just keep growing in it
You always get more than your source when you get truly connected;
You don’t have a spare life so don’t let the one you have get wasted
Maintain good will as a way of life